Cathal Gallagher is so right. In this CNA interview he cites a Hollywood producer who bragged that movies have more influence on kids than parents do. “I would go further,” he said, “We have lost our youth to entertainment. They … Continue reading
Category: News
Courageous Priest Labors in the Eye of Drug Cartel Territory
CWN: The Washington Post has published an article that focuses on one priest’s ministry in the Mexican state of Michoacan, “where all forms of traditional authority– city hall, the military, police and even the Catholic Church– have been unable to … Continue reading
Bishop Cordileone of Oakland the Force Behind Proposition 8
Here is one courageous bishop, a crusader for Catholic morals. An Easy Bay newspaper has a “sneering” article aimed at publicizing the man for the work he has done in frustrating the same-sex “marriage” effort in California. First he is … Continue reading
Conference of Women Religious Invites Pro-Abortion Cokie Roberts as Keynote Speaker
You can’t get more pro-abortion than Cokie Roberts. She finds it “offensive” that anyone should oppose a woman who wants to kill her baby not only in the womb, but while being induced out of the womb. And she will … Continue reading
Hundreds of Thousands of Catholics Continue Peaceful Protests in Vietnam
Hanoi, Vietnam, Aug 10, 2009 / 08:13 pm (CNA).- Despite a widely circulated threat of an imminent government crackdown, hundreds of thousands of Catholics from the Diocese of Vinh held massive protests on Saturday night. They demanded the immediate release … Continue reading
Italian High Court Legally Equates Marriage With Co-Habitation
CWN reports: Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, has come to the defense of the traditional family after Italy’s highest court ruled that there is “no substantial legal difference between a family founded on marriage … Continue reading
The Southern Poverty Law Center, A Danger To America
Americans for Legal Immigration have compared the Southern Poverty Law Center to Hitler and Stalin. While the SPLC’s modus operandi appears to be more … let’s call it “capitalist” … than their German and Russian counterparts, those who have dealt … Continue reading
Employment Commission Trying to Force Belmont Abbey College to Provide Contraception Coverage
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The Obama administration has ruled that a small Catholic college must provide coverage for contraception in its insurance plans for employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled that Belmont Abbey College must provide the coverage, … Continue reading
Gloria’s Angels Reaching Out to Help Cancer Victims
Last week I posted the story of the young girl Gloria Strauss whose remarkable faith and devotion inspired so many as she joyfully carried the cross of cancer that took her life at the age of seven. This is a … Continue reading
Physicist Says No Natural Explanation for Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe
This is a must read. The first ever Marian Congress dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe just ended in Phoenix, Arizona. I will post more about it when I find more information. This testimony is not the only one from … Continue reading
Polish Priests Offer a Very High Mass
Anchorage, Alaska, Aug 9, 2009 / 02:21 pm (CNA).- What is believed to be the first known Mass ever celebrated at the top of Mt. McKinley took place on July 3, when three childhood friends from Poland summited the 20,320-foot … Continue reading
Documentary to Air on Female Religious Victims of Communism
It is rare to hear of anything in the media exposing Communist atrocities. But this program will be aired on September 13 on ABC affiliates. CWN reports: A documentary that examines the persecution of nuns in Eastern Europe between the … Continue reading
Vietnamese Annual Marian Days Festival August 6-9 Carthage Missouri
I haven’t seen any news yet about this annual Catholic religious and cultural event. One blogger wrote that 80,000 were expected to arrive this year. On Friday and Saturday the crowds are the largest, but only thirty policemen are on … Continue reading
Confessions Every Day 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM at the Mall
The Capuchins of Colorado Springs have rented space at a mall where they have a chapel, Mass twice a day, and all-day confessions. Five priests do a daily rotation. I remember Brother Hugh MacIsaac telling the story about a Boston … Continue reading
Turkish Government Refuses Pope’s Request to Allow Confiscated Church to Reopen
It is the only church in Tarsus, the birthplace of Saint Paul. Seized by the Moslem government in 1943 it was turned it into a museum. Despite the Holy Father’s personal petition the Turks intend to keep it a museum. … Continue reading
