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“His” Gospel: The Juggernaut of Paul in the Revised Missal

Dec 17 11 • Rev. Tucker Cordani • 1 comment

In college, I majored in American Literature but took acting classes because I enjoyed the immediacy of theater. On stage everything happens in the moment. On a recent Sunday I was celebrating Mass and began the ceremony with the sign of the cross and then extended my hands to deliver the greeting: Grace to you […]

The Revised Roman Missal: A Mass of Potential

Dec 17 11 • Louie Verrecchio • 2 comments

After years of discussion, preparation and anticipation, the new English translation of the Roman Missal – Third Edition was officially implemented in the United States on November 27th. The “reviews” are now starting to show up in newspapers, blogs and other media. As I read them, it seems as though most of the “people in […]

Light the Darkness Cannot Overcome

Dec 17 11 • Jennessa Durney • 0 comments

Every year I brace myself for winter. Knowing the air will turn crisp to cold, I whip out a cozy scarf, and as the sky dims and darkens, I store up on Vitamin D. The sun’s short stay and the often cloudy sky make afternoons feel more like early evenings. It’s dark, dark, dark! We […]

Fathers Landry, Pavone on the ‘Tebow Phenomenon’

Dec 17 11 • Matt C. Abbott • 0 comments

Tim Tebow has sure made the sports headlines as of late. The popular quarterback of the Denver Broncos, known for being unapologetic about his Christian faith (something I applaud, of course), has perplexed not a few sports commentators by his seemingly miraculous comeback-victories after struggling through three-and-a-half quarters of a game. I asked, via email, […]

Ready?

Dec 17 11 • Kate Daneluk • 0 comments

As I sat in Mass, exhausted, just happy that I got there on time I realized that three candles were lit. Yes, the pink one, too. This rosy candle is supposed to tell us “Rejoice! Gaudete! Our Savior is almost here!” Instead, what I heard was, “Oh no! It’s almost Christmas and I still have […]

The Mystery of the Incarnation

Dec 17 11 • Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. • 0 comments

“Mystery,” he sneered. “That’s a good Catholic word.” My friend was a fundamentalist who had more than a bit of antipathy towards the Catholic Church, charging that it added to the simple faith of the Bible. But he didn’t read his bible very well. The word “mystery” is a Catholic word, only because it is […]

Poem: “Rejoice Sunday–Third Sunday in Advent”

Dec 17 11 • Philip Kolin • 0 comments

Rejoice Sunday–Third Sunday in Advent In this time of waiting, watching The cold December grays Are decorated with anticipation — Banquets of glad tidings, the earth miraculously Greened from watercourses flowing From the stars. Mary’s sumptuous Magnificat Followed by rounds of Gaudetes on monks’ lips and Priests processing in pink colored vestments. Then comes the […]

Christmas: Expect More!

Dec 16 11 • Russell Shaw • 0 comments

The problem many of us have with Christmas isn’t that we expect too much of it but that we expect much too little. My Christmas wish for all of us, myself included, is that we raise our sights and ask for all that God really wants to give us. If we can open ourselves to […]

The Role of the State

Dec 16 11 • Nicholas Hosford • 0 comments

[How would you live, Pompey? By being a bawd? What do you think of the trade, Pompey? Is it a lawful trade? —Escalus, Measure for Measure] Enforce morality. The answer to critics who so frequently question the role of the state in Distributism or Catholic Social Teaching is simple. Excepting those who prefer anarchy, libertarian “free market” advocates and […]

Masquerades in the News

Dec 16 11 • Jann FritzHuspen • 0 comments

The Culture of Death reminds me of the dragon from the Book of Revelations; it is an “enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns” (NIV Rev 12:3). Two items in this week’s news reveal just how the Culture of Death masquerades as something supposedly good as it rears two of its ugly heads—the […]

