… Obviously. In response to all the leftist outrage over the Hobby Lobby ruling… You do know that if you really can’t afford to fund your own promiscuity you can look into your local health department, where you can get your pills for free or dramatically reduced based on your income? Condoms are always free there. If you’re in college, go to your local student clinic. Your contraception is free there too. In other words, don’t make me financially support... Read more
… “Now, dear sons, you are to be raised to the order of priesthood.” HUNTERSVILLE — The morning of June 28 was marked by pure joy and gratitude as the Diocese of Charlotte’s three newest priests were ordained. With expressions filled with emotion, Paul Maxwell Buchanan, Noah Christian Carter and Paul David McNulty stood before Bishop Peter J. Jugis to present themselves for priestly ordination at the start of the ordination Mass at St. Mark Church. Father Christopher Gober, director... Read more
… “Last Sunday, for the first time in 1600 years, no mass was celebrated in Mosul.” 1600 years. Let that sink in for a moment. 1600 years. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized Iraq’s second largest city on June 10, causing most Christians in the region to flee in terror, in new kinship with the torment of Christ crucified on the cross. The remnant of Mosul’s ancient Christian community, long inhabitants of the place where many believe... Read more
… Today I will conquer the world! I will rise at dawn and spend an hour in contemplative prayer. Then I will take the dog for a jog and exercise, followed by a nice hot shower and a healthy homemade breakfast. Then I will write something profound and meaningful on my blog and change the world. The rest of my day will be spent productively doing yard work. Then I will toast my efforts with an adult libation enjoyed in... Read more
The Boy left for Scout Camp this weekend. He’ll be gone for an entire week. Summer Camp… and the parents of the world rejoiced. The Boy, pictured doing some weird squat-y thing. Thank you to everyone who helped make this trip possible. You guys are seriously awesome. Read more
Sister Blandina Segale From Fox News, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Wednesday it is exploring sainthood for an Italian-born nun who challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and schools. Archbishop Michael Sheehan said he has received permission from the Vatican to open the “Sainthood Cause” for Sister Blandina Segale, an educator and social worker who worked in Ohio, Colorado and New Mexico. Segale, a nun with the Sisters... Read more
… on the memorial of St. Josemaria Escriva and Sts. John and Paul with days 8 and 9. Click here to receive daily email notifications. Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena Prayers O my Jesus, you have said: “Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.” Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of… (Mention your Intention Here) Our Father, Who art in... Read more
… Can you imagine hearing those words. Spoken in lieu of a homily. Delivered by a Muslim. During the liturgy of mass. Jesus was a prophet equal to Mohammed. Would you have been able to contain your rage? From a Q & A answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and dean of theology at the Regina Apostolorum university. Rome, June 24, 2014 (Zenit.org) Q: During our sacred liturgy on Pentecost Sunday, in place of the... Read more
… because Church Universal. In the Philippines, as in other Catholic countries, June 24 is observed as the feast day of Saint John the Baptist. The day offers an excuse to engage in revelry such as dousing water on unwary people. In Aliaga, Nueva Ecija, in Barangay Bibiclat, hundreds of devotees of the village’s patron saint, John the Baptist, transform themselves into “mud people” — literally “taong putik.” The locals call the ritual Pagsa-San Juan. Outsiders call it the Taong... Read more
A recent acquisition by Mt. Healthy (OH) native Elizabeth Nourse, a favorite with Cincinnati art lovers, is the centerpiece of an exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum this winter. The exhibit, which opened Saturday, focuses on The First Communion (La première communion), a painting of a nun and two Breton girls that hung in the offices of the Cincinnati Catholic Women’s Association for more than 70 years. The CAM purchased it in 2012. Nourse, who was Catholic, spent most of... Read more
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