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Yearly Archives: 2012
Burning Question
Why do most “Catholic” politicians invoke their religion exactly when they are contradicting it in public?
“Social Media” and Our Youth
From a Sunday bulletin… Because of the Center’s electronic publishing and online evangelical activities, I am somewhat familiar with the “social media.” The internet giant Facebook is now used by “901 million monthly active users at the end of March … Continue reading
Joseph Pierce on Roy Campbell
Joseph Pearce recalls the extraordinary life of Roy Campbell, who hid St John of the Cross’s letters from anticlerical Spanish militiamen. As you read Pierce’s piece, recall that here in the good old U S of A, people were led … Continue reading
20,000 March in Ottawa to Stop Abortion
LifeNews: Almost 20,000 pro-life people showed up in Canada’s capital to take part in the 2012 March for Life to demonstrate their opposition to unlimited abortions and taxpayer funding of abortions. Read more here.
Three ‘Theologians’, Teachers at Jesuit Colleges, Accuse US Bishops of ‘Moral Schism’
The utter perversity is that these depraved enemies of truth are teaching at Catholic colleges and corrupting young students with impunity. Catholic Culture: Three theologians who teach at Jesuit institutions–Paul Lakeland of Fairfield University, Daniel Maguire of Marquette University, and … Continue reading
New Jersey’s Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich and Michigan’s Bishop Baraga Declared Venerable
I was very much interested in the cause of Sister Miriam Teresa back in the late 1960s and early 70s. My aunt, Sister Mary Susan Boyle, was stationed at the Sister Miriam Theresa League House in Convent Station, New Jersey. … Continue reading
Chinese Party Official Dares to Say Happiness is not in Communism or Mao but the Individual
AsiaNews: Many people are betting that this sentence will “go down in history”: “We must do away with the mistaken idea that the happiness of the people is a favor bestowed by the Party and the government”. It was expressed … Continue reading
Archaeologists in Jerusalem Discover Miraculous Red Stones Used to Build 6th Century Church
Haartz.com: An Israeli archaeologist says he has found the site of a Sixth Century miracle documented by the Byzantine historian Procopius of Caesarea. Full report here.
Colin Powell’s Book Indicts Cheney for Misinformation and Bypassing NSC to Push Iraq War
Huff Post Politics: In his new book, former Secretary of State Colin Powell provides what may be the most authoritative confirmation yet that there was never a considered debate in the George W. Bush White House about whether going to … Continue reading
Cincinnati Inner-City Catholic Boys School Giving a Classical Education
Our Sunday Visitor: In a Cincinnati, Ohio, neighborhood that in 2006 had the highest crime rate in the city, 20 boys, grades K to 8, start their school days reciting prayers in Latin. There are crucifixes in the classrooms and … Continue reading
Ursuline Nuns at Dallas Academy Laud Melinda Gates’ Contraception Campaign
LifeSite News: A group of Ursuline nuns whom billionaire Melinda Gates had claimed in a recent speech supports her campaign to inject tens of millions of women in impoverished countries with Depo-Provera and other contraceptive drugs, has issued a statement … Continue reading
Ed Rogers Skeptical on Obama’s SS Marriage ‘Evolution’
The President says that his thinking about same-sex “marriage” has evolved. Writing for the WaPo, Ed Rogers suspects a cynical political motive: Reality check: Obama manipulated gay voters, kept them at a distance and hoped they would settle for the … Continue reading
Swiss Guard: Chaplain Takes Their Spiritual Formation Very Seriously
Catholic Culture: The chaplain of the Swiss Guards has revealed that some Swiss Guards have not been practicing Catholics or made an individual confession before joining the corps. Read more here.
Moslem Persecution of Church Escalates in Lebanon
Catholic Culture: A Lebanese priest who baptized a Muslim woman has been kidnapped and released. More on this here.
