Adoration and the Mist, the Veil

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:44 am By Elizabeth Scalia

Last night I had the tremendous opportunity to participate in Adoration with the Nocturnal Adoration Society, which is different from merely going to an hour of silent Adoration. The NAS promotes Adoration and specifically works to organize whole nights of prayer, with hourly teams getting together to chant the psalms, read scripture and the writings of the Church Fathers and to simply pray – it is all prayer, really – before the Blessed Sacrament. The prayer goes essentially from sundown... Read more

What a crass-y guy!

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:44 am By Elizabeth Scalia

It’s like he’s not even trying, anymore: Obama couldn’t even get his manners right. Ever the partisan, he took a shot at his host, Holland Congressional representative Pete Hoekstra who was in the audience. Despite opposing the Recovery Act, Hoekstra attended the ground-breaking ceremony, he told The View, “out of respect for the office of president.” The respect was not returned. “Some made the political calculation that it’s better to obstruct than to lend a hand,” sneered Obama at the... Read more

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:44 am By Elizabeth Scalia

Prelude to the second reading at Vigils (Office of Readings): Sacred Scripture celebrated the beauty of Carmel where the prophet Elijah defended the purity of Israel’s faith in the living God. In the twelfth century, hermits withdrew to that mountain and later founded the Carmelite Order devoted to the contemplative life under the patronage of Mary, the holy Mother of God. The Feastday of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is kept with great joy by Carmelites active and contemplative. We... Read more

The Vatican’s Epic Fail – UPDATE

Last updated on: June 3, 2015 at 2:35 am By Elizabeth Scalia

Oh, for crying out loud! See here and here and here and here and here Honestly, do I have to go to Rome and storm the press office of the Holy See, and sit the curia down and pull their hats off to smack them upside the head? Must I bang on their desks and say: “stupido! Stupido! PR IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE! On the rare occasion where you’ve done something that will bring you a cautious measure of good... Read more

US Figure Skating Champ on Faith

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:44 am By Elizabeth Scalia

Timothy Dalrymple, who has had the opportunity to interview several athletes on the role of faith in their lives. Today he posts a chat with former US Figure Skating Champ Kimmie Meissner, who is currently in college and considering her future plans, on her Catholic faith. Check it out, and the other links as well. Nice stuff to read and pass on to the young ‘uns you know! Related: Soccer Goalie to make Pilgrimage From Olympic Speed Skater to Franciscan... Read more

Hitchens and the Subversive Liberty of Prayer

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:44 am By Elizabeth Scalia

Over at Hot Air, yesterday’s quotes of the day were all about the oddly controversial issue of whether or not Christians, or any people of faith, have any business praying for Christopher Hitchens as he battles cancer. The topic has generated a great deal of surprising commentary, even here on this blog; at Hot Air, they are highlighting quotes from Fr. Robert Barron, whose Word on Fire videos i sometimes post here, and from this really excellent exchange between Hitchens... Read more

Adrift and trembling…

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:45 am By Elizabeth Scalia

Do yourself a favor and go read this short piece by Joseph Bottum. It is so us. Read more

The Reality of Pope Benedict, 2010

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:45 am By Elizabeth Scalia

The other day I was chatting with a friend about how the reality of Pope Benedict the XVI been nothing like the “petrifying” whip-cracking reactionary that so many talking heads had predicted back in 2005. Yes, E.J. Dionne had actually said he was “petrified” over what the dreaded Joseph Ratzinger–the caricature of the media’s own creation–would do to the Church. That made me go look up and dust off a link-heavy piece where I’d looked back at some of those... Read more

Triplets

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:45 am By Elizabeth Scalia

My Li’l Bro Thom and I were talking about how I look like two other writers we know or know of. Then he sent me this. Charming. Read more

Dancing at Auschwitz

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:45 am By Elizabeth Scalia

The notation at YouTube reads: On a recent trip to Europe, a family of three generations (a Holocaust survivor, his daughter and his grandchildren) dance to Gloria Gaynor’s pop song – ‘I Will Survive’ at concentration camps and memorials throughout Europe. This clip was first edited with the help of my friend Pisithpong Siraphisit who runs Compeung Art Village, Chiang Mai, Thailand. This dance is a tribute to the tenacity of the human spirit and a celebration of life. Despite... Read more