Category Archives: Catholic Church

Saints of the Day: Bede the Vernable, St. Gregory VII, St. Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

First, sorry for not blogging. No I did not run a way to a hermitage, although I lived like a hermit for several days (I’ll explain in a later post). I just needed to take a break from the wild … Continue reading →

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An Evangelical Pastor Visits a Catholic Seminary

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

This could be an add from a diocesan vocations department! H/T New Advent. My brother is a Roman Catholic seminarian, and I visited him at Mount Saint Marys Seminary the last couple days to see him installed in his second-to-last … Continue reading →

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Why Catholics are Right

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Michael Coren is a controversial Canadian talk show host. He is also an adult  convert to Catholicism who has written several books. The Calgary Herald interviewed him about his latest book, Why Catholics are Right. He sounds like my kind … Continue reading →

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Marriage: the core of every civilization

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Archbishop Dolon explains marriage excerpt (H/T New Advent); This frenzied group, taunting the people as they left Mass, were rabid in criticizing the Catholic Church, especially her bishops, for our teaching that homosexuals deserve dignity and respect. To be more … Continue reading →

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Catholic Stars Are Not Bishops

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Vanity, Vanity all sin is vanity. I have way to much on my plate to be posting, but Mark Shea has a must read post up.  He is railing against the cult of personality which has infected Catholic media stars. … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day: John Baptist de la Salle

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Complete dedication to what he saw as God’s will for him, dominates the life of John Baptist de LaSalle. Founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, or Christian Brothers, he was canonized in 1900. In 1950 Pope Pius XII … Continue reading →

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Protestant Youth Minister and Blogger Reverts Home to Rome

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Praise God!  A Baptized Catholic is set to cross the Tiber. Bryan Kemper a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church is to begin the RCIA process in order to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church. It was a … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI, Hans Kung and Catholicism’s Future

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Reading Hans Kung in the 1970’s nearly destroyed my faith. Reading Pope Benedict drew me back to Christ. Samuel Gregg, of  the Acton Institute compares and contrasts recent books by the two German scholars. Excerpt H/T The Pulpit: After Vatican … Continue reading →

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Do Beautiful Churches Produce Vocations?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Father Dwight Longenecker thinks they might along with beautiful liturgy. Excerpt We then have to ask what these churches say about the faith, for the church building is a sacramental. It states what we believe. A building, whether we like … Continue reading →

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US Bishops: New Way Ministries is NOT Catholic

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

WASHINGTON (March 11, 2011)—The chairs of two committees of the USCCB have reaffirmed that New Ways Ministry’s material is not in conformity with the Church. Read the Bishop’s statement here. Deacon Fournier has a commentary on New Way Ministries . … Continue reading →

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