by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 11:51 AM
Phil Mickelson practices yesterday for the U.S. Open (usopen.com)
Many golf fans are pulling for Phil Mickelson at this week’s U.S. Open, as his wife, Amy, struggles with breast cancer.
Famed retired NFL coach Don Shula knows how hard it is to focus on your sports career under these trying circumstances. His late wife, Dorothy, died from the disease in 1991, despite a pilgrimage the Shulas took to Medjugorge... READ MORE
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Filed under breast cancer, don shula, medjugorje, phil mickelson
by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:52 AM
(ewtn.com)
Pope Benedict XVI today released a letter to priests, in proclamation of the Church’s Year of the Priest, which commences tomorrow.
The letter draws deeply on the priestly example of St. John Mary Vianney, France’s famous 19th-century “Curé of Ars.”
From the Pope’s letter:
There are also, sad to say, situations which can never be... READ MORE
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Filed under benedict xvi, st. john mary vianney, year for priests
by Tim Drake
Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:08 AM
In the wake of the University of Notre Dame scandal and the Cardinal Newman Society report naming 10 Catholic universities that actually promote abortion by recommending student internships at pro-abortion organizations, comes the story that Catholic college leaders are lobbying the U.S. bishops to withdraw their 2004 policy banning pro-abortion... READ MORE
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Filed under abortion, catholic college, catholic university, university, university of notre dame
by Tom McFeely
Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:50 AM
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There hasn’t been a formal confirmation yet, but as the image of this book cover at Amazon.com indicates, arrangements are well under way to distribute Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming social encyclical.
Amazon’s main site won’t accept orders right now due to lack of stock, but Edward Pentin reports out of Rome that Caritas in Veritate (Charity... READ MORE
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Filed under benedict xvi, caritas in veritate, encyclical
by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:16 PM
Statue of St. Peter Enthroned (sacred-destinations.com)
Anglican minister Jeffrey Steel describes why he has decided to become Catholic in this June 15 post at his blog, De Cura Animarum.
An excerpt from the post:
In January of this year I began to seriously pray about my journey and was moving deeper into the question of communio. What was God saying to me and why did he bring me all the way to... READ MORE
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Filed under anglicans, conversion, jeffrey steel
by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:40 PM
(op-stjoseph.org)
The Tidings, the newspaper of the archdiocese of Los Angeles, last week published a profile of Hollywood’s Dominican monastery.
Few people were even aware that a cloistered community of nuns was located in the heart of Tinseltown until recently, The Tidings notes at the start of its article:
A cloistered monastery for contemplative nuns in... READ MORE
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Filed under hollywood, monastery of the angels
by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 1:40 PM
Scientology symbol (scientology-europe.org)
From this post at the Reuters FaithWorld blog:
How far does the principle of religious freedom go? How much can be accepted in the name of respect for a faith? A Paris court is debating these questions in a fraud case against the Church of Scientology. If the public prosecutor wins the case, Scientology will be convicted of extorting hundreds of... READ MORE
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Filed under scientology
by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 1:09 PM
Delia Gallagher has posted an in-depth interview with Gian Maria Vian, director of L’Osservatore Romano, at National Review Online.
In the interview, Vian replies in detail to charges that under his direction the Vatican newspaper has inaccurately represented President Barack Obama as not being pro-abortion. Edward Pentin reported about the... READ MORE
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Filed under barack obama, gian maria vian, l'osservatore romano
by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:04 PM
A Marine stands June 12 at a clandestine crystal methamphetamine factory in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. (Reuters)
Mexican drug cartels have crossed a disturbing moral boundary: They are now deliberately murdering Catholic clergy, according to CNN.
The killing last weekend of a Catholic priest and two seminary students in southwest Mexico marked the first time that drug cartel hit men have purposefully targeted a clergyman, said Manuel Corral, public... READ MORE
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Filed under mexico
by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:17 AM
The annual spring general meeting of the U.S. bishops gets underway today in San Antonio, Texas.
Topping the agenda: liturgical discussions.
“The action items will revolve around liturgical items including Mass of Thanksgiving for the Gift of Human Life, the Order of Mass, and Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Intentions,” states a... READ MORE
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