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Where Are the Women? CATHOLIC HOTDISH - April 13, 2013 ... hospitality. I would have towed her car! As I left the lot and took a look at the signs they were carrying. They said, "Hey Cardinals, where are the women?" I almost pulled over my car, jumped out and said, "I am right here!" There are so many things wrong with this scenario – I felt compelled to set it right. First off – there is no Cardinal inside of the building they were protesting. Just our Archbishop. If they ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CatholicHotdish/~3/BkzTH0V7CH0/
Thoughts and Afterthoughts: The "Really?" Edition 4.6.13 IN SPIRITU ET VERITATE - April 6, 2013 ... only Catholics. They must have read the military training presentation on those wacky Catholics. • " Proposal would allow state religion in North Carolina." "A bill filed by Republican lawmakers would allow North Carolina to declare an official religion, in violation of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Bill of Rights." Guess which one? It would probably—given that it's North Carolina—make the military's hit list. • I live in ...http://inspirituetveritate.blogspot.com/2013/04/thoughts-and-afterthoughts-really.html
Ten Reasons for Returning to the Catholic Church: A Re-Post QUIET CENTER - April 4, 2013 Over the past half century, a great many good people have left the Catholic Church. They have left for a variety of reasons. It has been a difficult and painful time for the church. We've gotten alot of bad press. As a convert to Catholicism--received into the church while many were leaving--I understand the reasons why many have left. I entered the church with no illusions. I remain a Catholic because I love this church. Despite the scandals and our imperfections, I ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/POUzs/~3/CqrVovhHk9A/ten-reasons-for-returning-to-catholic.html
Easter Monday Daybook EXSPECTANTES BEATAM SPES - April 1, 2013 ... Sunday : Easter Dinner--"Heavenly" Eggs, cheese and crackers, spinach artichoke dip with bread or sweet potato chips, asparagus, bacon wrapped green beans, mashed potatoes, fruit salad, broccoli rice casserole, Standing Rib Roast, Rolls, Namaste Spice Cake Easter Egg brownies, Apple Pie--We fed a lot of people at our house and had enough leftovers to bless a family today where both parents have the flu. Way to multiply the leftovers, Lord! Monday :Leftover mashed potatoes for 2, sweet potatoes ...http://exspectantes.blogspot.com/2013/04/easter-monday-daybook.html
What the World Would Look Like Without the Catholic Church AGGIE CATHOLICS - March 28, 2013 ... imagine a world without the Catholic Church. As John Lennon sang, " imagine there's no heaven...and no religion too ". What would it look like? How would we be structured? What would our culture be like? Some might rejoice at this. In fact, this number is growing rapidly. Some would mourn. Some would be indifferent. Regardless of our initial reaction to this exercise, I think it is important to remind ourselves of what the Catholic Church has ...http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2013/03/what-world-would-look-like-without.html
Martyrs ASK SISTER MARY MARTHA - March 26, 2013 ... Lent as "rubbing along". So, somewhere between sprinting and rubbing along is where we stand. It's a busy week of Mass and Passion, so we're going to spring clean our question list. Martyrs. Are they automatically saints or do they also need to perform miracles? I'm particularly interested in Thomas Byles who, instead of taking a life boat off of the Titanic, stayed behind to administer sacraments to those ...http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2013/03/martyrs.html
Can Catholic Unschoolers Teach Their Children About the Faith? STORIES OF AN UNSCHOOLING FAMILY - March 17, 2013 You're thinking about unschooling. It all sounds great... letting children follow their own interests, trusting they will learn all they need to know... But stop! Wait! What about religion? This is important. You think: "Can I just stand back and hope my children will want to learn about their faith? Doesn't that sound a bit risky? What if they don't want to know?" And then because the faith ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StoriesOfAnUnschoolingFamily/~3/BzzGxwP_MMg/can-catholic-unschoolers-teach-their.html
Concrete Polyvalence: The Communio Sanctorum Καθολικός διάκονος - March 14, 2013 There is nothing I cherish more than belonging to the communio sanctorum . In light of my last post, my dear friend, Fred, offered this list of saints named Francis, in addition to those I wrote about previously: Saint Francis of Paola (1416–1507), Italian (Calabrian) founder of the Order of the Minims Saint Francis Borgia (1510–1572), Spanish Jesuit priest; third leader of the Jesuits Saint Francis Solanus (1549–1610), Spanish ...http://scottdodge.blogspot.com/2013/03/concrete-polyvalence-communio-sanctorum.html
