CATHOLIC NEWS: Thousands flock to Vatican to back pope on abuse scandal... PLUS 5 MORE

CATHOLIC NEWS: Thousands flock to Vatican to back pope on abuse scandal... PLUS 5 MORE

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Thousands flock to Vatican to back pope on abuse scandal

Posted: 16 May 2010 04:59 AM PDT

More than 100,000 people filled St. Peter's Square on Sunday in a major show of support for Pope Benedict XVI over the clerical sex abuse scandal.

For the Art and Poetry of Wu Li, SJ (1632-1718)

Posted: 16 May 2010 07:41 AM PDT

Remember me and the pleasure I get from finding things out about our faith and sharing them with you? Well, Webster calls me Mister Google around these parts. But after this find, maybe it should be Doctor Google. You be the judge.

The Watchtower's market saturation

Posted: 16 May 2010 07:05 AM PDT

The New York Review of Magazines describes itself as "an unabashed celebration of magazines," so it's no wonder the annual magazine would eventually turn its attention to "The Most Widely Read Magazine in the World." The piece on The Watchtower is no quick read, but it's worth considering for your weekend reading.

After Obama: controversial speakers at Catholic colleges in 2010

Posted: 16 May 2010 03:50 AM PDT

The Cardinal Newman Society, which keeps track of these things, has compiled a list of speakers at Catholic colleges who violate Catholic teachings: At least nine Catholic colleges and universities in the U.S. have invited spring commencement speakers and/or honorary degree recipients whose public positions and actions are clearly at odds with fundamental Catholic tea.

"Martyrs Made Our Faith"

Posted: 15 May 2010 09:57 PM PDT

Martrydom of St. Cecilia, Stefano Maderno While in Portugal this past week Pope Benedict XVI talked about Christian witness, and faithfulness, within a secularist world: "Seek dialogue, but be ready for martyrdom."

I Don't See Ghosts But God Does

Posted: 15 May 2010 09:18 PM PDT

The Parish where I serve has a history stretching back to 1893. Though our current buildings reach back only to 1938, even that is a stretch of over 70 years. As I walk these buildings, especially in the quiet of the night I sense a connection. I surely have never seen a ghost but in...