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On the way down, I read Those Terrible Middle Ages: Debunking the Myths, written by a French historian, and originally published in 1977. If you go to the Amazon link and read the reviews, especially the one written by Carl Olsen, you get the gist of the book. It’s quite interesting: the author’s contention is…

Church hopes to normalize ties with Vietnam Hanoi delegation visits Holy See Priest of the underground Church in China released

Gets a papal blessing More

Well, just a little. But it was just the first title that popped into my head. Got here around 3:30, with only mishap, and that would be the mishap marked by the strange look on the baby’s face, followed by the discovery that the car seat cover would need to be washed upon arrival in…

Making the case for canonization Sometime in the next few days, Andrea Ambrosi, a Vatican lawyer specializing in the arcane ways of canonization, will leave New Orleans for Rome with a precious cargo: 2,918 pages of memories, testimonies and historical and theological arguments in support of sainthood for his new client, Henriette Delille, the 19th…

What order are these sisters from? Not a quiz…I really have no idea.

An occasional post…could be several times daily if I had the time! Virginia parish opens free clinic Under Magat’s leadership and the Catholic Diocese of Arlington’s approval, parishioners converted a 80-year-old, two story house on Irving Avenue into a clinic. The name Guadalupe was chosen because "Our Lady of Guadalupe" is another title for the…

Some of you might know – and others might not – that the Pope has special prayer intentions every month. These intentions are propogated primarily through the Apostleship of Prayer, a group associated with the Morning, or Daily Offering. The traditional Morning Offering: O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,I offer You all my…

Within hours, we’ll be setting off on a week’s worth of journeying – to Tennessee, then Florida, then back. Lots of driving and, more importantly, lots of riding for little people not enamored with riding for more than 2 hours at a time. We’ll see… Blogging will continue, if not apace, but at some pace.…

According to the American Life League, student protesters were threatened with arrest at the LA Cathedral: Today’s scene occurred when more than a dozen young people attempted to attend the inauguration ceremonies of Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor-elect of Los Angeles, who is a pro-abortion Catholic. The young adults are part of American Life League’s 2005 Crusade…

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