Monthly Archives: June 2010

It is Divine

The Liturgy that is. The Vatican has approved a new translation of the Roman Missal, the text for the order of the Mass. It is closer to the original which is in Latin.  It is hoped that it will help … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday St. John the Baptist

Monsignor Pope has a great post on St. John the Baptist: On this feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist we celebrate the Birth of the final Prophet of the Old Testament. He stood at the culmination of … Continue reading

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Do Catholics Worship Mary and the Saints?

Do Catholics Worship Mary? Saints? No, But our statues do. H/T. Patrick Madrid.  Patrick is a Catholic writer and apologist. During an apologetics seminar in Chicago, he told of seeing the statue that I have embedded to the right. He … Continue reading

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Cool Catholic Stuff

The oldest known image of the apostles Andrew and John have been discovered in catacombs under the city of Rome, dating back to the 4th century A.D., archaeologists announced Tuesday. The paintings were found in the same location where the … Continue reading

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Ice Skating Priests

I think that we need a wee break from the serious stuff. This is old, but it still gives me a chuckle. An add from Stella beer.

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Truth and Love

From the comment section on Home to Rome Jim writes: “In the United Church of Christ we say that “No Matter who you are or where you are on the Faith Journey, you are welcome here.” This guy is clearly … Continue reading

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Saints Alive!

Oh my!  We celebrate the feast day of three Saints: St. Paulinus Of Nola, Bishop died in 431. You can read about him here http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5329 It is also the feast day of the great martyrs St. John Fisher, and St. … Continue reading

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Brave New World:Designer Babies

Did you know that there is an online dating service for Beautiful people? http://www.beautifulpeople.com/index/en In order to become a member you have to be voted in by members. The criteria for membership?   Members vote on whether or not they think … Continue reading

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Home to Rome

A Presbyterian is in the process of coming into full communion with the Catholic Church. I can’t imagine the courage it must take for a Protestant to leave his church home in order to become a Catholic. While we can … Continue reading

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Fathers Day

Happy Fathers day to all fathers especially my father, husband, brother,son, and son-in-law.  And Happy Father’s day to all Priests, who are spiritual father’s , especially Msgr’s. Bognanno and Beeson. Our culture does not value fatherhood.  It underestimates the crucial … Continue reading

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