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Living Liturgically in Lent
Lent, when approached with an open heart and a solid game plan, can yield stunning fruits. by Bridget McCartney Nohara on the National Catholic Register As Catholics, we are well acquainted with the notion of “giving something up” for Lent. … Continue reading
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Tagged Lenten Fast, lenten practices, National Catholic Register, Sacraments
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War and Peace
One week ago Roberto de Mattei wrote an article entitled ”Ukraine: roots and consequences of the crisis” and published on RORATE CAELI. It’s an interesting read. Now our worst fears have occurred and Russia has started attacking and invading the … Continue reading
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Tagged National Catholic Register, Our Lady of Fatima, Roberto de Mattei, Rorate Caeli, Ukraine
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Islamtic Terrorists Vow to “Conquer Rome.” The World Wonders What They Mean
BY MATTHEW ARCHBOLD on The National Catholic Register ISIS executioners killed 21 Coptic Christians in a horrific video released this week. The lead executioner speaking in English, pointed his knife and vowed “We will conquer Rome, by Allah’s permission.” And … Continue reading
Bishop Müller Appointed New Prefect of CDF
by Edward Pentin, July 02, 2012: Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller of Regensburg as the new prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican announced today. Bishop Müller replaces Long Beach, Ca.-born Cardinal … Continue reading
The Myth of Consequence Free Sex
by Matthew Archbold I know a guy who married the wrong woman because for the first time in his life he was having sex. And he was fooled into thinking he was in love—for a while. I know a girl … Continue reading
Abortion, Contraception and the Church Fathers
Despite what some commentators and politicians think, Church teaching on abortion and contraception has remained unchanged. by FATHER MITCH PACWA SJ The recent indignity by which the Obama administration wants to mandate everyone, including all Catholic institutions or their insurers, … Continue reading
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Tagged EWTN, Father Mitch Pacwa, Ignatius Productions, National Catholic Register
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How the New Missal Is Already Fostering a Deeper Understanding of the Mass
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, author Edward Sri and musician Matt Maher discuss the opportunity of the new translation. by MICHELLE BAUMAN A panel of liturgical experts recently noted that the early weeks of using the new English translation of the Roman … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardinal Wuerl, Matt Maher., Michelle Bauman, National Catholic Register, Wdward Sri
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Pope meets Press on Papal Flight – Full Text
COTONOU, BENIN — Popes rarely hold press conferences, which makes each papal encounter with the media remarkable for something – either for what’s said, or what’s not. Benedict XVI’s session with the press en route to Benin this morning, on … Continue reading
Syriac Catholic Patriarch Warns West of Increasingly Sectarian Violence in Middle East
Don’t be ‘naive’ about Arab Spring, says Ignatius Joseph III Younan of Antioch. Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan of Antioch Syria is in the throes of an eight-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. But does the so-called … Continue reading
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Christians Moving Back to the Holy Land
There are signs of a reversal of the massive emigration that has been caused by war and economic hardship by MICHELE CHABIN Palestinian Christians and other pilgrims at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem light candles celebrating the … Continue reading
Medjugorje: Revelation (or not).
by Pat Archbold Recently, famed journalist and author and the “most translated Catholic writer in the world,” Vittorio Messori expressed his concern over Medjugorje. Messori is concerned that no matter what the Vatican commission decides (pro, con, or wait and … Continue reading
12 Catholic Words that Don’t Sound Like What They Mean
A little light relief from The National Catholic Register: 12 Catholic Words that Don’t Sound Like What They Mean by Matthew Archbold I was born a Catholic but that doesn’t mean I knew anything about the faith until I decided … Continue reading
A quiet revolution – but nevertheless, a revolution it is.
Over the past few months there has been a quiet revolution – a Benedictine revolution. Our own Bishop’s Conference, has in its own way also been rather revolutionary. Firstly in restoring Friday abstinence from meat, secondly, in re-instating (or considering) … Continue reading
The real St. Josemaria Escriva v.the film version.
From: The National Catholic Register. St. Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei, is pictured in an undated file photo. John Coverdale knew St. Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei who is portrayed in the new Roland Joffe film There … Continue reading
Taking the Measure of Relics of the True Cross .
Whenever the subject of bogus relics comes up, you can count on someone saying, “There are enough pieces of the True Cross to rebuild Noah’s Ark!” Whoever delivers that punch line probably does not know that he or she is … Continue reading
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