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Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:41 GMT

Modern photocopiers save potentially confidential information on a hard disk.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:04:16 GMT

The scientific method applied to the rigorous analysis of the probable cause of the destruction of the World Trade Center complex. Video (2H).

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:58:37 GMT

Like him or not, Denver's Chaput is a very 21st century bishop

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:52:15 GMT

The last Anchorite: Video: Youtube part 1 | Youtubepart 2 - Livre: "Desert Father: A Journey in the Wilderness with Saint Anthony"

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:13:05 GMT

While many are familiar with Anthony’s efforts to earn women the right to vote, few realize she vehemently opposed abortion. Anthony recognized that authentic women’s rights could never be built upon the broken rights of innocent unborn children

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:19:11 GMT

Sisters of Mary on Oprah

Famous TV host Oprah sits down with the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist from Ann Arbor, Michigan. This is a commune of just under 100 nuns, average age is 26. Two of the Sisters of Mary, Sr. Teresa Benedicta and Sr. Joseph Maria, teach at the school.

All our life is a journey for God...

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:01:49 GMT

Children Full of Life

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:09:15 GMT

Modern Pharisees pervade Church

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:05:54 GMT

One of the greatest fruits is the joy that millions of people discover when they experience true reconciliation in this place...the spirituality of Medjugorge, a way of life that offers renewal every day when we focus on our own poverty and acknowledge in the midst of all our limitations our God is available as a source of nourishment and sustenance. Personal conversion is our life journey. That is, an inner movement that connects us deeper to our God. There are many fruits associated with Medjugorge, the late Pope John Paul II called it the “confessional of the world” when he considered the importance of reconciliation in all our lives. Many young addicts now are living lives of contentment and fulfillment because of a real encounter with God’s love. Medjugorje is the home of the Cenacalo communities that accompany, through prayer and fellowship, young people whose lives were once destroyed by addiction to harmful substances. The testimonies of healing and recovery by these good people are truly inspirational and life giving. In a time when so many are struggling and are burdened I think of this great gift given to inspire and heal.

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:59:57 GMT

Tucson designer encourages Catholics to get 'mantled'

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:58:01 GMT

Pope to priests: Go forth and blog

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:36:58 GMT

Majority of Americans, and Nearly 6 in 10 Young Adults, View Abortion as Morally Wrong

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:53:58 GMT

Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte will preside at a special Eucharistic celebration for Haiti

MONTREAL, Jan. 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Everyone is invited to join the Archbishop of Montreal, Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte, next Saturday, January 23, at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph's Oratory, for a special Eucharistic celebration for Haiti.

Organized in collaboration with the representatives of St. Joseph's Oratory, the celebration will bring together many dignitaries, priests and numerous members of the Montreal Haitian Community. During the celebration a special collection will take place for Development and Peace, represented in Haiti via the Caritas International Aid Organization.

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:05:20 GMT

conversion is the business of most of the world

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:23:11 GMT

John Paul II´s Vision of the Church and Islam 8.9.2003

by Renzo Guolo

Despite the conflicts and persecutions that see Christians as the victims of Muslims, John Paul II seems to harbor no fear of Islam. For Karol Wojtyla, religious dialogue is necessary in order to foster the common good of humanity. This dialogue is sustained by the awareness that there are common values across cultures, because these values are rooted in human nature. These include the defense of the family, opposition to abortion, and peace. The pope has frequently said that he appeals to "authentic religious Islam, the praying Islam, the Islam that knows how to join in solidarity with the needy."

The pope is moved by his deep convictions, but also by the need to care for the Christian communities in the countries of the Crescent Moon, and by the urgency of preventing Islam from cementing itself into fundamentalist positions. This perspective would lead to the clash of civilizations that Wotyla considers ominous for the fate of humanity. By apologizing for the Crusades, or praying in the Omayyadi mosque in Damascus, originally a Christian basilica, John Paul II has sought to keep open dialogue with the Muslim world. He did this by promoting the meetings between religions in Assisi in 1986 and 2002. He did this also by aligning the Church decisively against the American military intervention in Iraq.

