Not one voice of sanity from the supreme court of a country with the largest Catholic population in the world. CNA reports: Brazil’s Supreme Court has issued a ruling making same-sex unions equivalent to marriage. Auxiliary Bishop Henrique Soares Costa … Continue reading
Catholic Culture and Zenit have posted information on this holy man and his order. I never heard of him or the Vocationist fathers. Sometimes I am amazed when God’s secret heroes suddenly appear in the limelight and are honored by … Continue reading
These are the brothers that ran my high school in Newark, NJ. Although founded in Ireland, the brothers at my school were a mix of many nationalities. For the most part the teachers I had from the order seemed to … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Members of the Islamic Salafi movement have attacked a Catholic church in Imbaba, a suburb of Cairo, according to an Italian missionary. More on this here.
File this in your bizarre but true file. Asia News: Certain that he holds the keys to “how the universe works” and involved in “matters that are too important” for other things, Grigori “Grisha” Perelman has turned [down] million dollar … Continue reading
Yes, I can see them now in the line of fire when their lives are actually threatened: “O Mother Earth protect me!” The Blaze: Colorado Springs, CO is seen by many as the center of the Christian evangelical community in … Continue reading
A little news on the lighter side. AFP reports: Pope Benedict XVI was rowed across Venice’s spectacular Grand Canal in a luxury gondola on Sunday, with his four “gondoliers” fighting off fierce competition for the honour. Read more here.
Catholic Culture reports: Armed with guns and Molotov cocktails, thousands of Muslims attacked Coptic churches and neighborhoods in a Cairo, provoking sectarian violence that led to at least 12 deaths and 232 injuries. Several news reports identified the attackers as … Continue reading
Last Papist Standing: American Catholic Lawyers Association President Christopher Ferrara announced that all pending criminal charges against the “Notre Dame 88” represented by the ACLA were dismissed with prejudice by the St. Joseph County, Indiana Prosecutor. Read more here and … Continue reading
CNA reports: Patriarch Gregorios III, the Syria-based head of the Melkite Greek-Catholic Church, is warning Western leaders not to encourage the revolutions currently shaking up the Middle East. Read more on this here.
LifeNews: Rep. Campbell said in an interview with Sunshine State News, “I was the victim of an altercation by my fellow state representative, Scott Randolph. Several items were thrown in my face, foul language was used against me, and I … Continue reading
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today criticized the Governor’s Council for its 5 to 3 vote to confirm the nomination of Judge Barbara A. Lenk to the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth. In announcing her appointment, Governor Deval … Continue reading
I was very moved by this story in the Catholic Phoenix. It bespeaks the mystery of suffering with Christ as willing victim. Mike Hamann could use our prayers right now. Mike Hamann is a Democrat with a strong independent streak, … Continue reading
And peacemaker, now an “Elder?,” Jimmy Carter just returned from a visit there where he accused the US and South Korea of “human rights violations” for refusing to feed the starving Communist utopia unless it abandons its nuclear weapons program. … Continue reading
This would be great. I once read a masterful book that Saint John of Avila wrote on the Holy Ghost. Catholic Culture: Pope Benedict may soon name St. John of Avila (1499-1569), as the 34th Doctor of the Church, according … Continue reading
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