Jeff Mirus at Catholic Culture, whom I have the greatest respect, has recommended an article from First Things on immigration called Our Muddled Masses. Catholic Culture is an outstanding source for an authentically Catholic perspective on issues, but I think Jeff misses the mark on this article.
Jeff’’s take is that the original article provides a [...]
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My wife and I are starting a new business – Kyrie Brand. It is based on the idea that we are surrounded by, identify with, and even wear a variety of brands. The idea of Kyrie Brand is that we should be marked or “branded” for the Lord (Kyrie means Lord in Greek).
We [...]
Today is Michaelmas, a special feast for my family (St. Michael is our patron saint – and we all have a Michael or Michelle as part of our names).
While the feasts of St. Michael and the other archangels named in the bible (St. Gabriel, St. Raphael) were once separate, they have been combined with [...]
What Cherie Blair says about Church teaching on contraception is not new. But just in case you live in a cave, here it is in a nutshell.
“If you look at what progress women have made in the world, one of the reasons they have been able to make progress is because they have been able [...]
Today is the feast of the Assumption. This is the day we celebrate when the Blessed Mother was assumed into heaven.
Almighty and everlasting God,
You have taken up body and soul
into the heavenly glory the Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of Your Son: Grant, we beseech You,
that, ever intent upon heavenly things,
we may be worthy to be [...]
Violence continues as authorities in Vietnamese city seek to create a ‘No Catholic Zone’
Anti-Catholic violence and police raids at several Catholics’ homes in the Vietnamese coastal city of Dong Hoi have prompted many parishioners to flee for their own safety. Local government officials reportedly wants to create a “No Catholic Zone.”
Police and gangs on the [...]
I received Prayers For Catholic Men from The Catholic Company. It is a pocket sized (3 1/2″ by 5 “) treasure trove of prayers for a variety of situations a man may find himself in. It has prayers dedicating your day to God, to prayers when faced with temptations, prayers for dealing with financial or [...]
Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical on social justice is here. Click the link below to read it. Go ahead – it’s free. Caritas in Veritate (2009)
Caritas in Veritate means Love/Charity in Truth
I am starting a new Q & A series for this blog. In teaching confirmation classes, or in writing short pieces for the parish bulletin, I come across different questions that I answer. I am going to share the answers here. I will provide answers that are in line with Catholic teaching. All feedback and [...]
First the data, then the analysis. Here is the data:
Catholic Senator Helps Defeat Amendment that Would Ensure Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Eligible in National Volunteer Bill
Senator John Ensign proposed an amendment to the the National Service bill, the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act, a bill meant to encourage volunteerism. Senator Ensign was worried [...]
I signed the petition about the Notre Dame scandal. Have you? Let your voice be heard. Go to: http://www.notredamescandal.com/
Fr. Brendan is our parish priest. He has a blog, but is doesn’t always have it up to date. What he has is well worth the read. He has been ordained a few years now, and is an absolute joy to have at the parish. We started going to Our Lady [...]
Our pope is wise indeed, and we are truly blessed to have him lead the Church. I pray that we sinners who fill the Church follow humbly where he leads us. May God bless the Pope as he has blessed the Church with his leadership!
If you have not read the letter the Pope has written [...]
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the queen who married her husband’s murderer is watching a play put on by Hamlet, her son. In this play, the player queen is going on and on about how much she loves the player king and would never remarry should he die. The real queen says “the lady doth protests too [...]
In defiance of their bishops and even directly from the Pope, pro-abortion politicians continue to defy reason and take the Eucharist at time for Communion. Some bishops have lacked the courage to do something about this. This situation perpetuates the scandal – hurting the Church and the very politicians to whom they are allowing to [...]
One of the best parts of my recent trip to Paris was Notre Dame. It formed a center piece to our mini-pilgrimage. There we experienced Mass, Eucharistic adoration, vespers, and veneration of the Crown of Thorns (yes, Virginia that Crown of Thorns). It was a tremendous blessing to have experienced this magnificent [...]
Some of our protestant brothers and sisters rightly hold in high regard the moment that one personally accepts Christ as savior. It is a powerful moment that transforms the life of the one bowing to Christ and even the lives that he or she touches. But this moment is mistakenly thought by some to be [...]
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe who appeared to St. Juan Diego. She sent him, a simple Aztec man who had recently converted to Catholicism, with a message to the bishop. Though he felt unworthy, he eventually carried her message to the bishop three times. The final time she [...]
We are looking at some tough times ahead, and I don’t mean the economy. Sure, many of us are facing difficult financial prospects. Joblessness, evictions, poverty, these are items that many of us are facing or may face in the coming months or even years. But that is not the real tough times that we [...]