But the pope´s approach, which some in the Catholic world define as "dialogue to the point of extremism," generates widespread criticism among the bishops and even in the Roman curia. According to this point of view, John Paul II speaks, illusively, to interlocutors who cannot in any way guarantee a line of conduct for the Muslim Umma. Being a "religion without a center," Islam is not able to control the behavior of its faithful. According to those who oppose dialogue, trusting in such prayer partners is a vain hope on the pope´s part, from the fact that they represent only themselves. By purifying the historical memory of the Church, asking forgiveness for the Crusades, and fawning upon the "persecutors" of Christians, the pope, according to his critics, is exposing the Church to deep humiliation. Moreover, it transforms ecumenism into a sort of syncretism in which every religion seems as good as the next. This is tough criticism, which out of respect for papal authority and the state of John Paul II´s health does not manifest itself as open dissent, but it nevertheless deeply marks the ecclesial body.

The pope´s approach was rejected by the majority of cardinals during the 1994 consistory at which John Paul II expressed his intention of asking forgiveness for the "wrongs" of his predecessors. But despite the contrary opinion of many ecclesial sectors, and not only the openly traditionalist ones, the pope decided to proceed with his plan. Many responded with hostile silence: some of them recalled how Wotyla, who ordinarily speaks about all topics, had spread a veil of silence over the persecution of Christians in Muslim countries.

According to the critics, despite the fact that John Paul II has also asked the Muslim world to respect human rights, religious liberty being among them, the aspect of "dialogue at all costs" is the salient feature of the pope´s approach - and the one they don´t share. But in the conviction that it is impossible to make progress in dialogue between religions by using strategies from the past, Wojtyla has ignored these criticisms. He seems to believe that only the prophetic gesture, the utopian perspective, the mystical leap powered by an intense spirituality, can achieve this objective. But this comes at the cost of humiliating the Church by burdening it with past wrongs, in the hope that others will admit their own sooner or later.

The pope´s approach to Islam changes tone in regard to multiethnic society. Here Wojtyla affirms that it is necessary to distinguish basic ethical principles capable of regulating shared existence within this type of society. For the pope, the cultural characteristics of immigrants must be respected and welcomed, but only if they do not place themselves "in contrast to universal ethical values founded upon the natural law, and to fundamental human rights." John Paul II recalls that the right of immigrants to the juridical recognition of specific cultural expressions is linked to the "assessment of the common good" in a given moment in history and a given territorial and social situation. This reminder permits the pope to underline the importance of the link between culture and territory. For Wojtyla, it is necessary to guarantee to a territory a certain "cultural equilibrium" in relation to the prevailing culture. This equilibrium, while respecting the fundamental rights of minorities, allows the continuity of a determined "cultural physionomy," that heritage of language, traditions, and values that is generally connected to the experience of the nation and to the sense of homeland. One may deduce, for example, that the cultural equilibrium of "Catholic Italy" should not be altered by the presence of Muslims.

But the demands of "cultural equilibrium" in a territory, Wotyla recalls - in this he is almost directly refuting Giacomo Cardinal Biffi - cannot be satisfied through legislative means. These are not effective if they have no foundation in the national ethos, and they are destined to be changed when a culture loses its vigor. For the pope, instead, what is necessary is to keep the Christian culture and identity of the nation alive and vital. Only in this way will this identity not be overwhelmed, while no law can keep it alive artificially. John Paul II´s approach to multiethnic society is that of the challenge between strong religious identities, rather than that of Europe as a fortress. He does not invoke the law, but an encounter of values, charisma rather than rules. It is an approach linked more to his personal charisma than to the convictions of the leadership of the Italian Church.

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:22:55 GMT

Merry Christmas from the World of Islam

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:19:51 GMT

God's Love

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:23:53 GMT

Global Restrictions on Religion - Pew Forum

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:11:17 GMT

The Carthusian mission is a hidden apostolate. A Carthusian Prior once said to me "We never see the good we do, but I am perfectly sure that it is done." There is no satisfaction of accomplishment, no congratulations from friends. Like the widow's two brass coins (Luke 21:2), the Carthusian contribution is unmarked and lost in the treasury of the Temple of God. The Carthusian lives in the darkness of faith; and the patient hope in the darkness lends added value to his life of prayer and penance. His life is the very opposite of selfishness. It is a holocaust of self-sacrifice, a complete immolation of all that the world holds dear in order that through the darkness of faith, he may approach the Throne of Him Who lives in inapproachable light and also help to lead through the darkness an unknown and unnumbered multitude of the children of God.

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:41:52 GMT

How Goldman Sachs Made Tens Of Billions Of Dollars From The Economic Collapse Of America In Four Easy Steps

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:06:41 GMT

Cybercrooks stalk small businesses that bank online

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:26:05 GMT

Where's the Line to See Jesus?

