CATHOLIC NEWS: True freedom is in acknowledging dependence on God, says Archbishop Dolan... PLUS 6 MORE

CATHOLIC NEWS: True freedom is in acknowledging dependence on God, says Archbishop Dolan... PLUS 6 MORE

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True freedom is in acknowledging dependence on God, says Archbishop Dolan

Posted: 04 Jul 2010 06:02 AM PDT

As Americans across the country celebrate the nation's Independence Day this weekend, they should humbly remember their dependence on their Creator, said Archbishop Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York.

How Fireworks Pros Make Those Brilliant Pyrotechnics

Posted: 04 Jul 2010 05:58 AM PDT

"A brilliant fireworks display is a complicated, calculated mixture of chemistry, ballistics and imagination. Here is an in-depth look at how the pros pull it off every year: "There's no tradition quite like a Fourth of July fireworks display.

'Ultrasound Jesus' to herald true meaning of Christmas in UK

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 12:12 PM PDT

Though Christmas is still six months away, the organization ChurchAds.net has chosen the design for its Christmas ad campaign. The selected design, called "Ultrasound Jesus," depicts an ultrasound image of an unborn baby with a halo above his head and the caption, "He's on His way. Christmas starts with Christ."

A pope who quit is patron saint of Benedict's 'interior reform'

Posted: 04 Jul 2010 02:54 AM PDT

For the second time in fourteen months, Benedict XVI has paid homage to a predecessor who quit the papacy after only five months, spurning the power struggles and regal trappings which surrounded it: St. Celestine V, whose pontificate ran from July 5 to December 3 in 1294. Improbably...

Happy 4th, or, umm…UPDATES

Posted: 04 Jul 2010 09:21 AM PDT

When I was in elementary school, the typical class had 52 students, with one nun in charge of getting information into our heads. The public schools had a better student-to-teacher ratio, but outside of religion the courses were the same, and they included a quaint little class called "civics." Civics class taught you things like : when...

Seven Habits of Divinely Inspired Evangelizers

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:21 PM PDT

In the Gospel today the Lord shows forth that his plan for Evangelization is not just some sort of haphazard, shoot from the hip program where he wanders about aimlessly. Rather he had a plan to visit specific cities at specific times. And, in order to prepare for his visit, he sent an entourage ahead...

Benedict struggles to squelch 'blame game' among bishops

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:56 AM PDT

In my "All Things Catholic" column on Friday, I offered a rundown of stories over the last week which shook the Vatican. One item I left off that list, but which deserves to be recorded, was Pope Benedict XVI's July 1 meeting with German Bishop Walter Mixa of Augsburg, whose resignation was accepted on May...