Knowing Our Place: A Reflection on Downton Abbey CATHOLICMOM.COM - February 26, 2013 ... watching news clips of flooded cities or plane crash wreckage. Today, in this day, and age, how could such a thing still happen? The Titanic was a marvel of modern engineering, marking the height of all man could do, yet it was felled by an iceberg. It was a moment for fear, for insecurity and doubt that would foreshadow the complete loss of innocence brought about by the Great War. It was an innocence whose existence would continue to live on primarily in movies, music, and aging memories, ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Catholicmomcom/~3/E6Ko4BYrIWM/
"Pope Sean?": I Don't Think So CATHOLIC TRADITIONAL LOOKING FOR WIFE - February 21, 2013 ... media has several news articles naming Cardinal Sean as a serious papal candidate. Below are links to some articles: Wicked Local Newton: What a Pope Sean will say about the Catholic Church Boston Globe: Why Cardinal O'Malley should be pope by Xavier L. Suarez NBC News: Boston's sandal-wearing Cardinal O'Malley getting papal buzz by Tracy Connor Boston Herald: Cardinal O'Malley in "front row" as contender for pope by Matt Stout and Novel American idea turns into possibility ; ...http://catholiclookforwife.blogspot.com/2013/02/pope-sean-i-dont-think-so.html
Sackcloth and Ashes GARDEN OF HOLINESS - February 13, 2013 One of the nice things about having a blog is that you get to stand on a soap box any time you get an urge to string more than 140 characters together. So, I'd like to take a moment to pretend all the network and cable media are out there listening so that I may educate them about what they either do not know, don't care to know, or pretend not to know: the Catholic Church is not a political entity or a democracy. It is neither a ...http://gardenofholiness.blogspot.com/2013/02/sackcloth-and-ashes.html
Benedict XVI and the Prophecy of Petrus Romanus: Is the Last Pope Here? KEEPING IT CATHOLIC - THE BLOG! - February 12, 2013 ... heard the news, what could have happened, and did this mean Petrus Romanus is here – could he be the next pope? As we discussed these questions, the media outlets were furiously buzzing, and those to whom I spoke or wrote expressed a sense of wonder when I added one consideration that I've yet to see deliberated even in the Catholic media: Benedict XVI was the only pope to ascend the throne of stewardship in the Catholic City already possessing full knowledge of the ...http://keepingitcatholic.blogspot.com/2013/02/benedict-xvi-and-prophecy-of-petrus.html
10 Initial Takes SAINT LOUIS CATHOLIC - February 11, 2013 ... It's as if I could tell my children one evening that I was no longer their father. It felt like the proverbial gut punch, as others have written. I have long felt that Something Big is set to happen, and this feels like it is the felling of a Great Wall of Defense against that Something . But of course we have to wait and see, and refrain from silly predictions. The photo above-- lightning hitting St. Peter's hours after the announcement-- sure seems ominous, though. 3. Resign? No. A king ...http://stlouiscatholic.blogspot.com/2013/02/10-initial-takes.html
On the Usefulness of Tradition: A Response to Recent Objections CALLED TO COMMUNION - February 8, 2013 ... list of Traditions?" Both these objections misunderstand what Catholics mean by Tradition. In the broadest possible sense, Tradition is simply everything that the Church has and does to transmit the faith from generation to generation. This includes her liturgy, sacraments, canons, devotions, teaching, and preaching. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains Tradition this way: "Through Tradition, the Church, in her doctrine, life and worship, perpetuates ...http://www.calledtocommunion.com/2013/02/on-the-usefulness-of-tradition-a-response-to-recent-objections/
Four Illustrious Virgins: St. Agatha, Et Aliae THE NEW THEOLOGICAL MOVEMENT - February 5, 2013 ... were the first inserted in the Eucharistic Prayer as they are two of the great virgin martyrs of Rome, while the former were inserted under Pope St. Gregory the Great who promoted the cult of these virgin martyrs of Sicily. From among the seven women mentioned in the Roman Canon, these four stand out as the illustrious virgins of the early Church. We mention the other three: Felicity was a Roman mother martyred together with her seven children, Perpetua the ...http://newtheologicalmovement.blogspot.com/2013/02/four-illustrious-virgins-st-agatha-et.html
Babies! MAKING ALL THINGS NEW - January 28, 2013 ... obscene, as they promoted death and the debauched lifestyle of the godless. To which group would you prefer to belong? As the march came to a close, the group I was with gathered for prayer on a sidewalk in front of the Diva International Salon (!). By this time the streets were re-filling with the usual crowds, some of whom gave us bewildered looks, some of whom obviously couldn't care less who we were. So in a sense life would go on there as it had before. Yet something had ...http://wordincarnate.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/babies/
