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Battles Ahead in 2012
From Archdiocese of Washington: It is the first day, back to work for many of us after some delightful holy days, where we have been able to reflect on eternal and heavenly realities. And in this New Year we are going to have many blessings but also some important challenges. Among the challenges we will [...]
What hath ‘the spirit of Vatican II’ wrought?
By Matt C. Abbott: The following is a reprint of a chapter (minus endnotes) from Catholic attorney/scholar Peter B. Kelly’s book Cleansing Fire The chapter contains substantial information from another book: Index of Leading Catholic Indicators: The Church since Vatican II, authored by Kenneth C. Jones. Chapter 38 A Statistical Analysis “The message (of the [...]
He ran through the hail of bullets to rescue his best friend!
In preparation for Church Militant Boot Camp 2011, I want to begin with the inspirational story of Sgt. Giunta. The military’s ”Warrior Ethos” is: “I will never leave a fallen comrade.” I’d like us to begin by asking ourselves whether we have the same resolve when considering the “eternal lives” of our loved ones. Sgt. Salvatore Giunta [...]
Why Barack Obama has to be seen as an enemy of the Catholic Church
Opinion from across the pond and our friends from Catholic Herald.co.uk: Is Barack Obama the most anti-Catholic American president in living memory? I don’t mean, of course, that he has openly attacked the Church (though it was noted that, at his inauguration as president, contrary to normal practice there was among the clergy invited to [...]
Extraordinary Ministers No More *Gulp*
This past weekend I made one of those decisions in my two parishes that was very difficult, only in the sense that my own silly pride seems forever inclined to seek the approval of others. It was one of those decisions that I could’ve waited on … to see if many other parishes were doing this [...]
The Chattering Classes Are Us
Once again, George Weigel gets us thinking … Catholics once had an intuitive understanding of sacred space: To enter a church, especially in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, was to enter a different kind of environment, one of the hallmarks of which was a reverent silence. Some of that intuition remains. But much [...]
Purgatory inflames hearts with God’s love, Pope says
This from Catholic News Agency: Vatican City, Jan 12, 2011 / 02:57 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict continued his recent theme of reflecting on women saints during his weekly audience, highlighting St. Catherine of Genoa and her insights on Purgatory. The Pope said that St. Catherine – a 15th century Italian mystic – didn’t focus [...]
We are all going to die – that’s why we are Catholic
Eye opening article from Fr. Z: There is a great deal of confusion in the Church today. We have in large part forgotten who we are as Catholics and why we belong to the Church. We don’t belong to the Catholic Church first and foremost for earthly motives. Bettering the world, improving the lot [...]
Special Ops Mission: Discovery Institute Picket
Special Ops Mission reported by Sir David Steinnon: We carried out a peaceful protest at the Institute for Discovery grand opening in Madison yesterday. Human embryonic stem cell research pioneer Jamie Thompson will work in this new facility which cost over $200 million, including about $50 million in state funding. The paper says we had 12 protestors, [...]
The “Seamless Garment” Unravels
As reported by The Catholic World Report: In the years following Roe v. Wade, the US bishops debated the place of abortion in their agenda. Cardinal John O’Connor of New York argued for giving primacy to the abortion issue, while Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago wanted abortion integrated into a long and dubious list of [...]
