Monthly Archives: February 2011

iPhone Confession app atacked by homosexual activists

Wow. Faithful Catholics with homosexual inclinations are mentally ill.  From the Guardian.co.uk website: “Among the questions users are asked is: “Have I been guilty of any homosexual activity?” Wayne Besen, executive director of Truth Wins Out, a group that campaigns … Continue reading

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Jesus The Divine Law Giver

It is very difficult to convince progressive Christians that Jesus did not do away with the ten commandments or that he never spoke of hell. Quoting scripture usually fails to convince. Yesterday, the 6th Sunday in Ordinary time, the Gospel … Continue reading

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Tomb of the Prophet Zechariah found?

One of the candidates in the RCIA class asked If I knew anything about the  discovery of Zechariah‘ s tomb.  Some how I missed it. “Feb. 2, 2011 — Israeli archaeologists unveiled on Wednesday the remnants of a newly discovered … Continue reading

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Saints of the Day: St. Cyril and St. Methodius

St. Cyril was a priest and a philosopher and accompanied his brother St. Methodius to Moravia to preach the Gospel. They both perfected a Slavonic alphabet which is now known as the Cyrillic alphabet and translated the liturgy into this … Continue reading

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Are the tactics of Pro life Live Action Ethical?

To lie or not to lie that is the question. There has been a rather intense debate within the Catholic blogging community concerning the pro life group Live Action. They have been employing actors who present themselves as pimps to … Continue reading

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Third Eye for the wired guy

File this under the common sense is not very common file. Oh and in the file marked Not ART. H/T Joe Carter at First thoughts. Health Problems Force Professor to Pull Camera From Back of Head By Marc Parry “An … Continue reading

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Mubarak Steps Down!

The Egyptian citizens are celebrating (H/T The Anchoress) Let us pray that they get real democracy and not radical Islam.

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Memorial: Our Lady of Lourdes

It is also World Day of the Sick. Here is a nice video on Lourdes from Rome Reports (H/T Pew Sitter). Deacon Greg has some renditions of “Song of Bernadette.

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Iowa’s hispanic population booms

Iowa’s Hispanic population exploded over the past decade, growing by 83.7 percent as Latinos drawn by meatpacking jobs began diversifying in the workplace. Polk County’s Hispanic population growth outpaced the rest of the state, up by 97.9 percent since 2000, … Continue reading

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Kansas Town Taxes Church Attendance

Well it is actually a driveway tax. I saw this, as I was surfing the news channels, on Fox News. Excerpt: In August, the small town just north of Kansas City passed the so-called “driveway tax,” a controversial charge, in … Continue reading

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