Inspiration Faith & Prayer Health & Wellness Entertainment Love & Family
Newsletters Special Offers

Via Media

In late April, Commonweal ran a piece by William Wood on a talk by Cardinal George In the latest issue, George and some others respond to Wood’s account That my few remarks didn’t imply in any way “a nostalgia for Christendom” was well enough understood by others at a conference dedicated to exploring what philosophy…

The schedule for the Pope’s visit: besides the WYD activities, he’ll meet with political leaders, pray at a synagogue and meet with Muslim leaders. Vatican WYD site Official WYD site

It could be worse. You could have just been nominated for the Supreme Court, and the President and the rest of country could be watching.

I’m going to close the other SCOTUS threads and move the discussion up here. Comment on this story or any other aspect of the story, and feel free to provide links to other good discussions: CNS on the nominee’s religious affiliation Roberts is a native of Buffalo, N.Y., who moved with his family to Long…

Ukrainian Catholics hope Catechism will help them recover identity The writers of the first comprehensive catechism for Ukrainian-rite Catholics hope it helps diminish the effects of the "Latinization" of the Byzantine church, said the bishop in charge of the project. Australian Bishop Peter Stasiuk of the Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of Sts. Peter and Paul of…

No, not a new EWTN reality show. A Pontifications post…Calvin #1? (No, not according to them, but to the original linked site…)

Down in the comments box and in my email box, there’s a tiny bit of grumbling about the Catholics dumping on Joel Osteen. Well, what we’ve said here is nothing compared to what some of his fellow Protestants have said. Some links for you, most of which include more links to more critiques: The Internet…

Some excerpts from the last few days of my dad’s Rome Journal (they came back on 5/24): Our destination was Frascati, a hill town about 30 miles outside Rome. This is a ritzy area where the wealthy have gone to escape the summer heat for hundreds of years, a Hamptons with hills and without the…

Well, beyond the words we often write here. This, I think, is a great example of the power of narrative to reveal. It’s from a short story called, "Weightlifting for Catholics" by Mark Jacobs in the most recent issue of The Atlantic. Eagan had never liked this propserous suburban church, especially now, when the parking…

…or help your kids, friends and acquaintances. Michael’s doing a 30-day appeal. Here’s the gist, go read his blog for more… Starting today, I’m asking the readers of this blog and Amy’s Open Book to consider buying one copy of her excellent book Here. Now. A Catholic Guide to the Good Life.and of my How…
archives most recent
search this blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners