Bp. Tobin, Rep. Kennedy, and Holy Communion: First question...
Updated Post: I read Bp. Tobin's statement released just a few minutes ago as saying that no new steps have been taken by Tobin in regard to reception of holy Communion by pro-abortion Democrat Patrick Kennedy, resident in Tobin's diocese. It appears, to the contrary...
Pro-abortion health care bill clears Senate hurdle...
Christ leads 22,000 youth through streets of Kansas City in massive Eucharistic procession...
For Antigonish, "Dunn Deal"...
In big, much-anticipated news from Points North, this morning Pope Benedict sent Auxiliary Bishop Brian Dunn of Sault Ste. Marie back to his native Atlantic Canada to head Nova Scotia's scandal-rocked diocese of Antigonish. As foreseen over recent weeks, the Holy See fast-tracked an appointment to the 130...
The Gift of Knowledge: Confirmation, Continued...
Anglicans and Catholics: What is Catholic Ecclesiology?
Hat tip to Ruth Gledhill for the portion here of Rowan Williams' speech on the Apostolic Constitution in Rome. What stands out to me as most frustrating is that this speech seems to want to dismiss with the wave of the hand something that Rowan and Anglican ecclesiology (if there is such a definable thing!) often forgets...
The Catholic Church will never ordain women...
Mattie Stepanek, a Messenger of God...
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For Minor Miracles II...
As my father lay dying and as I sat one night by his side, reading the Liturgy of the Hours, an angel appeared in the room. This is how it happened. I had been a Catholic less than six months; in fact, Dad would die six months to the day following my reception into the Church. He had been admitted to a hospice in Connecticut at the end of August...
Is the Gap ad anti-Christmas?
Some are starting to wonder -- and they raise some good points. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Cathleen Falsani has this to say about it: Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those paranoid religious folks who believes that there is an organized effort to take the Christ out of Christmas orchestrated by a clandestine cabal of secular humanist movie moguls...
Dirty secrets of Black Friday "doorbusters"...
Answer the Question...
The Gospels are not theater, as though we were in the audience and watching a story unfold, a story that took place 2000 years ago. No, we are in the story. We are not just to observe what Peter, or Pilate, of James, or Mary Magdalene do. They are us and we are them. Now, one of the things...
Pope and Anglican Primate meet for 20 minutes, say dialogue will continue...
Cloture Vote Expected Saturday on Senate Health Bill USCCB Calls "Worst So Far"...
"Dear Artists, You Are the Custodians of Beauty"...
Even Demons Believe and Tremble - A Eucharistic Story...
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Wherein Fr. Z rants about our Catholic identity and dangerous times...
In another entry, about the priest/penitent privilege and a state's violation of the same we read: I don't believe it is likely that secret eavesdropping on conversations between priests and penitents is a growing trend in this country, but the revelation of truth and the limits that the law allows between civil authorities and clergy are being pushed to more narrow levels .
Priest/penitent privilege and a state's violation of the Seal...
Today's the Solemnity of Christ the King...
That the Lord is King is obvious from the Holy Scriptures. He's of Davidic descent (Matt. 1:1) as befits the the Messiah of Israel (1:16); He revealed himself as such before Pilate (John 18:36-37) and the last book of the Bible is a narrative of his Coming Kingdom. The Eastern and Western Churches portray the Lord's Kingship in similar yet different ways.
Dr Rowan Williams gets 20 minutes with the Pope. They both know it's all over...
The leader of a billion Roman Catholics meets the leader of 80 million Anglicans at a moment of historic crisis between the two Communions and they spend all of TWENTY MINUTES together. Here is the official communiqué from the Vatican: This morning His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI received in private audience His Grace Rowan Williams, Archbishop...
How Should Catholics Market Catholicism?
It Just Doesn't Get More Repulsive Than This...
Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers...
Catholic convert and cancer patient writes Little Guide for the Dying...
Bosnian Cardinal denies claims of Vatican commission for Medjugorje...
Friar Pluck: An Interview with Fr. Benedict Groeschel...
