Watching and learning from Mother Dolores Hart over the past few months has been so amazing. You might recall that back in June I had the opportunity to hear her speak a few times and to enjoy a meal with her. Mother’s spunk, her spirit, and her deep love for our faith continue to uplift and inspire me. So I’m happy to pass along the following information about this special lady’s embracing of New Media technologies to spread the Good... Read more
I don’t do a ton of pro-life stuff here at Patheos. I hope my readers know my feelings in this arena (100% pro-life from conception until natural death) and I have the sense that there are other outlets that can more effectively cover this subject. But every once in a while I run across a treasure that is too awesome not to share, and today I have one in the form of a blog post from a post-abortive woman. I... Read more
For those of you praying with me for the health and wellbeing of my fellow Catholic blogger Thomas Peters of American Papist, you’ll want to know that Thom is scheduled for surgery tomorrow at 7:30 am ET. You can find all of the details online at the blog. Please take a moment tonight or early tomorrow morning to remember Thomas and his wife Natalie in your prayers. A novena for Thomas and Natalie — being prayed through the intercession of Servant... Read more
Recently released by EWTN, this promo for the new show EWTN News Nightly with Colleen Carroll Campbell has me truly excited. We watched — and fell in love with — Colleen during the recent Conclave coverage on EWTN. She was impeccably informed, true to the teachings of the Church and altogether charming in her sharing of those amazing events attendant to Pope Francis’ election and installation. I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Colleen in person, but her book My... Read more
An announcement in our parish bulletin this weekend caught my eye. It was an invitation to the annual retreat for our parish’s women’s chapter of Christians in Commerce. While the retreat is bad timing for me, I have been praying about the idea of joining this group as a regular member. I’ve been looking for a while for a women’s group to attend. Our parish has two lovely women’s bible study groups, but their timing in the middle of the... Read more
With legislation pending in California relating to the treatment of transgender students in California schools, the California Catholic Conference has a blog post by Judy Barrett which speaks to this issue. From Ms. Barrett’s post: If signed into law by the governor, AB 1266 will require public schools to allow a child of any age “to participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and use facilities consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of... Read more
News reports coming out of the Vatican today are documenting a remarkable, spontaneous visit by Pope Francis to the Vatican’s industrial zone, including a visit to the power plant, the woodworking area, and also time spent with the blacksmiths and plumbers. Per the News.va website: A visit that everyone hoped for and no one could have imagined on a normal August morning, when the city seemed empty. An ordinary work day had just begun in the carpentry workshop, the heating... Read more
This week saw lots of action on and offline. Our family is home enjoying the “dog days of summer” before the start of another school year. On Twitter this week, we witnessed the fact that the Vatican has yet to “ramp down” for the summer. Elsewhere around the web, things were equally as busy. Thanks to John Clem, the Director and Media Minister at Catholic Web Services (http://catholicws.com/), we’ve got a full recap of all of this week’s most important action both online... Read more
Today, we celebrate the life of St. Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221), probably best known for his founding of a religious order or preachers (the Dominicans!) and his deep devotion to our Blessed Mother through the Rosary. To celebrate this day, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite Rosary resources (listed here in no particular order): How to Pray the Rosary – From the website of the USCCB, a clear guide on how to pray the Rosary and several... Read more
Hot off the press this morning, an official press release on the new Motu Proprio of Pope Francis concerning “the prevention and countering of money laundering, the financing of terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.” At the moment, only the Italian version of the full document is listed on the Vatican website, but most certainly a full English version will be online there soon. This press release offers the highlights: COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE MOTU PROPRIO OF... Read more
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