If you feel like howling at the moon, this is your weekend. 2014 is the year of the super moon, and we are having our third super moon this weekend. It will be at its absolute mostest tomorrow night — July 12, 2014. Tonight won’t be too shabby, either. That gives photographers a two-fer. If it’s cloudy tonight, or you don’t have the right lens, there’s always tomorrow. Me? I’m revving up the insect repellent and charging my camera battery.... Read more
If a priest reveals what he’s heard in confession, will he go to hell? I’ve read that a priest who violates the seal of confession suffers automatic excommunication which only the Holy See can remove. So, I would guess that a priest who reveals what he hears in confession is, at the least, in danger of hell. That’s a serious question, for the simple reason that, in this anti-Catholic climate, we’re going to see more and more attempts to... Read more
Our Papa brings it with this extraordinary reflection on sex abuse. Have I mentioned that I love this man? Read more
To join the conversation about How the West Really Lost God, a New Theory of Secularization or to order a copy, go here. How the West Really Lost God, a New Theory of Secularization, is an important book. It’s the kind of book that is bound to provoke discussion. It will be lauded and excoriated. That’s because it deals with important issues and advances an argument for a new explanation of much-discussed social trends. A lot of people have a... Read more
Senator Harry Reid, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, is leading the charge to overturn the Hobby Lobby decision. From The Washington Post: “One thing we’re going to do during this work period, sooner rather than later, is to ensure that women’s lives are not determined by virtue of five white men,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on Tuesday. “This Hobby Lobby decision is outrageous, and we’re going to do something about it. People are... Read more
Apologies, my friends. I underestimated the time I would need to take care of my family. I am taking one more day away from blogging. I will be back tomorrow. Promise. In the meantime, please add me and mine to your prayer list. In Christ, Rebecca Read more
Dear Public Catholic-ers: I need a day away to deal with family needs. I’ll be back and blogging tomorrow. If you can spare a prayer for an unnamed intention, I would be most grateful. In Christ, Rebecca Read more
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, made the statement below at a 4-day meeting hosted by British Foreign Secretary William Hague and UN Special Envoy Angeline Jolie. Cardinal Nichols’ comments address a several issues that I think are important ones for the Church to take up if we want to end sexual violence. He deplored the de facto cultural acceptance of sexual violence. This is a key component in the issue everywhere on the globe, including here in... Read more
Oklahoma was first settled when the United States government consigned the Five Civilized Tribes to the eastern half of what was then a territory. The government promised the tribes that this land would remain theirs forever. The Five Civilized Tribes are the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations. The law the United States Congress passed to do this was called the Indian Removal Act. This was in 1830. The Trail of Tears took place after the Treaty of... Read more
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