“Unsportsmanlike conduct”: football player penalized for thanking God after touchdown

Last updated on: October 23, 2015 at 6:40 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

From Syracuse.com: Late in the first half of Mexico Central Academy’s regular-season football finale atVernon-Verona-Sherrill on Saturday, Tigers’ quarterback Dante Turo took a snap from center and bolted 73 yards for a touchdown. As he crossed the goal line well ahead of any V-V-S defenders, Turo, a devout Christian, raised his right arm and pointed skyward. He also held the football up with his left hand. “I was just trying to give glory to God,” Turo said Tuesday. Instead of signalling a touchdown, an official... Read more

Mmm, mmm good? Campbell’s unveils a gay dads soup commercial

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 6:33 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Seems like everybody is hopping on the gay ad bandwagon. Take a look at the latest. Read more

Synod documents show insufficient support for changes in Communion

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 1:09 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

View image | gettyimages.com Details from The Wall Street Journal: Newly released documents show Catholic bishops are unlikely to back Pope Francis’ drive to let church members who have divorced and remarried receive Communion, threatening to set back one of the pope’s signature initiatives. Position papers prepared during a high-profile meeting on family issues indicate conservative opposition to the move remains strong. Without the support of the gathering, known as a synod, the pope faces the unpalatable choice of watching a... Read more

A Muslim mother offers blessing to her son, a newly ordained priest

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 1:02 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

Here’s something you don’t see every day: [img attachment=”73124″ align=”alignnone” size=”medium” alt=”INDONESIA_-_1012_-_Sacerdote_islam-629×353″ /] Details: A Muslim mother gave her blessing and support to her son who recently became one of the 11 newly ordained priests from the Societas Verbi Divini (SVD) order in the presence of Archbishop Vincensius Sensi Potokota. Robertus Belarminus Asiyanto, 31, was ordained last Oct. 10 at the St. Paul Ledalero Seminary, Maumere, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara. During the ordination rites, he was accompanied by his mother,... Read more

From John Paul, a message for our time—and all times

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 12:49 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

The great pontiff’s feast day is today, and you’ll find this inspiring (and timely) gift in the Office of Readings, from his first homily as pope: The new Successor of Peter in the See of Rome today makes a fervent, humble and trusting prayer: Christ, make me become and remain the servant of your unique power, the servant of your sweet power, the servant of your power that knows no dusk. Make me a servant: indeed, the servant of your... Read more

Trump: I’d close down some mosques, “I think that’s great”

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 12:25 pm By Deacon Greg Kandra

This is what we have come to. From The Washington Post: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to close some mosques within the United States in order to fight the Islamic State. In an interview on Fox Business, Stuart Varney asked Trump whether, if elected president, would take similar action as the British government, which has revoked the passports of people of some and closed mosques. “I would do that, absolutely, I think it’s great,” Trump... Read more

What defrock?!

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 10:45 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

This happens with some frequency, so it might be a good idea to look at a term that has become fairly common in the media: “Defrock.” Lately, a few places have used that word, or a variation of it, to describe what was done to that Polish monsignor who announced that he was gay and had a boyfriend. “Bishop Defrocks Gay Priest” was a common headline. Except, that’s really not accurate. As one canon lawyer noted a few years ago, the... Read more

Who was behind those stories about the pope’s brain tumor?

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 10:30 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

The Italian media are wondering: Conspiracy theories worthy of a Dan Brown novel sprouted in the Italian media on Thursday, with accusations that Pope Francis’s enemies were looking to undermine him after a newspaper reported he had a brain tumor. The Vatican angrily denied Wednesday’s story, calling it irresponsible and inexcusable, but rather than fading out of sight, the saga has inflated into a cloak-and-dagger whodunnit. “Who wants the pope dead,” the main headline in Il Giornale newspaper said. La Repubblica... Read more

What defrock?!

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 10:25 am By Deacon Greg Kandra

Trump: I’d close down some mosques, “I think that’s great”

Last updated on: October 22, 2015 at 10:19 am By Deacon Greg Kandra