Friday march 19, 2010 Modern photocopiers save potentially confidential information on a hard disk. 12:00:41 PM

Monday march 15, 2010 The scientific method applied to the rigorous analysis of the probable cause of the destruction of the World Trade Center complex. Video (2H). 5:04:16 AM

Tuesday march 9, 2010 Like him or not, Denver's Chaput is a very 21st century bishop 8:58:37 AM

Thursday march 4, 2010 The last Anchorite: Video: Youtube part 1 | Youtubepart 2  - Livre: "Desert Father: A Journey in the Wilderness with Saint Anthony"  6:52:15 AM

Tuesday february 16, 2010 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 8:13:05 PM

Thursday february 11, 2010 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... 5:19:11 AM

Wednesday february 3, 2010 Children Full of Life 8:01:49 PM

Monday february 1, 2010 Modern Pharisees pervade Church 5:09:15 AM 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. 5:05:54 AM Tucson designer encourages Catholics to get 'mantled' 4:59:57 AM

Sunday january 24, 2010 Pope to priests: Go forth and blog 7:58:01 PM

Friday january 22, 2010 Majority of Americans, and Nearly 6 in 10 Young Adults, View Abortion as Morally Wrong 3:36:58 PM

Wednesday january 20, 2010 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. 3:53:58 AM

Monday january 11, 2010 conversion is the business of most of the world 3:05:20 PM 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. 12:23:11 PM Merry Christmas from the World of Islam 11:22:55 AM God's Love 9:19:51 AM

Friday january 8, 2010 Global Restrictions on Religion - Pew Forum 5:23:53 PM

Wednesday january 6, 2010 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. 7:11:17 AM

Saturday january 2, 2010 How Goldman Sachs Made Tens Of Billions Of Dollars From The Economic Collapse Of America In Four Easy Steps 6:41:52 AM

Thursday december 31, 2009 Cybercrooks stalk small businesses that bank online 11:06:41 AM

Saturday december 26, 2009 Where's the Line to See Jesus? 10:26:05 AM

Wednesday december 23, 2009 28 Colombian Christians detained for refusing to denounce their faith 10:28:09 AM

Sunday december 20, 2009 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. 5:50:35 AM

Thursday october 22, 2009 Fall of the Republic: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 3:11:28 PM

Thursday october 15, 2009 Canadian Parliament Attempts To Legalize Euthanasia (Bill C-384) 12:04:08 PM

Sunday october 11, 2009 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. 6:11:21 AM Jezu, ufam Tobie! 6:01:32 AM

Monday october 5, 2009 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. 4:09:17 AM

Monday september 28, 2009 Ten lies that lead to divorce 11:38:59 AM "Our true humanness is found only in a relationship with God." 11:30:53 AM

Monday september 21, 2009 Killing Rifqa 2:02:38 PM

Friday september 11, 2009 Chickens Not Fooled by GM Crops 10:35:58 AM

Wednesday september 9, 2009 What Will You Say When God Asks: "Where Are Those Whom I Have Entrusted to You?" 6:20:18 AM Nashville nuns attracting most US postulants 5:58:13 AM

Tuesday august 4, 2009 The Fruits of the Mysteries of the Rosary 5:07:12 AM

Friday july 31, 2009 Life of young, vibrant Catholic, inspires many to come back to the Church 5:07:32 PM

Thursday july 30, 2009 Eucharistic adoration leading to booming vocations in Uganda 10:41:37 AM