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Bp. Robert Barron on Fr. Daniel Berrigan
Catholic and Enjoying It! - May 11, 2016 at 11:23 pm A typically fine essay by Bp. Barron. Berrigan was an actual, really truly, fully prolife hero who never felt the need to prostitute himself to a man like Donald Trump. And yet he...
WATCH: Police arrest abortion activists in violent clash on eve of Canadian March for Life
LifeSiteNews - May 11, 2016 at 11:20 pm Dozens of abortion activists disrupted a pro-life vigil Wednesday, and three were arrested after a violent confrontation with police.
Fixing Catholic Boredom in Six Easy Steps
Integrated Catholic Life - May 11, 2016 at 11:04 pm On a recent Saturday morning my fifteen-year-old son said: “Dad, I’m bored. What are we going to do for fun today?” Knowing my youngest son well, I translated this to mean that he...
Catholic Quote of the Day — from Pope Francis
Integrated Catholic Life - May 11, 2016 at 11:02 pm “Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own image, destined to live for ever, and...
VIDEO about Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage in Rome, October 2015
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 11, 2016 at 11:01 pm The Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage in Rome is a great event. I hope to go as long as they are held.
There is now a video documentary of last year’s experience with English...
Encountering the Word — John 17:11
Integrated Catholic Life - May 11, 2016 at 11:01 pm A Daily Quote from Sacred Scripture “And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast...
Hope for Troubled Parents: Become a Child Yourself
Aleteia - May 11, 2016 at 11:00 pm Twice recently I heard parents say, “I did everything right, and my child is still doing (name your favorite sin).” “Good luck with that!” I responded to one of them in a voice...
Is It Time for a US Christian Democracy Party?
Aleteia - May 11, 2016 at 11:00 pm By nature and by nurture I’m a conservative. When I lived in the UK the Tory party was the best fit for me, and once I returned to my native USA the Republican party had my vote....
Bishop Barron: Daniel Berrigan and Non-Violence
Aleteia - May 11, 2016 at 11:00 pm Last week Fr. Daniel Berrigan, S.J. passed away at the age of 94. Though many younger Catholics might not remember him, Fr. Berrigan was one of the most provocative and...
Syrian Catholic Patriarch: West Is an Accomplice to Syria’s Genocide
Aleteia - May 11, 2016 at 11:00 pm “The West is fueling the catastrophic tragedies we see unfolding before our eyes. We have said many times that inciting violence in Syria would only lead to chaos; and chaos leads...
We Were Designed to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
Aleteia - May 11, 2016 at 11:00 pm The average person spends 25 years of his or her life doing this. Babies spend upwards of three quarters of a day doing it. It is connected to almost every area of functioning—...
WATCH: How an American Brought Monastic Chant Back to Norcia and the World
Aleteia - May 11, 2016 at 11:00 pm In 1810, the Gregorian chant that filled the town and valley of Norcia, Italy, stopped. Under the new Napoleonic Code, the Benedictine monks there could no longer broadcast ...
The Catholic Samurai on the Path to Sainthood
Aleteia - May 11, 2016 at 11:00 pm In August 2013 the Japanese Bishops presented to the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints a 400-page report including all the needed documents for the beatification of...
Rebecca Roubion’s Sleepless Nights: Soundtrack of the Twenty-Something Life
Aleteia - May 11, 2016 at 11:00 pm Waiting on a tidal wave to come take me. I’ve been stuck in the in-between of a raging sea. Afraid of reaching out. We put in our time. We did our four years of college (give or...
ASK FATHER: Was it right to leave a “Mass” with a string of serious abuses?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 11, 2016 at 10:29 pm From a reader…
QUAERITUR:
Thank you for your Priesthood!
I have a question about the validity of a Mass. My mother was in town for Mother’s Day and we went to Mass on Sunday (...
Trump: I’ll name pro-life Supreme Court justices
LifeSiteNews - May 11, 2016 at 10:16 pm 'The biggest way can protect [the sanctity of life] I guess, is by electing me president,' Trump told Bill O'Reilly.
On the IUD for 5 years, the last thing she wanted was a baby: now she adores her son
LifeSiteNews - May 11, 2016 at 10:00 pm 'He is the sweetest, happiest baby, and I honestly don’t know what we would do without him.'
Pregnant teen with Zika rejects abortion pressure: ‘God has given me a miracle’
LifeSiteNews - May 11, 2016 at 9:36 pm 'I am Catholic, and I believe that I must raise the child that God gave me,' she said.
How about a Masters in RATZINGER STUDIES? – UPDATE
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - May 11, 2016 at 9:21 pm Last November I posted HERE about getting a Masters in Ratzinger Studies at the Augustinianum in Rome. They do the program in both Italian and English and it has been a huge...