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
Category: News
Patrick McGoohan, Catholic Actor Who Turned Down Role of James Bond
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
Devout Catholic Doctor Raises Rending Issues About Brain Injuries Among Football Players
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
Israeli Soldiers Bar Bishops from Viewing Wall Being Built on Palestinian Land
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.
British Ambassador Lays Wreath at Tomb of Catholic James Stuart, the ‘Old Pretender’
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.
Apparently No Culture War for Pres of Pontifical Council for Culture
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.
Statistics Grim in 2015 for Faithful Confessing and Attending Papal Audiences and Angelus
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
Vikings Long Snapper Testifies to His Catholic Faith
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
Pope Asks Faithful to Celebrate the Day of Their Baptism
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
Gunman Shoots Policeman Multiple Times ‘In the Name of Islam’
CBS Philly: Authorities say a Philadelphia police officer is recovering after he was shot several times during an ambush late Thursday night in West Philadelphia. Read more here.
Only Baptism Makes Us ‘Children’ of God
One of the first things we learn about the one Catholic baptism from the catechism is that this sacrament “makes us children of God and heirs to the kingdom of heaven.” Therefore to say that non-Christians are children of God is wrong. … Continue reading
Bishop Orders All Tabernacles Put Back in Center of Sanctuary
Patrick Gorman, director of the Office of Worship for the Madison diocese: “The idea is we’re going to put Christ in the most central place in the Church because that’s the position he has in the Church, in the body … Continue reading
A Man Dedicated to Feeding the Refugees
Global Post: Manolis Tzanetos has been serving meals to refugees on Lesbos since 2002. Back then he was making 40 or 50 meals a day. Today he and his team make thousands. Read more here.
St. Telemachus: Martyr Whose Death ended Gladiator Fights
ChurchPop: In ancient Rome, a popular form of entertainment was gladiator fights. If you’ve seen the movie Gladiator, you have an idea of what they were like: violent, cruel, and often ended in people’s death – all just for entertainment. Read … Continue reading
Sainthood Cause Entered for Jesuit Martyr in Philippines
UCANews: The southern Philippine Diocese of Dipolog has launched the first step toward the beatification and canonization of an Italian Jesuit missionary murdered in Mindanao in the 1600s. More here.
