CATHOLIC NEWS: Catholic Patriot... PLUS 7 MORE

CATHOLIC NEWS: Catholic Patriot... PLUS 7 MORE

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Catholic Patriot

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 06:40 AM PDT

By GERALD RUSSELLO | The Church in America does not begin with the great waves of migration that started in the middle decades of the 19th century, mostly from Ireland and Italy. The cities of New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., for example, had long established a strong Catholic identity, and in the Southwest...

Catholic Founding Father

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:01 AM PDT

Many do not know much about the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence - Charles Carroll. Here is a bio about Carroll and some other important members of his family: Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832) was the most illustrious and best-known of the Carrolls.

Happy St. Thomas Day

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The Apostle Thomas is a figure of fascination for both believers and doubters. For me, he's an object of obsession. I'm especially fascinated by the traditions of his work in India — preserved in epic poems, family stories, and (of course) the testimonies of the Fathers. At long last...

Use Scotch Tape or Nail Polish to Relieve an Itchy Mosquito Bite...

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 08:30 AM PDT

You're guaranteed to get a mosquito bite this summer, no matter how diligent you are. If the itching is more than you can stand and you don't have itch cream on hand, check your drawers for nail polish or Scotch tape.

The key purposeful error in the NYTimes new attack on Pope Benedict

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 11:23 AM PDT

There is a key problem with the recent article in Hell's Bible (aka New York Times ) attacking the Pope. As a preamble I must say that people have already made up their mind about the Catholic Church and the clerical sexual abuse problem. I emphasize: the problem in the past which wasn't handled well. The Church has dealt with this problem in the present...

For UK Trip, BBC Plans Papal "Trial"

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 09:49 AM PDT

As if the ramp-up to September's papal pilgrimage to Britain wasn't wild enough already, word's emerged of the state broadcaster's contribution to the clamor: [T]he BBC is planning a 90-minute drama which will take as its premise what would happen if the Pope were to go on trial for covering up sex abuse perpetrated by priests.

It's a Good Thing We Won World War II

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 10:00 PM PDT

By Mark Shea | If we hadn't, Europe might now be a socialist confederacy of nations dominated by a German economic powerhouse. Hostility to Jews and Catholics might be rampant on the Continent at this hour. A worldwide colossus dedicated to the abortion of the unfit and founded by a racist whose banner was "Eugenics: To create a race of thoroughbreds!"

Meet the "human camera"

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 02:47 PM PDT

And prepare to be awed. You've never seen Rome quite like this. Read this post