This is a very good post from the website of the diocese of Washington DC. It is written by Monsignor Charles Pope who often offers challenges to arouse the lukewarm from their lethargy. In this summons the Monsignor isn’t just … Continue reading
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Black Rice: To Your Health!
I’ve never plugged any kind of eating tips before, but this one would be sinful not to share. It’s the amazing benefits of black rice. “Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are … Continue reading
Man Survives Forty Story Plunge, Lands in Back Seat of Car
The car’s owner, Guy McCormack, of Old Bridge, N.J., told the Daily News he’s convinced that rosary beads he kept inside the Dodge saved Magill’s life. Read more here.
Archbishop of Guam Tells Faithful You Cannot Vote for Candidates or Programs That Contradict Fundamental Moral Law
CNA reports: Writing to Catholics before Guam’s upcoming primary elections, Archbishop Anthony Apuron stressed to the country’s faithful that “a well-formed Christian conscience does not permit one to vote for a political program or an individual law that contradicts the … Continue reading
Man Threatens to Shoot Two Women Offering Alternative Counsel Outside Abortion Clinic
LifeNews reports: A man was arrested on Saturday outside a late-term abortion facility in New Mexico after he threatened to shoot two pro-life women providing alternatives to women going to the Southwestern Women’s Options abortion center. The abortion center is … Continue reading
Pakistani Politician Orders Flood Waters Diverted Wiping Out Christian Village and Killing 15
Zenit News: A Pakistani politician ordered the diversion of flood waters into a Christian village, killing at least 15, in an attempt to save his personal property. Read more here.
President Announces Operation Iraqi Freedom is Over
Randy Sly reports for Catholic Online: “Tonight, I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended,” the president stated. “Operation Iraqi Freedom is over, and the Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their … Continue reading
British Sociology Professor Advocates Sterilzation for the “Unfit”
Catholic Online reports: Brian Clowes, director of research for Human Life International (HLI), told LifeSiteNews (LSN) that in his view Professor Marsland is just one more in a long line of eugenicists who want to solve human problems by erasing … Continue reading
Pope Benedict’s Book Length Interview With German Journalist to be Published by Year’s End
Catholic Culture reports: Pope Benedict XVI has granted a series of in-depth interviews with a German journalist. The Pope’s responses to questions about the state of the Church and his pontificate will form the basis for a book to be … Continue reading
Chinese Confessor Bishop, Suffered More Than 30 Years in Prison, Dead at 91
UCANews: Retired Bishop John Yang Shudao of Fuzhou who spent at least 30 years in prison life because of his faith has died at the age of 91. Read more here.
Un Blog Nuevo en Español sobre ‘el Dogma’
Ahora hay un blog en español que defiende el dogma católico “No hay salvación fuera de la Iglesia Católica.” Está aún en construcción, pero tiene un post que se llama, “Las tres definiciones dogmáticas del dogma ‘Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus,’” … Continue reading
Cardinal Warns About Catastrophe of Italy’s Demographic Winter
Zenit News: A culture without children and without elderly people is seriously warped and unable to function, says the president of the Italian Episcopal Conference. Read more from Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco’s evocative sermon here.
Pope Benedict to Face a Very Anti-Catholic Climate in England
Zenit News; As the date for Benedict XVI’s mid-September trip to Scotland and England draws closer, the anti-religious hostility is becoming more intense. Full report is here.
Trapped Chilean Miners Building a Shrine in Their Cave
CNN reports: Communications and supplies are flowing efficiently between rescuers and 33 trapped miners in Chile, according to authorities. The miners have been trapped for a total of 20 days with minimal food. A probe sent by rescuers found the … Continue reading
Holy Father Calls Saint Augustine His “Traveling Companion”
Here’s a clip from the pope’s Wednesday address: Zenit News: “As you know, I am also united in a special way to some saints: among these, in addition to St. Joseph and St. Benedict, whose names I bear, and of … Continue reading
