The “converts” included those who had never been baptized (about a quarter of the confirmed), lapsed Catholics who never were confirmed, and validly baptized ex-Protestants. CNA reports: On Saturday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore confirmed a record 1,090 adults to the … Continue reading
CNA website has more information here about the man who will head the largest diocese in the United States.
No link, says John Jay researcher, between homosexual abuse and homosexuality. I guess this is the latest evolution in Newspeak. But, wait a minute there’s a new “finding” just coming in on the teletype: A Jack Daniels researcher has determined … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: The Wall Street Journal has published a column by William McGurn criticizing The New York Times for its coverage of Pope Benedict and Father Lawrence Murphy’s abuse case. “[H]is bishops had already stripped Murphy of his priestly … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports just the fact here with a link to a Vatican Press release that gives, in Italian, a brief bio. He is currently the Archbishop of San Antonio. As a priest in Mexico he did work for a … Continue reading
A short and inspiring eleventh hour story. Read Opinionated Catholic here.
This is a simple story. Nothing too much out of the ordinary as far as the experiences many of us have in our own families, except for this: the new convert’s zeal. This young woman has responded strongly to the … Continue reading
It’s not front page news, even in Catholic media, but it ought to be. We’ve had enough of the bad news during this Lent. Pietro Molla was a remarkable Catholic who lived a life of sacrifice along with his wife … Continue reading
Catholic Online has full text. Here’s a clip: “In our days too, humanity needs an “exodus”, not just superficial adjustment, but a spiritual and moral conversion. It needs the salvation of the Gospel, so as to emerge from a profound … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli has a couple of paragraphs from the Holy Father’s reflections on the meaning of the chrisms. The website also has a great photo of Spanish soldiers carrying a large crucifix in procession and singing with much animus. “A … Continue reading
Patrick Madrid has a good post here with very informative links covering his debates with the LDS.
Diocese of Greensburg newsletter, Elizabeth Fazzini reports: On April 3, 2003, Jeremy Feldbusch was near a dam on the Euphrates River approximately 120 miles northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, serving in special operations in the U.S. Army. The last thing he … Continue reading
News MSNBC here
Israelis “secure’” the Holy Land. Palestinian Christians cannot enter. No visas to their own land. Reuters: As a boy growing up in Jerusalem, Yacoub Dahdal saw Christians from all over the Middle East converge on the city at Easter time … Continue reading
Catholic Exchange reports: The Little Sisters Disciples of the Lamb are a contemplative religious community in France that enables girls with Down syndrome to respond to a religious vocation. The tiny community, founded in 1985 and based in Le Blanc, … Continue reading
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