Phil Lawler of Catholic Culture: That’s it? That?! Two weeks of internet obsession, and the Tim Tebow ad was over in 30 seconds. It was nice. Read more here.
Category: News
Diabolical Video Games Get Explicitly Diabolic
Susan Brinkmann of Women of Grace website reports: A long-time video gamer and devout Catholic is sounding the alarm about a new breed of satanically-themed video games that target God and the Catholic Church, invite players to make pacts with … Continue reading
Cardinal Gives Strong Criticism of Some Religious Orders’ Abandonment of Catholic Mission
Here’s a quote from Catholic Culture’s post. Cardinal [Franc]Rode also described the post-Vatican II era of religious life as “rich in experimentation but poor in robust and convincing mission.” Read more here with link.
Cardinal Zen Defends Underground Suffering Church in China, Opposes Union With CCPA
I was glad to see this news item, because there was a lot of confusion even among the true Catholic bishops hidden in China. Zen’s message does clarify things regarding the Holy Father’s message to the Catholics of China. Catholic … Continue reading
Tim Tebow Not the First Football Star to Make a Pro-Life Video
In 1986, after their 39-20 defeat of the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl, six star players for the New York Giants contributed to a highlight video of the game and at the end of the video they each spoke … Continue reading
Admiral Mullen Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff Abandons Common Sense on Gays in Military
What an unworthy successor to the great General Peter Pace. Mullen wants to lift the prohibition barring open homosexuals from serving in the armed forces. 1050 generals and admirals oppose him. They’ve sent an open letter to the president asking … Continue reading
Do We Need a New “Study” to Tell Us What We’ve Known for Fifty Plus Years?
Sometimes you just want to throw up your hands. Hey, we went through it in the 60s and 70s and 80s. Send your beloved son or daughter to a typical “Catholic” college and forget about having a “Catholic” young man … Continue reading
Atheist Writer Sam Harris Ups the Ante in New Book Attacking Christianity
Benjamin D. Wiker reviews for Crisis magazine the latest atheist apologia: Letter to a Christian Nation. Inside Catholic provides the article. Here’s a clip: “As the title makes clear, however, Harris is not aiming his barbs at Islam in this … Continue reading
American Scholar Posts Article in Israeli Haaretz Lauding Pius XII’s Anti-Nazi Efforts
Zenit News: Dmitri Cavalli: “Perhaps only in a backward world such as ours would the one man who did more than any other wartime leader to help Jews and other Nazi victims, receive the greatest condemnation.” Read more here.
Catholic Ceremony Excluded From State Affairs But Bolivian President Welcomes “Ancestral Blessing” Rite
CNA reports: Constitutional, political and social analysts noted recently that the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, violated the constitution he himself signed into existence by celebrating a pre-Colombian “ancestral blessing” rite. Bolivia’s constitution states in article four that the State … Continue reading
New Constitution of Dominican Republic Defends Life From Conception Until Natural Death
President Leonel Fernandez is jubilant. Catholic Culture reports: After seven months of congressional debate, the Dominican Republic has implemented a new constitution which defends life “from conception to natural death.” More can be read here.
Queen Sends Her Lord Chamberlain to Confer with Catholic Archbishop About Anglicanorum Coetibus
Interesting. She is, after all, the head of the Anglican Church of England. Catholic Culture reports: After the release of Anglicanorum Coetibus last November, Queen Elizabeth II sent her Lord Chamberlain to speak with Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster, to … Continue reading
Pope Sneaks Out to Catch Last Day of Patron Saints of Europe Exbibit
Catholic News Service: Pope Benedict XVI left the Vatican unannounced last evening to visit an art exhibit, according to reports today from Vatican Radio and L’Osservatore Romano. Yesterday marked the end of the four-month run of the exhibit, “The Power … Continue reading
God Bless Bishop Tobin of RI and “Keep the Heat On”
CNA reports: For many elderly or disabled individuals, winter is a unsettling time filled with depression brought on by escalating utility bills, social isolation and many other factors. “There is a fear factor in winter when you are alone,” began … Continue reading
Papal Preacher “Only in the Philippines Can These Things Happen”
Friday ended the five day Congress for priests in Manila, which is actually a retreat. 5500 priests attended. Catholic News Agency reports: The Philippines’ five-day Second National Congress of the Clergy (NCC II) ended on Friday after unexpectedly drawing more … Continue reading
