Category Archives: Catholic

A Protestant Discovers Sign of the Cross

And a few other items. I am really busy this weekend, and I am behind due to MS–mostly fatigue. I had always thought that making the sign of the cross was mainly a Catholic practice. But it seems that  some … Continue reading

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Stumbling Block to Faith

The hardest question for people of faith to answer is, if there is a all powerful, loving, and merciful God why does He allow evil and suffering to exist?  How do we answer this legitimate question in a way that … Continue reading

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True Shepherds

The Bishops of the United States are concerned about recent rulings on marriage. WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage, expressed grave concern regarding … Continue reading

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A Catholic teaching Catholicism. Oh my!

File this under water is wet and the Pope is (gasp) Catholic. Professor Ken Howell at the University of Illinois, was fired for expressing his Catholic Philosophical and moral view point.  Okay, it is a Public University. But oh wait, … Continue reading

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On Rituals and Men

This is cool

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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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Bloodlust

From Joseph Bottum at First Things: They Did It They did it, the blood-hungry fools. Last night, just after midnight out in Draper, Utah, they trussed up Ronnie Lee Gardner like a scarecrow, pinned a target on him, and pumped … Continue reading

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Feed My Sheep

A top chef with a vocation (H/T Deacon Greg Kandra): I remember certain parts of Scripture where there is food involved. That’s sort of what keeps me interested in what I am doing if I am having a low point, … Continue reading

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Learned Ignorance

For the past forty years, Catholics have endured Barney theology.  Catechesis that ignores the rich Tradition of the Fathers, of the centuries.  Catechesis that fails to go any further than “Jesus loves you”.  We condescend to our young people and … Continue reading

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Training for the Catholic Olympics

I will be posting more later today, but I am getting off  to a slow start today. Here is a funny post from the Curt Jester: I think there must be a new Olympic event that many Catholic parishes are … Continue reading

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