Brian Caulfield has a inspiring tribute on his “Headline Bistro” to Rick Eckstein, batting coach for the Washington Nationals. Here’s a clip: The name Eckstein will be familiar to baseball fans who remember David, the veteran infielder who has played … Continue reading
Category: Catholic Living
A Day in the Life of Catholic Prisoner, Asia Bibi, Beloved Wife and Mother of Five
Victim of Pakistan’s anti-blasphemy law, this poor, devout woman languishes for two years now in a windowless cell. Sentenced to death, her case is currently under appeal. French journalist, Anne-Isabelle Tollett, has interviewed her and has now finished a book … Continue reading
Suicides Much Higher Among Protestants Than Catholics
Catholic Culture: A study conducted by researchers at the University of Warwick in England found that the suicide rate is 74% higher in nations where 85% or more of the population is Protestant than in nations where 85% or more … Continue reading
Cardinal O’Brien: Sainthood for the Pakistani Martyr Shahbaz Bhatti
“From what we know of his life and work Shahbaz Bhatti appears to have been a true man of God, who led a life of heroic virtue,” the Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh told Aid to the Church in … Continue reading
Cardinal George Sees End of Catholic Hospitals in US Unless HHS Mandate Revoked
Catholic Culture: Warning that the Church is being “despoiled of her institutions” as “freedom of conscience and of religion become a memory from a happier past,” Cardinal Francis George of Chicago observes that “the Catholic Church in the United States … Continue reading
Mexico City Bishops Warn Flock Not to Vote for Candidates Whose Agenda Opposes Catholic Morals
LifeSiteNews: “The vote of the Christian faithful must assume a moral responsibility,” Rivera states. “That is to say, it must be consistent with the dictates of their conscience and of their faith, and cannot be separated from their political choices, … Continue reading
Pope Offers Encouragment and Praise for Large Families
Zenit: “In today’s social context, families with many children are a witness of faith, of courage and of optimism, for without children there is no future,” he said. Read more here.
Catholic Business Leaders Furious Over HHS Mandate
CNA: Catholic leaders of both religious and secular businesses across the country are denouncing the Obama administration’s contraception mandate for forcing a moral dilemma on them and negatively impacting their companies. Jonathan Reyes, president of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese … Continue reading
Seeing the Hell of Abortion in China Made Steve Mosher a Catholic and Anti-Abortion Crusader
National Catholic Register’s Joan Frawley Desmond: Steve Mosher was a rising Stanford University social researcher, schooled in the academy’s received wisdom on matters like abortion and the “right to choose,” when he was suddenly thrown off course. Read full article … Continue reading
More On Soccer Seminarian Philip Mulryne and Devout Catholic Team-mate Paul McVeigh
From A Reluctant Sinner’s Blog: It was really wonderful to read in the Catholic Herald last Friday that the former international and premiership footballer, Philip Mulryne, is currently discerning a vocation to the priesthood at the Pontifical Irish College in … Continue reading
Thomas More College Chapel Undergoes Transformation
Thomas More College – Students of Thomas More College returned from their Christmas recess to an exciting surprise—a beautifully transformed chapel. While the students were home with their families, Thomas More College’s staff and faculty joined together to install a … Continue reading
Agribusiness vs. Agriculture
Do you know the difference? If not, I suggest a glance at a blog I’ve just come across: Catholic Land Movement. In reply to our question, there is a posting on that site called “An Authentic Agriculture.” Here is the … Continue reading
Policeman/Newspaper Columnist Writes About the ‘Something’ Different That Moved Him to Embrace Catholicism
Washington Post Local: Before I converted to Catholicism, I believed my life was the way it was supposed to be.My life revolved around what I wanted for me, not taking others into consideration. Relationships had no sincerity. In my 23 … Continue reading
“Next”
My first thought when I saw in my e-mail one morning a few weeks ago that Sister Mary Bernadette had died: What would things be like at the Center now that she was gone? I wasn’t wondering what they would … Continue reading