Catholicism.org » Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org An online journal edited by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Richmond N.H. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:13:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 House of Lords Debating Sex-Ed Bill That Would Force Catholic Schools to Subvert the Children http://catholicism.org/house-of-lords-debating-sex-ed-bill-that-would-force-catholic-schools-to-subvert-the-children.html http://catholicism.org/house-of-lords-debating-sex-ed-bill-that-would-force-catholic-schools-to-subvert-the-children.html#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:38:21 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14734 CNA reports:  The House of Lords in Britain is currently debating a new bill that will require Catholic schools to provide, among other things, “non-judgmental” information on access to abortion and contraception to students as part of a new sex education initiative. In response, one Catholic politician has called the new legislation “radical” ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/house-of-lords-debating-sex-ed-bill-that-would-force-catholic-schools-to-subvert-the-children.html/feed 0 32% of U.S. Catholics Are Now Hispanic http://catholicism.org/32-of-u-s-catholics-are-now-hispanic.html http://catholicism.org/32-of-u-s-catholics-are-now-hispanic.html#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:40:15 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14730 Catholic Culture reports: The percentage of Catholics in the United States who are Hispanic increased from 20% in 1990 to 32% in 2008, according to a new study by the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture at Trinity College. Only 60% of Latinos in the US now identify themselves ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/32-of-u-s-catholics-are-now-hispanic.html/feed 0 Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig http://catholicism.org/beannachtai-na-feile-padraig.html http://catholicism.org/beannachtai-na-feile-padraig.html#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:15:18 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14708 Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

I just read on the New Advent website the Catholic Encyclopedia’s excellent account of the life of Erin’s great apostle. I would highly recommend it if you can spare fifteen minutes today. I can’t think of anything I’ve read elsewhere over the years about the saint that is not included, ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/beannachtai-na-feile-padraig.html/feed 0 150Gs for A Total Corpse Freeze, 80Gs for Just a Head; Yes They’re Making Big $$$ http://catholicism.org/150gs-for-a-total-corpse-freeze-80gs-for-just-a-head-yes-theyre-making-big.html http://catholicism.org/150gs-for-a-total-corpse-freeze-80gs-for-just-a-head-yes-theyre-making-big.html#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:17:33 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14690 How dumb can people with no religion get? This dumb:

“Discovery News reports: What is death? Over the centuries, the line dividing life and death has moved from the cessation first of breathing, then of the heartbeat, and finally of brain activity. But cryogenic methods first contemplated in science fiction may push the line ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/150gs-for-a-total-corpse-freeze-80gs-for-just-a-head-yes-theyre-making-big.html/feed 3 Cardinal Zen Offers Memorial Mass on Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Cardinal Kung http://catholicism.org/cardinal-zen-offers-memorial-mass-on-tenth-anniversary-of-the-death-of-cardinal-kung.html http://catholicism.org/cardinal-zen-offers-memorial-mass-on-tenth-anniversary-of-the-death-of-cardinal-kung.html#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:10:44 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14686 Zenit News reports: Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun offered a memorial Mass on Friday in memory of Cardinal Kung. The cardinal, who was the bishop of Shanghai, died March 12, 2000, in the United States. About 40 people attended the Mass in the Salesian chapel, some of them Shanghai natives. Read more here.

]]> http://catholicism.org/cardinal-zen-offers-memorial-mass-on-tenth-anniversary-of-the-death-of-cardinal-kung.html/feed 0 TAC in Canada Requests Entry into Catholic Church http://catholicism.org/tac-in-canada-requests-entry-into-catholic-church.html http://catholicism.org/tac-in-canada-requests-entry-into-catholic-church.html#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:59:24 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14683 That would include sixty bishops scattered across the ten provinces and three territories with all of their parishes.

CNA reports: On March 12, leaders of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) in Canada sent a letter to the Holy Father formally requesting to become unified with the Catholic Church. This initiative, says a leading bishop, ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/tac-in-canada-requests-entry-into-catholic-church.html/feed 0 Hooray For Our Catholic Heroes in China http://catholicism.org/hooray-for-our-catholic-heroes-in-china.html http://catholicism.org/hooray-for-our-catholic-heroes-in-china.html#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:42:38 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14677 Asia News reports: Fuan (AsiaNews/Ucan) – An underground priest from the Diocese of Mindong (Fujian) was arrested for organizing a camp with 300 students. Three other priests who work with him have received an arrest warrant, not yet carried out, a further three were fined up to 500 Yuan (about 50 Euros). ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/hooray-for-our-catholic-heroes-in-china.html/feed 0 G. K. Chesterton, He Wished to Spend the Rest of His Life Thanking God for Everything http://catholicism.org/g-k-chesterton-he-wished-to-spend-the-rest-of-his-life-thanking-god-for-everything.html http://catholicism.org/g-k-chesterton-he-wished-to-spend-the-rest-of-his-life-thanking-god-for-everything.html#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:39:37 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14666 What a beautiful and crowning epithet this would have been on his tombstone. He wrote this in his early diary.

Zenit has a insightful interview with the head of the Italian Chestertonian Society addressing why the great writer and thinker became a Catholic. For those who love Chesterton this is a good read.

]]> http://catholicism.org/g-k-chesterton-he-wished-to-spend-the-rest-of-his-life-thanking-god-for-everything.html/feed 0 No Way to Anime http://catholicism.org/no-way-to-anime.html http://catholicism.org/no-way-to-anime.html#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:19 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14660 Anime cartoons and their characters are a huge cultic phenomenon, the most popular of all escapist media venues. It is very addictive and very dangerous, to the soul and the mind. I don’t post weird stories, but this blog by Zoe Romanowski from Inside Catholic, along with another, even sicker, story I came ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/no-way-to-anime.html/feed 2 Miracle Reported Through Intercession of Snowshoe Bishop Frederic Baraga http://catholicism.org/miracle-reported-through-intercession-of-snowshoe-bishop-frederic-baraga.html http://catholicism.org/miracle-reported-through-intercession-of-snowshoe-bishop-frederic-baraga.html#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:29 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14649 You can read about Venerable Bishop Baraga on our website here.

CNA reports; Father Ronald Browne, who has been appointed to lead the work of the canonical tribunal, explained the story behind the alleged miracle. “We have a case involving what was thought to be a tumor on a patient’s liver that showed up ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/miracle-reported-through-intercession-of-snowshoe-bishop-frederic-baraga.html/feed 0