NBCNews: When a gunman charged and shot Philadelphia police officer Jesse Hartnett in his squad car earlier this month, the harrowing confrontation was disturbingly familiar. Six police officers were killed by ambush shootings last year, while 15 ambushes took the lives … Continue reading
The Christian Review: Former resident John W. Blewett described the Catholic atmosphere in his piece Riches Above, Riches Below: “One of the Masses I loved to serve as a boy was the 5:15 a.m. mass in our parish. The church … Continue reading
AsiaNews: AsiaNews was able to reach by telephone one survivor in Barpak, Fulkumari Lama. “We are dying of hunger and cold. Please come quickly to save us,” she said in a desperate appeal. “Seniors and children are the ones who suffer … Continue reading
ChurchPop: There is an atheist website with a particularly provocative argument against God’s existence called “Why Won’t God Heal Amputees?“. Read the account here.
Yes, this is part of an approved, common, semi-liturgical prayer service in which Catholic hierarchs and Lutherans will celebrate next year the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Revolt. Rorate Caeli: Last year saw unprecedented expressions of “openness” on the part of … Continue reading
CNA: The influential Cardinal Oscar Maradiaga has acknowledged the presence of a “gay lobby” in the Vatican. In a new interview, he says that Pope Francis has adopted a gradual approach to address it – and that Catholic teaching won’t change. … Continue reading
A must read Father George Rutler, Crisis: In proof of Chesterton’s dictum that if a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly, I pound away at the piano playing the easier Chopin Nocturnes and I grind on my violin … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Matthew Archbold: It was in 1960 when every actor wanted the role of James Bond. “I thought there was too much emphasis on sex and violence,” McGoohan explained a few years after turning down the role. “It … Continue reading
Spirit Daily: As background, let’s state this: for several years now, we’ve been somewhat ardent college football fans. That’s because we have two children who attend or work at high-profile football universities: the University of Florida (“Gators,” where Tim Tebow … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: An international delegation of Catholic bishops, on a visit to the Holy Land, was turned away from the site where a controversial wall is being built across Palestinian territory. Read more here.
The Catholic Herald: Britain’s ambassador to the Holy See has laid a wreath at the tomb of the Old Pretender, the Stuart pretender who attempted to win back the British crown. Read more here.
Catholic Culture:The president of the Pontifical Council for Culture reacted to the death of David Bowie by quoting the lyrics of a famous Bowie song on Twitter. More here.
Sandro Magister, www.chiesa: One thing that made the news at the end of the year was the data furnished by the prefecture of the pontifical household on attendance in 2015 at the public audiences with Pope Francis, with numbers down almost … Continue reading
Well, Kevin McDermott’s Minnesota Vikings lost a playoff game Sunday (10-9) that they should have won; too bad for a good team. Here a slice from the interview with the snapper with Trent Beattie of the National Catholic Register: “Maybe … Continue reading
Our beloved chaplain of fond memory, Father Michael Jarecki, used to insist on this all the time, even going so far as to refuse to celebrate birthdays. In his own humorous way, Father used to saw that our birthday should … Continue reading
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