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The fruits of fixation!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 22, 2012 at 12:01 am Just. Too. Cool.
From Astronomy Pic of the Day comes this very cool photo.
What’s going on?
Here is part of their very cool description:
From solstice to solstice, this six month...
What is Pres. Obama’s attack on the 1st Amendment really about?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 22, 2012 at 12:01 am I’ve been thinking about how Pres. Obama is no longer even pretending to seek “common ground”, as he said when he duped Notre Dame against the will of the American Bishops. Pres...
The Prophetic Voice of the Catholic Church for Life and Human Dignity
Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 21, 2012 at 11:01 pm We live in an age that is filled with signs and wonders, many of which are ominous and terrifying – our economies continue in turmoil, wars and the fears of nuclear terrorism rage...
Inspiration!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 21, 2012 at 10:27 pm I just got off the phone with an octogenarian parish priest.
My God!…what an inspiration.
Friends, pray for and encourage your priests.
Newt Gingrich Captures Overwhelming South Carolina Victory
LifeNews.com - Jan 21, 2012 at 9:45 pm The Republican primary election now sees three different winners in three different states as pro-life former Speaker Newt Gingrich captured an overwhelming victory Saturday night...
No Tithing Exemption Allowed From Garnishment Order
The Religion Clause - Jan 21, 2012 at 8:08 pm United States v. Thomas, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5600 (ED CA, Jan. 17, 2012), is an action seeking garnishment of defendant's wages to pay off a $1.86 million balance on a...
Pensacola’s oldest church named minor basilica
The Deacon's Bench - Jan 21, 2012 at 8:04 pm The announcement was made earlier this week:
Pensacola’s oldest Catholic church has been designated one of the nation’s 72 minor basilicas under an order by Pope Benedict XVI....
In Nigeria, Islamic Militants Kill Around 150 In Attacks In Kano
The Religion Clause - Jan 21, 2012 at 7:13 pm In Nigeria, the Boko Haram-- a militant group that seeks to overthrow the current government and create an Islamic state-- has killed dozens in city of Kano. The number of dead...
Rabbi Speculates On Whether New White House Chief of Staff Can Continue His Sabbath Observance
The Religion Clause - Jan 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm Earlier this month, President Obama appointed Jack Lew as his new chief-of-staff after his former chief-of-staff, Bill Daley, resigned. The new chief-of-staff is an Orthodox Jew....
HHS Reacts To Comments On Required Contraception Coverage By 1-Year Conscience Extension
The Religion Clause - Jan 21, 2012 at 6:43 pm Last August, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a controversial interim final rule (full text) under the Affordable Care Act requiring that contraceptive services...
Archbishop Chaput sees societal lesson in Amelia Rivera case
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 21, 2012 at 6:14 pm Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 21, 2012 / 07:14 pm (CNA).- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia believes that the Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion in the U.S.,...
Bad TV Theology; Down Syndrome and 1st Communion
Jimmy Akin.org - Jan 21, 2012 at 5:41 pm Can you watch a TV show if it has religious aspects and it doesn’t get those quite right?
Is it okay to do that for purposes of assessing how “the world’s” ideas about theology...
Vatican approval for Neo-Catechumenal Way only applies to non-liturgical catechesis
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 21, 2012 at 4:15 pm Vatican City, Jan 21, 2012 / 05:15 pm (CNA).- The Vatican’s approval of the Neo-Catechumenal Way’s forms of “celebration” only applies to non-liturgical prayers within their...
Canon Law, justice, and the hermeneutic of continuity
Rorate Coeli - Jan 21, 2012 at 3:29 pm Another path exists in which a proper comprehension of canon law gives way to a process of interpretation that is part of the search for truth regarding law and justice in the...
New CNA video shows where Pope will visit in Cuba
Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 21, 2012 at 3:01 pm Havana, Cuba, Jan 21, 2012 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- With help from the local Diocese of Holguin, CNA launched a video outlining the places where Pope Benedict XVI will visit in Cuba...
The Church Year: Jan. 21, 2012
Jimmy Akin.org - Jan 21, 2012 at 2:43 pm Today is Saturday of the 2nd week in Ordinary Time. The liturgical color is red.
In the Extraordinary Form, this is the season after Epiphany.
Saints & Celebrations:
Today,...
Fr. Z applauds Card. Mahony (yes, you read that right)
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 21, 2012 at 2:36 pm I’ve gotta hand it to him.
Roger Card. Mahony, emeritus of Los Angeles, has taken a stand on his blog – yes, he has a blog – against the Obama Adminstration’s attack on the...
James Carville For School Choice ?
Opinionated Catholic - Jan 21, 2012 at 2:28 pm Now this is interesting. See National School Choice Week kicks off today in New OrleansThe School Choice movement appears to me to have some interesting bi partisan support. Will...
Appeal of Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, to Pope Paul V for an Irish College in Rome
Lux Occulta - Jan 21, 2012 at 2:22 pm
The following letter was sent to Pope Paul V by Margaret of Austria, Queen Consort of King Philip III of Spain, and is dated Madrid, 29th February, 1611:
Your Holiness’s very...
The most beautiful poster in January
Rorate Coeli - Jan 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm Welcome home!
From the local archdiocesan newspaper:
Baltimore Episcopal parish, priests to be received into Catholic Church
By Catholic Review Staff
Cardinal-designate Edwin F....
