Mr. McManus has written a worthy eulogy for Joseph Sobran, the great Catholic thinker, writer, political commentator, and speaker, who passed away September 30. It can be read here on the New American website.
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Pope Benedict Highlights the Need for Praying the Rosary Daily
CNA reports: Remembering the concurrent celebration of the beatification of Anna Maria Adorni [who was called “the living rosary”] in Parma, Italy on Sunday, her devotion to saying the rosary and the beginning of the Marian month of October, the … Continue reading
Barefoot Friars Aim to Rekindle Saint Francis’ Spirit of Poverty and Evangelization
Our Sunday Visitor: A curious band of barefoot men robed in floor-length tunics have piqued the interest of their neighbors in Fort Wayne, Ind. And that’s just what they hoped for. The Franciscan Brothers Minor, an evangelical apostolate, follow the … Continue reading
FBI Teams Up With Planned Parenthood For Training Sessions to Fight Pro-Life “Violence”
LifeSite News: The Obama administration has teamed up with leading pro-abortion lobbyist groups to host a training seminar aimed at combating pro-life “violence” against the abortion industry, which is defined to include even free-speech activities such as pro-life picketing, boycotting, … Continue reading
Said Three Hail Marys a Day to Make it to the Big Leagues: Mike Lowell Retires in a Flare
In his last game he doubled in two in the first and missed a homer but a foot in the fifth. I am adding Lowell to my list of athletes with class. He was an A-1 act. ESPN Boston: When … Continue reading
A Man and His Rosary Sixty Years Every Day
Catholic San Francisco Online: Charles Lee is never far from a rosary. There are three or four on an end table next to his recliner. He keeps one on a kitchen cabinet and a few more next to his bed. … Continue reading
Joe Sobran, RIP
We are saddened by the news that Joe Sobran has died. Mr. Sobran was an eloquent writer and gifted thinker whom we were privileged to have speak at one of our Saint Benedict Center conferences. I was informed by a … Continue reading
“Artist’s” Exhibit in Brazil Promotes Assassination of Pope and Other Leaders Deemed “Enemies”
CNA reports: The Archdiocese of Sao Paulo has called on Brazil’s Public Ministry to intervene in the Sao Paulo Art Biennial and remove an exhibit by artist Gil Vicente that depicts the assassination of various world leaders, including Pope Benedict … Continue reading
Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion Says Rome Never Held Universal Primacy
So much for the Russian Orthodox participation in the dialogue. Prior to this objection the Greek Orthodox Church had agreed with Rome that, at least in the first millennium, the Roman See held primacy in the universal Church. Phil Lawler … Continue reading
North Dakota Bishop Leads Faithful in Protest and Reparation at Abortion Clinic
CNA reports: In time for the upcoming Respect Life Month of October, Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, North Dakota presided over an annual Mass and led a procession over 700 people to a local abortion clinic last Sunday, encountering oppositional … Continue reading
Last Call for the 2010 SBC Conference
Again he sent other servants, saying: Tell them that were invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my calves and fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come ye to the marriage (Matt. 22:4). Our conference is all ready. … Continue reading
Auriesville Pilgrims Return Just as the Holy Father Praises the Importance of Pilgrimages to Holy Shrines
The day after our pilgrims returned from their three day seventy-mile pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Eight North American Martyrs, Pope Benedict addressed the 2nd World Conference on the Pastoral Care of Pilgrimages and Shrines with enthusiastic words about … Continue reading
“Pazienza!” Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization Has a Head But So Far That’s It
Catholic News Service: In June, Pope Benedict XVI announced he was establishing a major Vatican agency to deal with “new evangelization” in traditionally Christian countries. The pope’s initiative was seen as a bold stroke in the church’s ongoing effort to … Continue reading
After 17 Years Five Time Catholic All-Star Finally Going to the Playoffs
Go Mike Sweeney and the Philadelphia Phillies! Catholic Online: After seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball, the five-time All Star has finally reached the playoffs for the first time. The Advisory Chairman of Catholic Athletes for Christ told Catholic Online: … Continue reading
Seminarians Speak of Trials and Fortitude in Coping With Public Contempt and Mockery
It’s not hard to imagine the kind of trials these young men, being called to the priesthood today, have to endure. What is hard is to put oneself in their shoes and empathize. It must take great fortitude to wear … Continue reading
