A Reluctant Sinner: An Italian religious studies teacher, Cristina Vai, 55, who was recently suspended after discussing the Last Judgement with her pupils, has received a letter of support from the Pope. After describing the incident in a letter sent … Continue reading
Category: Catholic Living
Eucharistic Adoration Growing Devotion in Lebanon
A group of Lebanese lay Catholics have formed a group called New Creation, with the objective of fostering devotion to Jesus. They took their name from a phrase in the Second Letter to the Corinthians: “So whoever is in Christ … Continue reading
Pro Soccer Star Prays Rosary Before Every Game
Matt Besler is very serious about his Catholic Faith. When asked in this interview with National Catholic Register how his Faith affects his career, he answered: Having my Catholic faith allows me to always feel confident and comfortable on the … Continue reading
Holy Father Urges Faithful to Pray the Psalms and Get Familiar With the Liturgy of the Hours
General Audience, Father Z’s site: “I would like to renew my call to everyone to pray the Psalms, to become accustomed to using the Liturgy of the Hours, Lauds, Vespers, and Compline.” Read more from the pope’s address here.
One of the Most Beautiful Hail Mary Stories I Have Ever Read
I read this inspiring story on a website I have never seen before today. It reenforced my confidence in the awesome power of the Rosary. If Saint Alphonsus de Ligouri had had it on file he surely would have included … Continue reading
Football Players Love Their Moms
This is just a beautiful human story. I know you will like it. CNA reports: He thought of his mother again on Senior Night as he walked across the football field with his father. Read full article here.
Thomas More College on Pilgrimage
On the weekend of September 23, 2011, thirteen Thomas More College students ventured forth to walk the 62-mile pilgrimage from Lake George to the Shrine of Our Lady of the North American Martyrs. In its sixteenth year, the annual Pilgrimage … Continue reading
Distributism Gets a Plug in Washington Post On Faith Column
Washington Post: Can an Anglican theologian from Britain revive an 80-year-old Catholic social justice theory and provide a solution to America’s economic woes and political polarization? Read full column here.
US Catholic Magazine Supports Blasphemy of Intercommunion With Protestants
Nothing worse than the lukewarm pretender. How true it is that the average Catholic (priests included as one blog commenter witnessed) would take the bread at a Protestant funeral, or wedding service, without a second thought. It’s all about human … Continue reading
On the Feast of St. Luke, Great Story About 11 Year-Old Lucas Kramer
Deacon Greg Kandra has posted an amazing article that he received from his brother-in-law about an 11 year-old home-schooled genius named Lucas Kramer. Lucas has aspirations for the priesthood. “. . . the one thing that I guess is really … Continue reading
Columnist Notes Practicing Catholics Under 30 More Traditional, More Attuned to Sacrifice
Interesting. Hopefully it is so. It is certainly true among young married Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass. Catholic Culture: Anna Williams, a USA Today editorial intern, notes that practicing Catholics under the age of 30 “are spearheading a … Continue reading
Mother of Six Priests, One Bishop, and Four Sisters Dies Peacefully in India
Donboscoindia Information Service: Mother of 15 children died at the age of 94 on 14 July in her home in Kerala after an illness due to old age complications which lasted two years. The deceased, Mrs. Elizabeth Anikuzhikattil, affectionately called … Continue reading
Novena to Our Glorious Lady of Mount Carmel Begins Tomorrow July 7
July 16 is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. There is something particularly wonderful about this feast, a double major liturgically, which makes it so embraceable for the faithful children of Mary. Perhaps it is the appealing simplicity … Continue reading
Men of Faith, Men of Science and Medicine, Catholic Pioneers / Atlantis?
June 13 was the birthday of Jerome Lejeune (1926-1995), devout Catholic and geneticist who discovered the cause of Down Syndrome. On her blog yesterday, Rebecca Taylor posted her father’s recollections of the time he spent with Dr. Lejeune in 1978, … Continue reading
Spanish Lawmaker Stands Before Crucifix While Taking Oath of Office
CNA reports: Catholic lawmaker Juan Cotino took his oath of office for parliament in Spain before a crucifix to show that the faith must not be excluded from public life. Read more here.