From a fascinating Wall Street Journal piece, “Alfred Hitchcock’s Final Surprise” (Dec. 6, 2012), by Fr. Mark Henninger, S.J.: At the time [1980], I was a graduate student in philosophy at UCLA, and I was […]
In light of Washington’s approval of Referendum 74, which legalized same-sex marriage in the state, Archbishop J. Peter Sartain has issued a “policy refresher” for local Church leaders touching on some implications of the new […]
Much has been said lately about how to do evangelization. I’ve contributed a bit to that myself. Now I begin to think that, instead of always stressing niceness, it might be good to give tough […]
Gotta love a bishop with a dry sense of humor. From Catholic News Agency: Bishop Bernardo Bastres Florence of Punta Arenas, Chile has an interesting suggestion for those convinced that the world will end Dec. […]
“Hear and let it penetrate into your heart, my dear little son; let nothing discourage you, nothing depress you. Let nothing alter your heart or your countenance. Also, do not fear any illness or vexation, […]
From the Wisconsin State Journal website: Two longtime Madison nuns who lead an interfaith spirituality center have been banned by Madison Catholic Bishop Robert Morlino from holding workshops or providing spiritual direction or guidance at any Catholic […]
Rome. The prestigious Vatican-sponsored Premio Internazionale Giuseppe Sciacca, named after the architecture student Giuseppe Sciacca (1960-1986) who died young but lived long enough to be proposed as an exemplary role model to the new generations, […]
ZENIT has posted the address given at the International Congress “Ecclesia in America” by Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus. Here is the opening: On December 12, 1531, the last day of […]
With zombies all the rage (pardon the pun, 28 Days Later fans) there are all sorts of helpful instructions out there for dealing with them. One illustration of sundry methods for dispatching zombies pictures a […]
Writing for the Italian newspaper La Stampa’s “Vatican Insider,” reporter Marco Tosatti alleges that Phoenix’s Bishop Thomas Olmsted will soon be named secretary for the Vatican’s Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life: The official announcement […]
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