Category Archives: Catholic Church

News From the Catholic Church vs Gay Agenda Wars

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

The United States bishops have some strong words for the President and his refusal to enforce the Defense of Marriage act. USCCB Decries Refusal to Support Defense of Marriage Act Maryland, home of the first American Catholic Bishop, is well … Continue reading →

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A Priest hero of The American Catholic Church

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Since today is “Be humble day”, here is a little something to help us grow in   humility. From The Anchoress “If you are not reading historian Pat McNamara’s weekly column In Ages Past, you’re missing great profiles, of American Catholics … Continue reading →

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What Church Manual Dates from the Time of the Apostles?

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

H/T Jimmy Akin. The Didache.

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Today’s Feast: The Chair of St. Peter

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

From Catholic Culture: Chair of St. Peter Since early times, the Roman Church has had a special commemoration of the primatial authority of St. Peter. As witness one of the most renowned of the Apostolic Fathers, the Roman See has … Continue reading →

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Pope to allow ordination of German man married to a nun

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Married to a NUN??????? The Washington Post has the scoop: “BERLIN — In a rare move that needed the pope’s approval, a Lutheran convert is being ordained as a Catholic priest in Germany and is being allowed to remain married … Continue reading →

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We are all called to holiness

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

In order to become saints we have to forgive our enemies, pray for our enemies, love our enemies. Deacon Greg has a homily up for this weekend. Excerpt. How do we begin? Writer Emmett Fox, in his book “Sermon on … Continue reading →

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Catholic Republicans’ political beliefs, challenged by their faith

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Faithful Catholics Should Not Belong to a Political Tribe. This goes for Republicans as well as Democrats. Catholicism does not fit neatly into political ideology. Period. Washington Post journalist Michael Gerson, who is not Catholic, understands this better than most … Continue reading →

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New York Times Equates The Catholic Church With The Muslim Brotherhood

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

The Gray lady really does not like the Catholic Church.  Scott Shane, in As Islamist Group Rises, Its Intentions Are Unclear, writes: “The Brotherhood, founded in Egypt in 1928, is the oldest and largest Islamist movement in the world, with … Continue reading →

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Just Call Me A Sacramental Fool

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

One of the things that I love about being Catholic is our sacramentals. I have been meaning to write a post on sacramentals. But now I don’t have to. Pat Gohn is positively Sentimental about Sacramentals: “Despite their name, sacramentals … Continue reading →

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How to Protest Dissent in the Church

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

Don’t. Be Joyful! Mark Shea, in an article for the National Catholic Register, has some sage advice for an orthodox Catholic graduate student in a less than faithful Pastoral Ministry program in a, sigh, Catholic University. “The trick will be … Continue reading →

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