In Cameroon, Africa, books are scarce–especially the good ones. Which means few Catholics have access to quality spiritual reading. Fr. Linus, who is studying at one of the Cameroon seminaries, explains: “One of the key problems the Church in Cameroon is facing, as in many parts of Africa, is that Christians do not read. And if they do, it’s very thin. Most know very little about the Catholic faith and the situation is worst among the young people.” But what... Read more
… Bishop Samuel Aquila. “… he putative appointee — born in California to a family that emigrated West from South Philly — is slated to appear at the traditional 10am press conference before leading an evening Mass in the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, located in the shadow of the Colorado Capitol. By virtue of his appointment alone, the archbishop-elect would be expected to receive the pallium from the Pope’s hands in Rome a month from today on the feast... Read more
… There are a couple of these pro-abortion sites around, usually hosted by various abortion mills looking to validate themselves that being in the business of murdering infants is a good thing for women. The idea is that woman send them their positive abortion stories to … what… normalize abortion? Brag about? High five over a brew? I’m not entirely sure. Look, if you need a website to promote or normalize a behavior it’s a pretty good indication that the... Read more
Outrage Over 72 Hours Of Network Silence On Catholic Lawsuit Spreads To Other Christian Leaders… Fury over the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts’ continued refusal to report the lawsuits Catholic entities have filed against the Obama administration has spread beyond the Media Research Center watchdog group and Catholic leaders to nine additional Christian leaders equally concerned about this decision to deliberately not report national news. Below are statements released by FRC’s Tony Perkins, Gary Bauer of American Values and... Read more
… A public memorial will be celebrated in the basilica on Saturday, June 2, starting at 2:30 p.m for those wishing to come and pay their respects. Fr. McSorley passed away today on the feast of Mary Help of Christians, the Abbey’s patroness. Read more here. Requiscat in pace. Read more
… So I’ve been sort of laying low for a bit because I didn’t know how my post below would be received. Writing it was, ironically, a bit like giving birth. The labor was long – 6 whole months! – and so much emotional energy and physical exertion was poured into writing it that I needed some recovery time afterwards. So I hit publish, turn off my laptop, and took a nap. Oh, and I also went to the ER... Read more
… The bumper sticker read, “Having an abortion does not make you un-pregnant, it makes you the mother of a dead baby”. The word “mother” struck me because “mother” is such a powerful word. It conjures many meanings, and when a woman becomes one she is fundamentally changed. “Mother” as a verb means to nurture, care for and protect. “Mother” as a noun means a female person who is pregnant with or gives birth to a child; or a female... Read more
… I think Marc Barnes stated it aptly when he said And that is exactly what happened today, a united effort. The Archdiocese of New York, headed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., headed by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the University of Notre Dame, and 40 other Catholic dioceses and organizations around the country announced on Monday that they are suing the Obama administration for violating their freedom of religion, which is guaranteed by the First Amendment to... Read more
… Today’s “well duuuuuh” moment brought to you by Psychology Today. When people are divided into categories to illustrate the idea of diversity, it reinforces the idea of the categories. Categories are dehumanizing. They simplify the complexity of a human being. So focusing people on the categories increases their prejudice. Don’t reinforce labels, which only serve to stereotype. Millions of dollars a year were spent on the training resulting in, well, nothing. I could have told you this for a... Read more
… God does good work. And He obviously favors Catholic men. Read more
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