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:28:09 GMT

28 Colombian Christians detained for refusing to denounce their faith

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:50:35 GMT

Abraham Lincoln once posed a question: Suppose we agree to call a horse's tail a leg; then how many legs does a horse have? His hearers answered five. No, said Lincoln, our agreeing to call a tail a leg does not make it a leg. Similarly, the District Council's action in calling something marriage cannot make it marriage.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:11:28 GMT

Fall of the Republic: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:04:08 GMT

Canadian Parliament Attempts To Legalize Euthanasia (Bill C-384)

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:11:21 GMT

St Damien: The leper priest of Molokai Today, Pope Benedict XVI will be canonising Fr Damien de Veuster, known everywhere as the Leper Priest of Molokai.

Fr de Veuster celebrated his first Mass in the boiling hot chapel where he was confronted with all the physical unpleasantness of leprosy including the stench of rotting flesh. He had to turn away in order not to be sick by going to the open window, but the building was surrounded by those who could not get into the little church.

Fr de Veuster soon recognised that the exiles were hurt because he never touched anyone or smoked the communal pipe. If he really wanted to win their hearts he would have to accept them fully and risk infection. Once contracted, he knew he would die within three or four years. He soon began his sermons with the words, "We lepers..."

His ministry had four concerns:

1) The spiritual needs of the lepers. Facing death, it was easy for them to throw off all moral restraint and resort to drunkenness and sexual profligacy. He built chapels with his own hands while he faced undercover but prevailing witchcraft.

2) The exiles all needed medical care. Besides leprosy, the patients suffered from all kinds of secondary infections: lice and tick infestations, scabies, lung infections, ulcerated sores, diarrhea, coughs, etc. He helped to alleviate all these needs, often in the face of indifference, delays and even open opposition.

3) There were many orphans, prey to pimps or used as house slaves. In time he was caring for over a hundred orphan boys himself. Besides spiritual teaching, he involved them in his building projects.

4) He laboured to raise the living conditions of the lepers, helping them erect their cottages, bringing in an adequate water supply from a stream a long way off, insisting on better food and adequate clothing. He dug their graves and made their coffins. Fr de Veuster loved God and his whole life long was true to his vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. In December 1884, he noticed severe blisters on his feet without the presence of pain. He died of leprosy on April 15, 1889 after 16 years of undaunted dedication. No wonder that he has become the Patron of those afflicted with HIV and AIDS.

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:01:32 GMT

Jezu, ufam Tobie!

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:09:17 GMT

Abortifacients -- The Other Forbidden Grief

I thought birth control pills stopped fertilization when in fact that is not the case. The pills stop the already-fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. In other words, they act as abortifacients.

I didn't realize the impact this new found information would have on me until several years later when I was with a friend visiting Epcot Center in Disney World. It was in the Wonder of Life exhibit where I would come to the complete realization of the consequences of my birth control actions. As I began to watch a beautiful photographic video showing the wonder of how life began, I realized what taking the birth control pills really meant: aborting new life. ....I came to grips with the fact that I had not only shut myself off to life, but had also destroyed an unknown number of children. I came out of that exhibit and there was a giant rushing water fountain nearby. I walked over to it and began to sob uncontrollably. I stayed there for quite some time absorbed in my sudden feelings of grief and remorse. This was the very first time I became aware of the full impact of what I had done.

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:38:59 GMT

Ten lies that lead to divorce

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:30:53 GMT

"Our true humanness is found only in a relationship with God."

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:02:38 GMT

Killing Rifqa

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:35:58 GMT

Chickens Not Fooled by GM Crops

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:20:18 GMT

What Will You Say When God Asks: "Where Are Those Whom I Have Entrusted to You?"

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:58:13 GMT

Nashville nuns attracting most US postulants

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:07:12 GMT

The Fruits of the Mysteries of the Rosary

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:07:32 GMT

Life of young, vibrant Catholic, inspires many to come back to the Church

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:41:37 GMT

Eucharistic adoration leading to booming vocations in Uganda

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:17:28 GMT

The disasters of the Quran_1
The disasters of the Quran_2
The disasters of the Quran_3
Of all the religions Islam is the only one that has to threaten its adherents with death if they try to break away.

Wed, 20 May 2009 14:32:37 GMT

Ultrasound technology is partly responsible for Americans’ gradual shift to identifying themselves as pro-life.

Sun, 17 May 2009 11:13:25 GMT

The 13th day

October 13th 1917, Fatima, Portugal.

