An Urgent Message from Fr. Owen Kearns LC, Publisher

Letters 02.03.2008

February 3-9, 2008 Issue

This is in reference to your front-page article titled “Clinton and Obama Vie for Abortion Vote” by Tom McFeely (Jan. 20):

Screaming out at me were all the children whose lives have been sacrificed by these two monsters who are now “vying” for the nation’s voters... READ MORE

Fairy Tales and Horror Stories

BY The Editors

February 3-9, 2008 Issue

This issue of the Register is dated Feb. 3, Super Bowl Sunday, two days before Super Tuesday. That the nation’s biggest political event of the primary season and biggest sporting event share the same naming convention isn’t entirely coincidental. “Super Bowl” and “Super Tuesday” are... READ MORE

Lent Tools

BY Father Owen Kearns

February 3-9, 2008 Issue

The early Lent means that it is time to get in gear for the season already. The Register can help.

Our “Guide to Lent” is available online. It provides the basic information you need about Lent and its customs, and it has an excellent list of suggestions titled “What to give up.” Find it at... READ MORE

Letters 01.27.2008

January 27- February 2, 2008 Issue

Over a half-page of the Jan. 6, Register was devoted to an ad from the “Sisters Witness Against War,” which stated that they were “Impelled by the Spirit of God ‘You shall not kill’” (Exodus 20:13).

But had the Spirit of God impelled them to continue reading the Bible,... READ MORE

The Dictators Of Relativism

BY The Editors

January 27- February 2, 2008 Issue

In his homily before the conclave that made him Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger coined the phrase “dictatorship of relativism.” When Rome’s La Sapienza University proved too hostile an environment to allow him to speak, he learned just how apt that phrase was.

“Today, having a... READ MORE

Schools Week

BY Father Owen Kearns

January 27- February 2, 2008 Issue

As you may have seen from the posters at your parish or your children’s school, this is National Catholic Schools Week. We have a few articles that can help shed some light on Catholic education today.

Edward Pentin’s front-page story about Pope Benedict XVI’s invitation to La Sapienza... READ MORE

Letters 01.20.2008

January 20-26, 2008 Issue

My husband and I, both registered nurses, were so glad that “Spacing Babies Online” (Jan. 6) mentioned John and Sheila Kippleys’ new organization, Natural Family Planning International. We always thought their thorough treatment of the subject matter was a personal help for... READ MORE

We Won’t Go Away

BY The Editors

January 20-26, 2008 Issue

America, we won’t go away. Many people wish we would, and heaven knows we would rather be doing almost anything else. But we can’t go away, and we won’t.

I’m sure you’ve seen us. We may have made you angry, or sad, or we may have made you turn quickly away and find something else to look... READ MORE

Newsroom Incense

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

January 20-26, 2008 Issue

It’s been a year now since I’ve been contributing these “publisher’s notes” to the Register every week. Thank you for your patience as I’ve tried to determine just what the content of this little corner should be.

This year, based on your feedback, I plan to give you occasional... READ MORE

Letters 1.13.2008

January 13-19, 2008 Issue

Thank you for the beautiful article in your Oct. 28 issue, “For all the Saints,” by Kimberly Jansen. The pictures especially drew my attention to the article and what was happening.

Marian Buchheit

Webster, New York

I’m writing to comment about the... READ MORE

7 Reasons To Be a Priest

BY The Editors

January 13-19, 2008 Issue

It’s Vocations Awareness Week Jan 13-19, and there is a lot of news on the vocations front. But the best news is old news: The seven sacraments are the original, and best, seven reasons to be a priest. But here are seven that incorporate recent news headlines about the priesthood.

First: The... READ MORE

The Heart of the Church

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

January 13-19, 2008 Issue

Greetings from Rome. It has become almost a yearly tradition: Most priests from my congregation, the Legionaries of Christ, are ordained in Rome around Christmas — new Christs for the Church and the world.

On Dec. 22, 48 Legionaries were ordained in the basilica of St. Mary Major here.

On Jan.... READ MORE

Letters 01.06.2008

January 6-12, 2008 Issue

While my wife will confirm that nothing gets me going as much as when the Mormons come to the door (well, maybe when the Jehovah’s Witnesses come), after much thought and study of each of the current presidential candidates, I am a firm supporter of Mitt Romney. Because of... READ MORE

Opposites of 2007

BY The Editors

January 6-12, 2008 Issue

Cultures tend to focus on the wrong sins. Pharisaical cultures don’t fear Pharisaism — they fear religious laxity. Lax cultures don’t fear too much license — they fear Pharasaism. The temperate culture of the turn of the last century banned alcohol, and the health-conscious society of our... READ MORE

Wednesday!

BY Father Owen Kearns, LC

January 6-12, 2008 Issue

New Year’s greetings. I’ve always loved one commentator’s observation that, for many Catholics he knows, “The favorite day of the week is Friday, when the National Catholic Register arrives.”

We wanted to remind readers that we have begun updating the Register website with the new... READ MORE

Letters 12.23.2007

Dec. 23, 2007 - Jan. 5, 2008 Issue

Our family subscribes to the Register and my question is: Our family of 10 wants to attend the Mass that Pope Benedict XVI plans to say in Washington, D.C., this April. Please advise if attendance is first-come, first-served, or will there be some other selection process. Thank you... READ MORE

The Christmas Pageant

BY The Editors

Dec. 23, 2007 - Jan. 5, 2008 Issue

This Christmas, Jesus won’t be born. There will be no angels appearing to shepherds in the fields outside Bethlehem announcing the birth of the Messiah. There will be no God-child lying in a manger because there is no room at the inn. These events were over and done long ago.

Yet, this... READ MORE

Until Next Year …

BY By Father Owen Kearns, LC

Dec. 23, 2007 - Jan. 5, 2008 Issue

This is our last issue of 2007. We skip the last issue in December each year. Our next issue will be dated Jan. 6, and it will sum up the biggest stories of the past year.

This issue also focuses on vocations — and that’s appropriate for a Christmas issue. We are accustomed to hearing that... READ MORE

Letters 12.16.2007

December 16-22, 2007 Issue

What a wonderful description of the difficulties in translation and the reason for some of the choices made by ICEL translators in the new Roman Missal (“Liturgy Expert on the Roman Missal,” Nov. 25).

The explanation by Bishop [Arthur] Roche that the awkward (to us) sounding... READ MORE

Romney vs. JFK

BY The Editors

December 16-22, 2007 Issue

There are reasons a Catholic might wince when Mitt Romney, a Mormon and the former governor of Massachusetts, gives a speech about religious tolerance. We found plenty. But we also found reasons to applaud.

The first reason to wince is the anti-Catholic nature of his religion. Mormons believe that... READ MORE

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