Pope calls Vatican II a ‘moment of grace’ in Church history
Vatican City, Oct 10, 2012 / 10:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s opening, Pope Benedict XVI described it as a “moment of grace” in the recent...
View ArticleVP Debate: Not What I Expected
I’m sure many of you will disagree with me, seeing as how this is a mostly conservative blog, but I do not think Paul Ryan won tonight’s debate. In fact, I was disappointed in his overall performance,...
View ArticleSorry, Mr. Vice President, that is not a ‘fact’
by Steven Mosher October 16, 2012 (Pop.org) - For me, the most jaw-dropping moment of the vice presidential debate came when Vice President Joe Biden asserted that Obamacare’s contraception mandate...
View ArticleWhen the Believers Lose Their Faith In The Religion Of Big Government
President Barack Obama’s debate performances could never equal the expectations of the secular faithful. Many on the far left envisioned an American society where religion was about as important to the...
View ArticleCardinal Wuerl: ‘The New Evangelization is Not a Temporary Moment in the Church’
Synod Fathers Vote on Final Propositions
View ArticleOct 28, Office of Readings – Feast for Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. IV: Ordinary: 615 Common of the Apostles: 1675 (psalmody, first reading) Proper of Saints: 1512 (second reading, responsory, concluding prayer) Christian...
View ArticleSt. Maximilian Kolbe: He gave his life so another might live
by Stephanie Gray He was 47. The other man was 41. The latter man would go on to live for 53 more years, because of the former man who went on to live for only a couple more weeks. Maximilian and...
View ArticleI Figured Out The Problem. You.
By Pat Archbold | I am stunned that I was stunned by the election. I am a fool. I convinced myself that the polls were not real. I convinced myself that the world I see around me every day is not...
View ArticlePope Benedict on Sacred Music and the New Evangelization
"The second aspect that I propose for your reflection is the relationship between sacred song and the new evangelization. The conciliar constitution on the liturgy recalls the importance of sacred...
View ArticleThoughts on ‘forced pregnancies’
by Kristi Burton Brown November 15, 2012 (LiveActionNews.org) - Thanks to modern science, it is unarguable today that the unborn child – from the earliest moment of his or her existence – is a living...
View ArticleSimplifying the Simply Simple
"Take this and eat it. This is my body." this apologetics moment brought to you by: Jesus Christ."I am the king of the universe and created the world,so why don't you think I can do that up there?"
View ArticleWinston Churchill: Thanksgiving 1944
We must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of the English-speaking world and which through Magna Carta, the...
View ArticleJohn 18:33-37 A King Like No Other
John 18:33-37 A King Like No Other (Click here for readings) Pilate said to Jesus, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others told you about me?”...
View ArticleKiko Argüello Releases Autobiography
Founder of Neocatechumenal Way Recounts His Encounter with Christ in the Midst of Existential Crisis
View ArticleLuke 21:34-36 Come, Lord Jesus!
Luke 21:34-36 Come, Lord Jesus! (Click here for readings) Jesus said to his disciples: “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life,...
View ArticleVisions Of Eternity
In addition to all the official teachings of the Church, which come from the Bible and Sacred Tradition, Catholics believe God can also grant private revelations to persons of His own choosing. The...
View ArticleDec 13, Office of Readings – Memorial for Lucy, V & M
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. I: Ordinary: 649 Psalter: Thursday, Week II, 873 Common of Martyrs: 1404 (verse) Proper of Seasons: 233 (first reading) Proper of Saints: 1242 (second...
View ArticleSDG Reviews ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’
By STEVEN D. GREYDANUS | There is an early moment in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that captures the evocative poetry of Tolkien’s songs — something that The Lord of the Rings films, for all their...
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