FACT: Over 70,000 witnesses watched the sun spinning in the sky before plummeting towards the earth, in an extraordinary prophesised event, which became known as ‘The Miracle of the Sun’.

In a world torn apart by persecution, war and oppression, 3 children were chosen to offer a message of hope to the world.

Based on the memoirs of the oldest Seer, Lucia Santos, and many thousands of independent eye-witness accounts, The 13th Day dramatizes the TRUE story of three young shepherds who experienced six interactive apparitions with a “Lady from Heaven” between May and October 1917, which culminated into the final prophesized Miracle.

Abducted from their homes, thrown into prison and interrogated under the threat of death in the government’s attempt to silence them, the children remained true to their story.

The lady, who later revealed herself to be the Blessed Mary, gave a SECRET to the children told in three parts, from a harrowing vision of hell, to prophetic warnings of future events including the advent and timing of the Second World War, the spread of communism, and the assassination of the Pope.

All three Seers have since die. Two of them have been beatified.

Stylistically beautiful and technically innovative, writer-directors Ian & Dominic Higgins use state-of-the-art digital effects to create stunning images of the visions and the final miracle that have never before been fully realized on screen.

Shot on location in Portugal and in the UK, 13th Day Films worked with a cast of over 250 to re-create the scenes of the 70,000 strong crowds, and 3 Portuguese children play the iconic roles of the Seers.

Witness the greatest miracle of the 20th Century, and experience the incredible, emotionally-charged and often harrowing world of three young children whose choice to remain loyal to their beliefs, even in the face of death, would inspire thousands.

Running Time: 85 minutes
Format: High Definition / Dolby Surround Sound
Rights Ownership: 100% worldwide.

Thu, 14 May 2009 13:26:22 GMT

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R. (1819-1867)

Thu, 14 May 2009 13:12:03 GMT

National March For Life, May 14 2009 at noon, Parliament Hill, Ottawa

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:50:44 GMT

Holy Father to grant plenary indulgences for the Year of Priests

The means to obtain the indulgence are as follows:

(A) All truly penitent priests who, on any day, devotedly pray Lauds or Vespers before the Blessed Sacrament exposed to public adoration or in the tabernacle, and ... offer themselves with a ready and generous heart for the celebration of the Sacraments, especially the Sacrament of Penance, will be granted a Plenary Indulgence, which they can also apply to their deceased confreres, if in accordance with current norms they take Sacramental Confession and the Eucharist and pray in accordance with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff. Priests are furthermore granted a Partial Indulgence, also applicable to deceased confreres, every time they devotedly recite the prayers duly approved to lead a saintly life and to carry out the duties entrusted to them.

(B) All truly penitent Christian faithful who, in church or oratory, devotedly attend Holy Mass and offer prayers to Jesus Christ, supreme and eternal Priest, for the priests of the Church, or perform any good work to sanctify and mold them to His Heart, are granted a Plenary Indulgence, on the condition that they have expiated their sins through Sacramental Confession and prayed in accordance with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff. This may be done on the opening and closing days of the Year of Priests, on the 150th anniversary of the death of St. Jean Marie Vianney, on the first Thursday of the month, or on any other day established by the ordinaries of particular places for the good of the faithful.

The elderly, the sick and all those who for any legitimate reason are unable to leave their homes, may still obtain a plenary indulgence if, with the soul completely removed from attachment to any form of sin and with the intention of observing, as soon as they can, the usual three conditions, "on the days concerned, they pray for the sanctification of priests and offer their sickness and suffering to God through Mary, Queen of the Apostles."

Additionally, a partial indulgence will be offered to the faithful each time they pray five “Our Father,” “Hail Mary” and “Glory Be,” or any other duly approved prayer "in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to ask that priests maintain purity and sanctity of life."

Thu, 07 May 2009 18:14:32 GMT

Woman with multiple sclerosis throws away crutches at Lourdes

Thu, 07 May 2009 18:12:18 GMT

Eight Habits of Highly Effective Bishops

Tue, 05 May 2009 18:37:48 GMT

Muslim Demographics

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:24:57 GMT

First Church built in Cuba in fifty years.

