CatholicOnline: The Perseid meteor shower, typically one of the best of the year, should be especially spectacular as it peaks under a moonless sky Thursday night, August 12, and Friday morning August 13. People will be able to see the … Continue reading
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Water: The Gift of Life
Father Feeney had a wonderful appreciation of water, both as an element of life for the body and as God’s chosen matter for our new life, as His children, which we receive in baptism. I know he would have appreciated … Continue reading
Public Universities in NC Forcing Uninsured Students Into Health Care Plan That Covers Abortions
LifeNews.com: A national pro-life group for college students has uncovered new information revealing that college students who attend public universities in North Carolina will be forced to pay for abortions via their required student health care plan. More on this … Continue reading
War Hawks Beating the Drums in Support of Israeli Preemptive Strike on Iran
Pat Buchanan’s August 6 Column: Thus it is startling to learn 47 House Republicans just signed on to H.R. 1553 declaring unequivocal “support for Israel’s right to use all means necessary to confront and eliminate nuclear threats posed by Iran … Continue reading
Pat Buchanan on the Judical Tyranny of Judge Vaughn Walker
Federal Judge Vaughn Walker is truly a visionary. Peering at the 14th Amendment, Walker found something there the authors of the amendment never knew they put there, and even the Warren Court never found there: The states of the Union … Continue reading
Russian President Raises July 28, Feast of Saint Vladimir’s Conversion, to National Holiday
Hard to believe being the former was a Black Sabbath fan and the latter is ex KGB, but President Medvedev and predecessor, Prime Minister Vladmir Putin, have publicly professed their Christian Faith very frequently. On the new holiday, Vladimir Putin, after … Continue reading
Prefect of Congregation for Sacraments Says Church Should Lower the Age for Holy Communion
California Catholic Daily reports: Children must not be deprived of the Eucharist, a source of grace and assistance to them as they begin their walk with Jesus, says the Vatican prefect of the congregation for sacraments. Read more here.
Love of the Eucharist Led Indian Zoroastrian to the Church and Seminary
In his own words, a clip from the Catholic Online interview with Deacon Hezuk: “I think – he continues – I fell in love with the beauty and truth of Catholic faith and it helped me greatly to hear about … Continue reading
KC Seminarians Work Eight Hour Day in Summer: Charity Work and Learning Spanish
This is a very good and needed project. CNA reports: Joann Roa, director of the diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry, calls the idea “exciting.” Diocesan Vocations Director Father Richard Rocha calls it “a Godsend.” For four hours a day during … Continue reading
“Take me for who I am, or face the consequences!” Open Homosexual Private Leaks Military Info to Media
Diogenes of Catholic Culture reports: For about a week, America’s mainstream media outlets ignored a story that was widely circulated in the British press: that Private Bradley Manning, the suspected source of the damaging Wikileak documents exposing American military policy … Continue reading
Christian Science Monitor Editorial Attacks Pope Benedict, Both as Cardinal and Pope
Diogenes at Catholic Culture: The Christian Science Monitor rounds up the usual suspects—liberal Catholic theologians—to testify that Pope Benedict XVI has been working for years on a nefarious project to “reassert conservative Catholicism.” To simplify matters, let’s concede that from … Continue reading
83 Year Old Atheist Gives NYC Archdiocese 5.6 Million for Catholic Schools
Robert Wilson, an 83-year-old atheist who made his fortune managing a hedge fund, has donated $5.6 million to Archdiocese of New York. The gift will help Catholic schools track down and solicit funds from alumni. More here with links.
South Carolina Senator Invokes Words of Our Lord in Affirming Pro-Abortion Kagan
LifeNews reports: Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is coming under heavy fire today for his vote in favor of pro-abortion Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. Graham, who typically votes pro-life, is being chastised for comments he made on the … Continue reading
Israel May be Planning Another Attack on Lebanon
Such is the fear of Charles Glass writing for Taki‘s Magazine website. He sources Norman Finkelstein in a new foreword to his book This Time We Went Too Far. Glass: My old friend Norman Finkelstein has just written a foreword … Continue reading
Catholic Biker Family Takes Faith and Rosaries With Them on the Road
Catholic News Service: You may see them riding their motorcycles at March for Life rallies, motorcycle rallies, Knights of Columbus and Girl Scout meetings. They look like bikers, but their goal is far different. More of the story here.