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…but better late than never. February 4, which was Sunday, was the memorial of St. Maria de Mattias, a 19th century woman whose story is well worth reading…and emulating: Maria’s plans for Acuto included far more than a school. Drawing on Albertini’s writings, the Fundamental Articles, she envisioned a complete program of devotions, spiritual formation,…

MIT prof, opponent of embryo-destructive stem-cell research, goes on hunger strike to protest his denial of tenure?? A black MIT professor began a hunger strike Monday to protest the university’s decision to deny him tenure – a decision he claims was based on racism. James Sherley, 49, a stem cell scientist, said he has tried…

….the "Aryan" Holy Grail Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Nazi SS, made a secret wartime mission to an abbey in Spain in search of what he believed was the Aryan Holy Grail, a new book claims. Himmler visited the famous Montserrat Abbey near Barcelona where he thought he would find the Grail which Jesus…

Diocese of Richmond won’t change its policies: The Catholic Diocese of Richmond may change little about its financial practices, at least immediately, in the wake of embezzlement scandals at three churches. The diocese is recommending to parishes that contributions be counted by two unrelated parishioners, a guideline officials hope can help prevent a theft from…

…can you believe it? Two weeks from tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. Michael’s book The Power of the Cross was written to be used during the Lenten season (it can be read any other time as well, of course!) Check it out!

Gerald has published an extensive post on the abortion-clinic-in-the-mall story, translating some interviews and other stories for us. It’s gotten a lot of "old media" attention throughout Austria and Germany (which in itself is almost a miracle) – the good people at the Austrian website Kath.net (in Linz, of all places) had interviewed the battle-hardened…

Archbishop Wuerl has penned his first pastoral letter as Archbishop of Washington: God’s Mercy and the Sacrament of Penance. (pdf) It is excellent – no surprise coming from Archbishop Wuerl, who has written some fine catechetical materials. He leads the reader through the nature of sin, the reality and power of redemption through the sacrifice…

From Maureen Wittman: I’m wondering if you can help me out through your blog. One of the fruits of our March for Life trip has been the desire to start a local pro-life club for teens.  The teens in our homeschool group are really eager to do this and so I feel I should move…

Interesting story, sent by reader Judy, about the opening of a mikvah in Boynton Beach: Miles from the pomp and circumstance that surrounded the Super Bowl, a spiritual ritual of a different sort was renewed Sunday at the Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Boynton. Dozens of men and women, some in their teens, many more in their…

Alyssa Lyra Pitstick, who has engaged Fr. Oakes on von Balthasar in the pages of First Things, enters the heresy fray: Since, however, Oakes thinks words have enough meaning to make it worthwhile to distinguish between the orthodox and those selling out the Church, we can look for his standard. He decrees it explicitly: “When…
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