CATHOLIC NEWS: Big Red Gets Purple -- Detroit's Tobin Named #2 at "Religious"... PLUS 18 MORE

CATHOLIC NEWS: Big Red Gets Purple -- Detroit's Tobin Named #2 at "Religious"... PLUS 18 MORE

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Big Red Gets Purple -- Detroit's Tobin Named #2 at "Religious"

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Major news out of Rome this morning for the Stateside church, especially its professed men and women -- against the backdrop of the controversial Apostolic Visitation of the nation's communities of women, an American cleric has been named #2 of the Vatican office overseeing the global church's religious. A native of Detroit...

Portiuncula Indulgence Revisited

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Replica of the original unadorned Portinuncula at Franciscan University in Steubenville Today (August 2) is the famous Portiuncula Indulgence of Saint Francis. One of the most fascinating things about the life of Saint Francis is the Portiuncula indulgence that he obtained from the Pope Honorius III.

Pio Nono, the Washington Monument and the Purloined Block of Marble

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 03:30 AM PDT

Well it took long enough. George Washington had been dead for more than three decades before a society was founded to build a monument to his honor in the city which bore his name. In 1832, the centenary of the birth of Washington, the Washington National Monument Society was founded.

Illinois baseball team hosts pre-game Catholic Mass

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 04:21 PM PDT

Thanks to discussions between a priest and a minor league baseball team official, the Kane County Cougars of the Class A Midwest League hosted a Catholic Mass before a Friday baseball game earlier this month.

Hollywood Shocked as Family Films Flourish

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:00 PM PDT

The surprise box-office boom for the cartoon "Despicable Me" is making it clear again to Hollywood this summer that family films are the most likely to be top-grossing films. "Toy Story 3" is number one for 2010, not only among the critics, but among the people as well.

Is This Disorderly Conduct Outside Clinic?

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:35 AM PDT

A pro-lifer was arrested for disorderly conduct outside an abortion clinic in Chicago, home of the "Bubble zone." The video certainly doesn't seem to show any disorderly conduct or any approach by pro-lifer Joe Holland towards anyone. In fact, he's standing completely still praying.

How to win Rock-Paper-Scissors every time

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:55 AM PDT

Males have a tendency to throw rock on their first try, inexperienced RPS players will subconsciously deliver the item that won previously, and paper is thrown least often, so use it as a surprise. And remember, when in doubt, throw the Spock. Your opponent will never know what hit him. You'll be disqualified...

How to make your own In-N-Out cheeseburger at home (Californians can ignore this article)

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:36 AM PDT

An In-N-Out cheeseburger is a bomb that's rigged to hit every pleasure center on my brain's taste analyzation terminal (by which I mean my tongue). Salty, sweet, savory, soft, crisp, and fresh. As Nick Solares said, "In-N-Out at the very least represents the platonic ideal of what a fast food hamburger should be."

The ghosts of World War II's past come alive in these amazing pictures

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 08:27 AM PDT

Taking old World War II photos, Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov carefully photoshopped them over more recent shots to make the past come alive. Not only do we get to experience places like Prague, Vienna, and Moscow in ways we could have never imagined, more importantly...

The Catholic Holocaust of Nagasaki—"Why, Lord?"

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:02 AM PDT

| Brother Anthony Josemaria | Homiletic & Pastoral Review | August/September 2010 The witness of the Catholics of Nagasaki shows God's providence in the darkest of times. On August 9, 1945...

Why Humility Opens Doors

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:01 PM PDT

"Nice guys finish last," says the world. "The last will be first," replies Jesus. My guess is that the Lord of creation knows best who really wins in the end. And he says in this Sunday's gospel, "whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted" (Luke 14:11) To understand why the humble get ahead and why the meek shall in.

It's intimidating just to have someone standing there

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:55 AM PDT

God bless Linda Gibbons: Linda Gibbons is explaining why she has decided to refuse bail and spend the past 550 days in prison instead of opting for freedom. We are at the Vanier Centre for Women in Milton, an hour west of Toronto, sitting on beige plastic chairs around a small beige table. We are in a secure room and there are guards outside.

QUAERITUR: validity of baptism if water doesn't touch the head

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 06:59 AM PDT

I recently was asked by a priest about a problematic baptism: The pastor of a local parish baptized a child supposedly by immersion. The head of the child was never touched with water. Is this a valid baptism? No. The baptism is not valid. In researching this answer I consulted various authors and I also contacted the baptism man...

England's Miraculous Coronation Chrism

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 07:22 AM PDT

In England, the Blessed Virgin appeared to Saint Thomas Becket andgave him an eagle-shaped ampulla filled with holy oil, and a golden spoon to be used to crown England's Kings. The ampulla was lost for two centuries, but was discovered before Henry IV's coronation in 1399.

Here comes Don Bosco

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:00 AM PDT

Salesians everywhere are excited to learn that the saint's relics will be coming to the United States next month: More than 16 months after it began a world tour touching over 100 nations, a casket containing relics of St. John Bosco is scheduled to visit the United States and Canada beginning in mid-September. The pilgrimage of the relics began April 25, 2009...

Considering Catholicism

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 04:29 AM PDT

When a Protestant who is considering the Catholic Church calls me for advice the conversation goes back to some recurring difficulties. So here are some commandments for converts. The Catholic Church is not just another denomination. It's very different from all the Protestant churches you have ever attended. Behave as if you're visiting a foreign country.

"Friends, the Lord Wants to Have Us All in Heaven" — Plenary Indulgence Today!

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 10:03 PM PDT

St. Francis of Assisi loved the Portiuncula, the chapel of St. Mary of the Angels. The Benedictines had given this chapel to St. Francis and his early followers. It was their first home. St. Clare made her vows there. According to St. Bonaventure's Major Life of St...

Anglo Catholics to Stay and Fight

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Am I allowed to yawn at this point? Here's the news: Anglo Catholics are divided about what to do next? Errm, so what's new? Some have vowed to 'stay and defeat women bishops'. Uhh, not likely. Others will stay and 'fight on' even if women bishops are ordained. No surprises there then.

How about a Little Humility

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 07:42 PM PDT

When I was a little kid the science books said that the universe was in a steady state and had existed forever. There were some theories about the universe actually expanding but these were not accepted by most who declared the steady state universe to be a matter of "settled" science. Though evidence had been...