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:43:41 GMT

There cannot be anything great in us in the sight of God except our passive endurance. Therefore let us think of it no more, let us leave the care of our sanctification to God who well knows how to effect it. It all depends on the watchful care, and particular operation of divine Providence, and is accomplished in a great measure without our knowledge, and even in a way that is unexpected, and disagreeable to us. Let us fulfill peacefully the little duties of our active fidelity, without aspiring to those that are greater, because God does not give Himself to us by reason of our own efforts. We shall become saints of God, of His grace, and of His special providence. He knows what rank to give us, let us leave it to Him, and without forming to ourselves false ideas, and empty systems of sanctity, let us content ourselves with loving Him unceasingly, and in pursuing with simplicity the path He has marked out for us, where all is so mean and paltry in our eyes, and in the estimation of the world. Jean Pierre de Caussade, S.J. - Abandonment to Divine Providence.

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:58:38 GMT

The Prophecies and Revelations of Saint Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:15:54 GMT

Umbert the Unborn

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:49:09 GMT

"Come and See" Evenings:
March 20, 2009
April 17, 2009

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:22:20 GMT

The Jesuit Who Inspired the Pope's Ideas on Islam

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:58:36 GMT

"Brain Death" as Criteria for Organ Donation is a "Deception": Bereaved Mother

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:03:28 GMT

The Spirit of Islam

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:25:30 GMT

12-Year-Old Steals Day with Pro-Life Speech

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:17:36 GMT

Pakistan: Child poet takes on the Taliban

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:43:23 GMT

New York archdiocese plans intense 24-hour campaign to encourage Confession

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:08:56 GMT

What happened to free speech on campus?

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:14:30 GMT

God be merciful to us...

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:30:41 GMT

Poster for prayer service saves a life

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:27:26 GMT

A Believe-It-or-Not Cancer Drug - CellAdam Is Successful, Natural, Ethical

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:41:33 GMT

Confession (english)

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:47:42 GMT

" Come and see " Evenings - Vocation Discernment Friday January 16, 2009 at St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish 4455 West Broadway in N.D.G. " Lord, what do you want me to do? " For men, 18 to 54 years old, who may be discerning a call to the priesthood, the Diocesan Vocation Office is offering informal get-togethers from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM on the following Fridays in 2008-2009 to provide fellowship and support for those who are considering following Jesus Christ as a priest. Each evening begins with supper and recreation and is followed by prayer and a time of input and sharing where issues concerning priestly life and ministry are discussed. For information, please contact Father Robert Clark at (514) 925-4348 or by e-mail at vocationsmtl@hotmail.com

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:38:18 GMT

The miracle of Damascus

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:12:44 GMT

L'Argent Dette (video 52 min) - Money as debt

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:48:04 GMT

The Spiritual and Psychological Value of Frequent Confession

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:51:06 GMT

Islam - What the West needs to know (video 1h39mn)

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:34:30 GMT

....printing money is a sovereign act and is governed by laws. A creditor cannot refuse payment in money that has legal tender and demand instead payment according to his or her wish (gold, silver or what not) if he or she has not negotiated it beforehand. Those who control the money supply through ad hoc rules can favour some over others. Thus the paradox of modern democracy is that a sovereign people (through its supposed representatives, parliaments, heads of state and government) have de facto no power or right over the US Federal reserve (or the European Central Bank) with regards to such an important sovereign act. In order to protect the public and avoid political interference printing money has been privatised and placed beyond public control. Through its representatives the sovereign cannot be trusted and thus is not sovereign. Few know that the US Federal Reserve was established under private law; the same is true for the Bank of Italy and many other central banks. It has been so since the dawn of parliamentary government, right after the Glorious revolution if 1688.

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:30:52 GMT

...Muhammad, doing away with grace and love as typified by the New Testament, tried instead to usher mankind back to an era of law and fear. Life TV’s Father Zakaria Botros recently ran a show dedicated to answering the question, “Was Muhammad a messenger from God or Satan?”

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:11:29 GMT

the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:52:31 GMT

Just Tell Us The Truth...

