Where a Roman Catholic deacon ponders the world
Won’t this look great in your driveway? Details: Back in 1965 for Pope Paul VI’s visit to the United States, a custom built 1964 Lincoln Continental Limousine was built for the Holy Father. That ’64 Continental is now up for auction at Bonhams on August 19 in California, where it’s expected to sell for up [...]
No question: you’ll definitely be able to spot them in a crowd. Take a look: Details, from Women of Grace (h/t New Advent) Young people who want to participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation at World Youth Day will be able to do so in ultra-modern portable confessionals that resemble a sailing ship and will sport [...]
The diocese is marking 10 years since it began its diaconate program; the first class (12 of them, like the apostles!) was ordained in 2006, and is pictured below. Florida Catholic takes a closer look at this vocation and the men who are a part of it: As the 12 men received the special sacrament [...]
He’s shown above with his children and grandchildren (and, according to the caption, his ex-wife on the far right). His surprising vocation is described in The Tidings: Grandfather-of-three, Patrick Sheridan, was ordained a Benedictine priest during a July 16 concelebrated Mass at St. Mary in Palmdale with Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar, presider, and Abbot Damien [...]
Padre Steve Leake, of the fine Da Mihi Animas blog, alerted me to some wonderful work being done by the young men in his Salesian formation program: a media ministry that’s spreading the Good News through modern media like YouTube. These guys have their very own Facebook page and have already produced some snazzy videos. [...]
Feeling sorry for yourself? Annoyed at your kids? Angry at your boss? This will change everything. Take four minutes and be moved beyond words. This puts it all in perspective. Beautifully. Painfully. (H/T to Gerard Nadal, who posted this on his FB page.)
A New Jersey man is arguing that he has a right to be able to put a cross in his front yard — though local authorities disagree. Details: It started as a simple gesture. But it could have implications far beyond the quiet Livingston street where Patrick Racaniello affixed a wooden cross on a tree [...]
I mean…really? From the AP: The city council of South America’s biggest city has adopted legislation calling for a Heterosexual Pride Day to be celebrated on the third Sunday of each December. Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab must sign the legislation for it to become law and has said only that he is studying it. [...]
Ladies and gentlemen: couch surfing. The only thing that would make this better? A TV.
“In Catholic thinking, the right to immigration is a ‘natural right.’ That means it is universal and inalienable. But it is not absolute. Immigrants are obliged to respect and abide by the laws and traditions of the countries they come to reside in. Catholic teaching also recognizes the sovereignty of nations to secure their borders [...]
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