Daily Archives: August 7, 2012

Dan Cathy, Cardinal Dolan, Obama, and discipleship in action Judie Brown www.lifesitenews.com/news/dan-cathy-cardinal-dolan-obama-and-discipleship-in-action August 7, 2012 (all.org) – Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A, made a simple statement that wound up creating an uproar among those who detest people of faith. Yet it inspired thousands to do as the cows in the Chick-fil-A commercials request — to eat more chicken! August 1 was a glorious day for hungry folks, people of faith, and Read more [...]

Pope: U.S. faces threats to religious freedom of ‘unprecedented gravity’ Patrick B. Craine www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-us-faces-threats-to-religious-freedom-of-unprecedented-gravity ROME, Italy, August 7, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI is warning that the United States is facing threats of “unprecedented gravity” to religious freedom. In a letter on behalf of the pope to Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, Vatican Secretary of State Read more [...]

New York archdiocese official defends Obama appearance at Catholic Charities fundraiser by John-Henry Westen www.lifesitenews.com/news/new-york-archdiocese-official-defends-obama-appearance-at-catholic-charitie NEW YORK, August 7, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Since LifeSiteNews.com broke the news that President Barack Obama had accepted the invitation to speak at the major fundraiser for New York Catholic Charities in October (the website for the event now also lists Mitt Romney as a Read more [...]

Romney’s silence on Chick-fil-A may cause voters to ‘simply stay at home,’ [Catholic League prez Bill] Donohue warns Ben Johnson www.lifesitenews.com/news/romneys-silence-on-chick-fil-a-may-cause-voters-to-simply-stay-at-home-dono LAS VEGAS, August 7, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Mitt Romney’s decision not to condemn mayors threatening to deny Chick-fil-A the right to do business was a missed opportunity and may cost him votes in November, a growing chorus of social conservatives Read more [...]

QueriteDominum.blogspot.com August 7, 2012 The word “church” is described in the Catholic Doctrinal Guide of the Catholic Action edition of the Holy Bible (Imprimatur, 1953, Abbot Vincent Taylor) as the “kingdom of God on earth governed by the apostolic authority.” It states further that “Our Lord … chose St. Peter to be the head of the Apostles and gave him the power to rule the whole church … with subjects and superiors, and visible to the eyes of all ..”, hence the “visible” Read more [...]

Martyrology-August 9th Roman Martyrology-August 9th- on this date in various years- The vigil of St. Lawrence, martyr. St. John Baptist-Mary Vianney, priest and confessor, and heavenly patron of all parish priests, whose birthday is remembered on the 4th day of this month. At Rome, St. Romanus, a soldier, who was moved by the torments of blessed Lawrence to ask for baptism from him. He was immediately prosecuted, scourged, and finally beheaded. In Tuscany, the birthday of the holy Read more [...]

Archbishop Muller: “These are not criticisms, they are provocations.” August 06, 2012 06:15 EST By Carl E. Olson www.catholicworldreport.com/Blog/1521/archbishop_muller_these_are_not_criticisms_they_are_provocations.aspx Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller, the new head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, recently talked with EWTN News about his new post and related matters. He spoke very highly of one of my favorite works of theology, written a few years ago by a certain Read more [...]

What do bishops want? By Phil Lawler | August 07, 2012 www.catholicculture.org/commentary/the-city-gates.cfm?id=379 One day the US bishops’ conference is urging Congress to take action to undo the contraceptive mandate. The very next day the conference is urging Catholics to lobby their Congressmen for more funding for food stamps. Can anyone fail to notice that the second message dilutes the impact of the first? Actually if you’re trying to influence Congress, having constituents Read more [...]

[I think something (or rather someone such as Old Scratch himself) other than Catholic theology inspires her] Catholic theology inspires LCWR keynote speaker Aug. 06, 2012 By Alice Popovici ncronline.org/news/women-religious/catholic-theology-inspires-lcwr-keynote-speaker Barbara Marx Hubbard, an evolutionary thinker who is to speak this week before the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, is not Catholic or part of any mainstream religion. But she says she has faith in the Read more [...]

Heartbreak in Havana The Suspicious Death of Catholic Lay Leader Oswaldo Paya and a Vibrant Young Colleague by VICTOR GAETAN 08/06/2012 www.ncregister.com/daily-news/heartbreak-in-havana Two years ago, I traveled to Cuba for the Register to learn firsthand about the living faith on the island. Little had been written about the Church in Cuba since Pope John Paul II’s dramatic, historical visit in 1998. Making no contacts before arriving in Havana, I relied on God to lead me Read more [...]

[The pot (LCWR) that calls the kettle (the Church) black is called black by another pot (SNAP) that usually calls the same kettle (the Church) black] Sex abuse victims to protest outside nuns’ conference Posted by David Clohessy on August 06, 2012 www.snapnetwork.org/mo_sex_abuse_victims_to_protest_outside_nuns_conference As hundreds of American Catholic nuns meeting this week in St. Louis, clergy sex abuse victims will protest outside urging them to address the under-reported Read more [...]

There are reports that +Williamson, Fr. Pfeiffer and Fr. Chazal are all in the United States of America. The rumoured purpose for the visit is a meeting to discuss the particulars of forming a splinter organization composed those priests who are opposed to what they perceive as a new direction set by Bishop Fellay and the General Chapter, a direction that they see as a betrayal of the mission of the SSPX. In my opinion, it is a logical next step based on the actions and rhetoric emanating from Read more [...]