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:01:07 GMT

Muslim convert to Catholicism tells pope Islam is not inherently good

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:29:15 GMT

Randall Terry Arrested at Thomas More Cathedral

ARLINGTON, Va. (Catholic Online) - Randall Terry, the Founder of Operation Rescue and convert to the Catholic Church,has issued the following Press Release: "It is with great grief that I report to you that I, Randall Terry, along with Brian Sherwood and Joseph Landry, were arrested on Respect Life Sunday, October 5, at St. Thomas More Cathedral in Arlington, Virginia. We were charged with trespass, held by the police for four hours, then released.We were arrested for handing out a pro-life brochure on the church parking lot entitled, Faithful Catholic Citizenship. Faithful Catholic Citizenship is based upon quotes from John Paul II from Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life.) Read it at www.humbleplea.com. (See link for Faithful Catholic Citizenship.) The reason certain bishops find this literature alarming, is because it actually names Obama as a die hard supporter of child-killing. The argument is simple: since Obama would extend the murder of the innocent, a Catholic cannot vote for him with a clear conscience in this election. Certain bishops are hamstrung with the fear of losing their "tax-exempt status" if they name a candidate in an election cycle. So the name "Obama" is off limits, and so is any literature that names him. The great irony is that we were arrested at St. Thomas More Cathedral. St.Thomas More was arrested, tried, and beheaded because he believed that the authority of the Church is not subject to the state...

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:02:40 GMT

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:05:23 GMT

We are blessed in the 21st century with crystal-clear photographs and action films of the living realities within their pregnant mothers. No one with the slightest measure of integrity or honor could fail to know what these marvelous beings manifestly, clearly, and obviously are, as they smile and wave into the world outside the womb. In simplest terms, they are human beings with an inalienable right to live, a right that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is bound to defend at all costs for the most basic of ethical reasons. They are not parts of their mothers, and what they are depends not at all upon the opinions of theologians of any faith. Anyone who dares to defend that they may be legitimately killed because another human being “chooses” to do so or for any other equally ridiculous reason should not be providing leadership in a civilized democracy worthy of the name. Edward Cardinal Egan Archbishop of New York

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:00:16 GMT

"Destruction of the embryo in the mother's womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed on this nascent life. To raise the question whether we are here concerned already with a human being or not is merely to confuse the issue. The simple fact is that God certainly intended to create a human being and that this nascent human being has been deliberately deprived of his life. And that is nothing but murder." Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:22:34 GMT

Son of Hamas Leader Turns Back on Islam and Embraces Christianity

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:23:14 GMT

There is no more noble title in the world - Humane Vitae 40 years on - Homily by Fr. Richard Simon A Roman Catholic Priest Of The Archdiocese of Chicago, from Saint Lambert parish Stockie Ill.

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:24:12 GMT

Noah’s Ark and the Ark of the Covenant carried by the Israelites. Both symbols point to the ultimate scriptural Ark: the Blessed Virgin Mary. "It is Mary who led us into faith by bearing the True Presence of Christ who is the New Covenant"

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:21:18 GMT

You can be firm with your kids, but the Lord doesn't want you to use an insulting tone.

Fri, 23 May 2008 09:07:33 GMT

The counting of the Omer is intended to remind us of the link between Passover, which commemorates the Exodus, and Shavu'ot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah. It reminds us that the redemption from slavery was not complete until we received the Torah.

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:26:24 GMT

Testimony: conversion of a muslim, to christianity.... (video 20 min)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:19:35 GMT

Why Muslims Convert to Christianity

You don’t need a cardinal to answer that

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:12:51 GMT

In a satirical manner, Cardinal Arinze criticized a standard pro-abortion political argument. “To the person who says, ‘Personally, I am against abortion, but then if people really want to do it I leave them free’ you can say ‘You are a member of the senate or the congress. “‘Personally I am not in favor of shooting the whole lot of you, but if somebody else wants to shoot all of you in the senate or all of you in the congress, it’s just pro-choice for that. “’But personally I’m not in favor.’ “That is what they are saying,” the cardinal argued. “They are saying that personally, he is not in favor of killing these millions of children in the womb, but if others want to do it, he is pro-choice.”... The cardinal noted that he is often asked if a politician who votes for abortion should receive Holy Communion. He said his reply was, “Do you really need a cardinal from the Vatican to answer that?” “Get the children for first communion and say to them, somebody votes for the killing of unborn babies, and says, I voted for that, I will vote for that every time and these babies are killed, not one or two, but in millions, and that person says I am a practicing Catholic, should that person receive communion next Sunday? “The children for first communion will answer that at the drop of a hat. You don’t need a cardinal to answer that.”

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:08:02 GMT

In 1980 the U.S. Supreme Court, in a five-to-four decision, turned seeds into widgets...

Skin Disease May Be Linked to GM Food...biochemist Vitaly Citovsky discovered that the fibers contain a substance called “Agrobacterium,” which, according to New Scientist, is “used commercially to produce genetically-modified plants.” Could GM plants be “causing a new human disease?...Could it be that companies such as Monsanto have enough clout to effectively squash these stories? If they have enough clout to ruin countries by deceiving impoverished farmers into purchasing patented GMO seeds, and then take it a step further and force these poor people to purchase seeds year after year instead of harvesting their own, then they have enough clout to ...

