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The Thing that Used to Be Conservatism…

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 17, 2012 at 1:05 am
…continues its descent into madness with not one, but two stirring defenses of peeing on corpses. West, to his credit, thinks the troops need disciplined but also makes the...

The Evil Culture That Shouts at My Grand-daughter

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 17, 2012 at 1:03 am
Fotoshop by Adobé from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo. You are beautiful and precious because you are a child of God, Lucy. Don’t let some giant corporate meat machine tell you otherwise.

Just in Case You Were Wondering about This

Catholic and Enjoying It! - Jan 17, 2012 at 1:01 am
the Manufacturers of the Culture of Dumb like you to be dumb. It make it easier to sell you beer and shampoo (as well as keep you a slave) if you are wasting time with stuff...

Former Vatican ambassador defends Romney's change on abortion

EWTN - US Latest News - Jan 17, 2012 at 12:40 am
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2012 / 12:24 am (EWTN News/CNA).- Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, is featured in a new video supporting Republican presidential...

“Collar Hollers” and EncouragePriests.org

What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Jan 17, 2012 at 12:01 am
Thanks to a commentator here, I just learned about EncouragePriests.org You can, apparently, send “Collar Hollers” graphics to priests, to give them a boost.  You can print them,...

Former Vatican ambassador defends Romney’s change on abortion

Catholic News Agency - General - Jan 16, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Washington D.C., Jan 17, 2012 / 12:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Mary Ann Glendon, former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, is featured in a new video supporting Republican presidential...

Raising Independent Catholic Kids in an Age of Conformity

Integrated Catholic Life - Jan 16, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Sexting, drugs, alcohol, cyber-bullying, teen suicide, rampant materialism, technology addiction, and me-first mindsets – the list of challenges to young people today can seem...

Hundreds Gather to Give Thanks for Ordinariate's 1st Year

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm
LONDON, JAN. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The first year of the first ordinariate established for Anglican communities who sought full communion with Rome was marked by "much to be...

Church in Congo Begins Non-Violence Program

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm
By Nieves San Martin Read more...

Day for Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Marked in Italy

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm
ROME, JAN. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Today in Italy marks the Day for Dialogue Between Catholics and Jews, and the reflection continued with a 10-year program on the Ten Commandments...

Catholics, Protestants Set to Begin Unity Week

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm
VATICAN CITY, JAN. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins Wednesday and will conclude on Jan. 25, the feast of the conversion of St. Paul. The...

India Missionaries Serving in 166 Countries

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm
ROME, JAN. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- India, regarded for a long time as mission territory, has become one of the countries that sends most missionaries abroad. Read more...

Virgin Mary, Patron of Brazil, to Be Enthroned in Slovakia

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm
APARECIDA, Brazil, JAN. 16, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The archbishop of Aparecida will participate this week in the enthronement of an image of Our Lady of Aparecida in Bratislava,...

"Cup" Instead of "Chalice"

Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Jan 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm
ROME, JAN. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university. Read more...

What happened to Life is a Prayer.com?

Jeff Geerling's Blog - Jan 16, 2012 at 9:53 pm
I'm in the middle of upgrading Life is a Prayer.com to Drupal 7 (to the non-geeks out there: I'm changing up the structure of the site a little bit, and giving it a new coat of...

The Church Year: Jan. 17, 2012

Jimmy Akin.org - Jan 16, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Today is Tuesday of the 2nd week in Ordinary Time. The liturgical color is white. In the Extraordinary Form, this is the season after Epiphany, and the liturgical color for today...

Economic Policy Is Social Policy

Commonweal - Jan 16, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Via Rod Dreher, here is a terrific column by First Things editor Rusty Reno, taking on a staff editorial from the Wall Street Journal that criticized Rick Santorum’s proposal to...

ADL: Jews Should Not Spit at Christians

Jimmy Akin.org - Jan 16, 2012 at 9:22 pm
I don’t always see eye-to-eye with Abe Foxman of the Jewish Antidefamation League (ADL), but I want to give him his props on a recent statement issued by the ADL. According to a ...
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