CATHOLIC NEWS: Dr. Janet Smith blasts AFP for 'inaccurate' contraception article... PLUS 17 MORE

CATHOLIC NEWS: Dr. Janet Smith blasts AFP for 'inaccurate' contraception article... PLUS 17 MORE

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Dr. Janet Smith blasts AFP for 'inaccurate' contraception article

Posted: 07 May 2010 05:55 AM PDT

Detroit, Mich., May 7, 2010 / 07:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Responding to a recent Agence France Presse (AFP) article that criticized Catholic teaching on contraception, well-known professor, Dr. Janet Smith, said that in her opinion, the poorly researched piece "was inaccurate and slanted from the beginning."

A Holy Father

Posted: 07 May 2010 10:02 AM PDT

It was Holy Week. It was Holy Week and everywhere I turned - or so it seemed to this news junkie -- I heard calls for the pope's resignation. He would step down, pundits on MSNBC could have had you believing, as if it were a foregone conclusion and absolutely necessity. The veritable end of the Catholic Church - or at least the Vatican -- if.

4 years after exoneration, accused priest fights for reinstatement

Posted: 07 May 2010 03:27 AM PDT

Four years after his exoneration by a grand jury, Father James Selvaraj, a priest accused of abuse, is seeking to be reinistated to public ministry in the Diocese of Trenton. "Because...

Tiger and Ben and the Wages of Sin

Posted: 07 May 2010 09:46 AM PDT

If you're even the most casual of sports fans, you've undoubtedly followed the public scandals that have engulfed two modern day superstars - Tiger Woods and Ben Roethlisberger. Tiger Woods is, of course, the world famous golfer who's won a ton of championships and has been listed as number one in the world for several years now. Tiger's.

Benedict in Portugal: A different crisis, secularism, and 'Marian Cool'

Posted: 07 May 2010 08:57 AM PDT

As fate would have it, Pope Benedict XVI's five foreign trips in 2010 are almost laid out in ascending order of difficulty. Last month's weekend stop in Malta, arguably the most Catholic society on earth, amounted to the warm-up act, while next week's four-day swing in Portugal...

What Every Catholic Should Know

Posted: 07 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT

A colleague asked me what Church documents every Catholic should read. I decided to put together this list and I hope it isn't too long. This list contains writings, primarily Magisterial documents (official Church teaching), but it also has a few that are not. It should be helpful for those who don't know where to start or what to read next.

Newsweek, Caesar, and the Things of God

Posted: 07 May 2010 09:39 AM PDT

The idea of the separation of church and state "began, in fact, with Jesus", the editor of Newsweek assures us in a May 3 editorial on a federal judge's recent decision that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. You can probably fill in the rest of the argument...

Tiger morality tale

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Gossip is wrong only because it gets something right. We only gossip about behavior we identify as a downfall, and usually that is right. Where the gossiper goes wrong is in taking pleasure from it--a pleasure which is magnified so long as he can pretend, pridefully, that he himself has never been guilty of a similar fault.

Simply Catholic: Why the Faith Ought to Trump Politics

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:09 PM PDT

I have long observed that many if not most Catholics are more passionate about their politics than their faith. This goes for both sides of the political spectrum and for moderates too. I will not say that I am immune from the tendency either. It's just so much easier to speak of the faith when...

Sanctity and sacrilege: Catholic priests in film

Posted: 06 May 2010 11:25 AM PDT

What makes Catholic priests such compelling character studies? Perhaps part of it has to do with the nature of movies themselves. Film is an inherently visual art form, telling stories and conveying meaning through images rather than words.

"They are the ones who sustain us every day..."

Posted: 05 May 2010 06:13 AM PDT

This beautiful video couldn't be more timely -- or more necessary. Read this post

Introducing the YIM Catholic Bookshelf

Posted: 04 May 2010 06:49 PM PDT

Back in January, I wrote a post named Because of the Pleasure of Finding Things Out, a title I borrowed from a book written by physicist Richard Feynman. The photo you see here accompanied that post. As I wrote then, finding things out about Catholicism is a pleasure for me. It was probably late 2007 when I discovered Google Books.

Video: Simply Catholic

Posted: 04 May 2010 02:00 PM PDT

This video produced by Spirit Juice Studios was debuted at the Illinois Catholic Prayer Breakfast I attended last week in Chicago. It is simply beautiful: The phrase "Simply Catholic" comes from Cardinal George's book The Difference God Makes, which I (perhaps providentially) read on my flight into Chicago.

Top Legion priest welcomes order's overhaul

Posted: 06 May 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Here's a first response of a top Legion of Christ priest to Pope Benedict XVI's decision to name a delegate to steer the religious order through a major overhaul, following revelations of its late founder's crimes and double life. Legion of Christ Father Thomas D. Williams is an American who has held various leadership position for the religious order...

Facts get in the way of pro-abortion lies

Posted: 06 May 2010 04:21 AM PDT

Who would have thought that P&G would create one of the most pro-life applications for the new iPad? It's true: One of the great things about being pro-life is that we never have to worry about facts getting in the way of our convictions. Science clearly tells us that it is a baby in a mother's womb, no matter what pro-abortion advocates might claim...

"No, we're fearless and edgy. Really." - UPDATES

Posted: 06 May 2010 01:05 PM PDT

This is both funny and a bit pathetic: Comedy Central might censor every image of the Prophet Muhammad on "South Park," yet the network is developing a whole animated series around Jesus Christ. As part of the network's upfront presentation to advertisers (full slate here), the network is set to announce "JC,"

Christ Washed His Garment in "Wine" (from Saint Gaudentius)

Posted: 06 May 2010 09:55 AM PDT

The passage below from Saint Gaudentius explains how the ancient prophecy of Jacob (aka Israel) pertains to Christ "washing his tunic in wine": Binding his foal to the vine and his ass's colt to the choice vine, he washes his garments in wine and his tunic in the blood of grapes (Gen 49:11) Saint Gaudentius (died in AD 410) explains how this is actually a Eucharistic prophecy!

Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

Posted: 06 May 2010 10:11 AM PDT

The goods of this world, though they remain good, can be deceptive when you are a member of a fallen race. In certain moods of rude good health and the flush of adolescent insolence, it is all too easy to speak as though we can live on bread alone and that (as postmodern professors never tire of saying), "Everything is about power." Bu.