Miraculous cure attributed to intercession of Cardinal Eduardo Pironio

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:43:26 GMT

Buenos Aires, Mar 4, 2008 / 04:07 pm (CNA).- The cause of beatification of Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, who died in 1998, could move ahead if the cure of 15 month-old boy who suffered from paint poisoning is declared miraculous.

The vice postulator of the cause, Beatriz Buzzetti Thomson, is responsible for investigating the complete cure of the child, whose identity has not been revealed and is two and a half years old.

According to local reporters, after the accident, the parents of the child prayed for the intercession of Cardinal Pironio. The child improved and was released from the hospital despite doctors’ assurances that if he survived, he would suffer long-term complications.

The prayer, which the parents found on the back of a holy card and has been approved by the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, reads as follows:

God, our Father, you called your servant Eduardo Francisco Pironio to serve your Church as a priest and a bishop, comforted by the maternal care of the Virgin Mary, you made him a joyful proclaimer of hope and the cross. Grant us that, following his example, we may proclaim and give witness to our faith with a merciful and welcoming heart and, through his intercession, give us the grace that we confidently ask of you.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

His Life

Eduardo Francisco Pironio was born in the town of Nueve de Julio, Argentina, on December 3, 1920. He was the 22nd child of a family of Italian immigrants...

Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast will deny politicians Communion if they support abortion

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:24:33 GMT

Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast says he will first speak with politicians who support abortion and encourage them to convert to the pro-life perspective. But, for those elected officials who continue to advocate legal abortions, he would tell them they shouldn't be taking part in the Christian sacrament. “Given your stubbornness on this particular issue, you should not publicly receive the Eucharist until you’ve changed your mind," he told the Western Catholic Reporter about what he'd say. Archbishop Prendergast's warning would be instructional rather than condemning. “The bishop is not a policeman,” he said. “He is a father in Christ, a Shepherd of his flock.” He also encouraged Catholic parishioners to do their own part to urge Catholic politicians to follow the teachings of the Church in their public policy. “We all have to live our lives as faithful Christians in politics, in public life, in the schools and in every area of life,” he said.

Vocation inquiries increased 30 percent in 2007, survey finds

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:19:23 GMT

Religious vocation as a life choice has been off the radar screen for too long. What this crop of discerners is finding is that the option of life as a brother, sister, or priest may be the one that satisfies their heart's desire above all else

Close Up: Taking the veil

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:10:49 GMT

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Becoming a nun seems an archaic thing to do in this modern and increasingly secular society, and yet the order of nuns at St Anthony's in Wanganui, New Zeland, are in no short supply.

Canadian Priests for Life Head Fr. Jim Whalen Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:04:53 GMT

Fr. Jim Whalen, The National Director of Priests for Life, Canada suffered a massive heart attack Sunday morning while conducting a Pro-Life Mission at Most Holy Rosary Parish in Thorold, Ontario (Near Niagara Falls)...
In the summer of 1996, Fr. Jim was asked by a group of people in the Diocese of Pembroke to take on the role of National Director for a newly created organization called Priests for Life Canada. Without hesitation, Fr. Jim accepted. When asked why he was so open to taking on this challenge, Fr. Jim answered "As a priest, we cannot 'not be involved'. We must use all the forces available to us to attack the problems of contraception, abortion, and euthanasia".

Prior to becoming a priest, Father Jim taught at all levels in the Ottawa Separate School system. In addition to being bilingual, he was serving as the spiritual director of The Senatus, the Governing Body of the Legion of Mary, Northern Ontario. He also spent thirty years as Chaplain for Native Peoples of Ottawa and was one of the founders of Odawa Native Friendship Center. Further involvement included his work assisting the Ottawa area Catholic Home Schooler's Association as Spiritual Advisor and he taught Religious Science for two years at Ottawa University.

Humanae Vitae Priests

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:55:10 GMT

We are just five months away from the 40th anniversary of the papal encyclical on birth control, entitled Humanae Vitae, and I am writing to ask your assistance in a project that I hope will impact thousands of men responsible for this marvelous teaching—our priests and seminarians. The project is simple: to send to as many priests and seminarians as possible a new email newsletter that is dedicated to educating them on the teaching of this encyclical.

Bishop Fulton Sheen- His Last Words

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:20:14 GMT

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If you but stumble into those confessional boxes, He will welcome you back...

I have never received the punishment that I deserved... and if we look into our own souls, I think we will also come to that conclusion...

Does God know what it is to suffer ?... The difference between Need Love and Gift Love....

I must be about my Fathers business.... There is your Mother...

Show me your hands... show me your feet... show me your heart...

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:59:09 GMT

Protest against Pope at Sapienza university was based on false encyclopedia entry

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:28:24 GMT

....accepting public money to perform a government-desired service does not make a private agency part of the government. Nor does it transform the government into a catechism class. But insofar as any “debt” exists in a government and religious agency relationship, it’s the government that owes the service provider, not the other way around. Obviously, if the government wants to carry the social burden it currently asks religious-affiliated groups to carry, that’s the government’s business—and so are the costs and problems that go along with it. But if religious groups do help bear the burden, often at a financial loss to themselves, then they can reasonably insist on the right to protect their own mission. The privilege of helping the government is pretty thin soup if the cost involves compromising one’s religious identity. The second and more dangerous problem with bills like HB 1080 is that they aggressively advance a secularist interpretation of the “separation of Church and state.” Whether they do it consciously or not, groups like the Anti-Defamation League seem to argue from the presumption that any public money passing through religious agency hands is somehow rendered “baptized” and therefore unable to serve the common good. Aside from being enormously offensive to religious believers, this view is also alien to American history, which is filled with examples of government and private religious cooperation to achieve common public goals. It’s certainly reasonable for government to require that religious service agencies refrain from using public funds to proselytize. But Catholic Charities doesn’t do that anyway; that’s not its purpose. In fact, the overwhelming majority of the six hundred jobs at Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Denver are already open to anyone of goodwill and competence, regardless of religious background. The relatively few positions that do require a faithful, practicing Catholic are exactly the ones that help guarantee Charities’ “Catholic” identity and its grounding in the social ministry of the Church. It’s unreasonable—in fact, it shows a peculiar hostility toward religion—to claim that religious organizations will compromise the public good if they remain true to their religious identity while serving the poor with public funds. That’s just a new form of prejudice, using the “separation of Church and state” as an alibi. Bills like HB 1080 are now occurring all over the country. The lesson here for American Catholics is this: For more than forty years, we’ve worked to integrate, accommodate, and assimilate to American society in the belief that a truly diverse public square would have room for authentically Catholic life and faith. We need to revisit that assumption. It turns out that nobody gets anything for free. If we want to influence, or even have room to breathe in the American environment of coming generations, we’ll need to work for it and fight for it—always in a spirit of justice and charity, but also vigorously and without apology. Anyone who still has an easy confidence about the Catholic “place” in American life had better wake up.

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:52:04 GMT

...these are both very deeply devout Catholic young people and yet their temperaments and their cultures are radically different

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:57:06 GMT

Cigarette Silence - When will the Church comment on the evils of Big Tobacco? ...Clearly there would be an impact if the Church decided to take a stand on the insidious practices of an industry whose business plan is to make it easier to turn their consumers into addicts. ...The soon-to-be-launched “Marlboro Intense” will allow smokers to cope with indoor smoking bans by taking quick, deep puffs of a shorter but more potent cigarette during a quick outdoor break. It’s an insidiously brilliant idea—and one that has global human implications to which the Catholic Church must pay attention. Philip Morris USA and Philip Morris International will become two separate companies, parent company, Altria, announced this week. By doing this, Philip Morris International will be outside of the reach of most all regulatory efforts and threats of legal liability. Even after this split from the US market, PMI will be the third most profitable consumer goods concern in the world—and will have worldwide autonomy to create products that kill. ... As a public health professional, I do not consider 485,000 premature deaths annually in the United States to be “trivial.” And I am outraged to see the ongoing marketing of cigarettes here in our country. But this week’s move by Philip Morris to go on a worldwide campaign to sell these new “sexy” types of cigarettes—to newly addict hundreds of millions more people in Africa, China, Korea, Russia and beyond—is nothing short of appalling.

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:03:26 GMT

Twins Save Mom's Life, Kick Loose Deadly Tumor From Mom's Cervix While Still in Womb

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:27:34 GMT

Fulton Sheen, Still a Powerful Witness: An Interview with Fr. Andrew Apostoli

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:05:11 GMT

That sign of hope at massive life rally.... l'arc en ciel à la fin de la manifestation pro-vie devant la cour suprême des États-Unis le 22 janvier 2008. Video YouTube