Coping with Sibling Rivalry

Dec 16 11 • Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur • 0 comments

If you have a sibling or more than one child, chances are that you have dealt with the ugly green monster that is sibling rivalry. In a perfect world, children born of the same parents or adopted into the same family would always love, honor, and respect each other. They would share without complaint, applaud […]

Truth Makes the Enemy Cower

Dec 16 11 • Judie Brown • 2 comments

This is the season for Christian love and goodwill. Yet the air is polluted with the bombast of pro-aborts who never seem to stop spewing. These folks do not concern themselves with the true meaning of Christmas. Christ does not fit into their game plan—as recent comments from their choir make abundantly clear. The Harvard […]

Poem: “Enduring One”

Dec 16 11 • Pavel Chichikov • 0 comments

Enduring One It can’t be called, but it must come As rain arrives when sleepers sleep And wake to hear the roaring of The river’s flood when it runs deep It can’t be named but it must speak The secret name, the unconfined Until itself reveals itself – The naming of it is not mine […]

Action Needed Toward Kagan Recusal on Obama Care

Dec 15 11 • Fr. Frank Pavone • 0 comments

As you probably know, the so-called “healthcare reform” legislation known as “ObamaCare” – which was narrowly passed by Congress (and only after intense pressure tactics from the White House) – is now facing its toughest challenge ever. It’s being challenged in court over the constitutionality of its key provision of requiring every U.S. citizen to […]

Lowe’s Errs in Pulling TLC Ad

Dec 15 11 • Bill Donohue • 2 comments

I have not been shy in my criticism of Muslim extremists who hate Israel and equally loathe the United States. Nor have I been reluctant to condemn Islamism: Sharia law is totalitarian. Furthermore, I am not opposed to boycotting sponsors of TV shows that bash Catholicism (I have led such initiatives). But count me out […]

Where is John the Baptist When You Need Him?

Dec 15 11 • Robert J. Gieb • 0 comments

During the season of Advent the readings at Mass include passages about John the Baptist, the humble inhabitant of the Judean desert who possessed nothing but the truth and owed no one but the God who created him. He was fearless in his preaching. He discomfited all in their complacency, but to all he gave […]

Are You Dating a Pharisee?

Dec 15 11 • Anthony Buono • 3 comments

Do you feel that you are dating someone who strikes you as having an overly high moral, education, or even cultural standard? Do you feel like your every action is being observed? Is the person overly critical of you? Are they quick to find fault in you but not in themselves? Do they make you […]

The Rich Are Getting Richer; So Are the Poor

Dec 15 11 • Jarrett Skorup • 6 comments

“No matter your thoughts about the Occupy Wall Street movement, the protesters were right in at least one respect: The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer.” Variations on this statement were repeated in dozens of blogs, commentaries, and even news reports in the past months. The claim comes via a Congressional […]

Win One of Five Copies of the <em>Dolphin Tale</em> DVD

Win One of Five Copies of the Dolphin Tale DVD

Dec 15 11 • Peggy Bowes • 7 comments

To celebrate the DVD release of *Dolphin Tale, Grace Hill Media, a company that promotes quality entertainment for faith-based audiences, has graciously provided five DVDs to be given away to Catholic Lane readers. Details are provided at the end of this article. As a freelance writer who reviews family movies, I often have the opportunity […]

Poem: “First Encounter”

Dec 15 11 • Thomas A. Flynn, LC • 0 comments

First Encounter Mary sat down with utmost care As a burst of joy from her pure heart rose For the Child awoke from his slumbered repose Deep within her womb-kept lair. A tiny kick though a grand affair To the Virgin Mary whom the Father chose As it revealed the presence of her little Rose […]

Catholic Health Care in Jeopardy

Dec 14 11 • Steven W. Mosher • 1 comment

Evidence continues to pile up that the huge expansion of government formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) — Obamacare, for short — poses huge risks to religious freedom, to the rights of conscience, and to our very lives. Health and Human Services recently issued a directive dealing with so-called “preventive […]

How to Become a Suicide Bomber (in 3 Easy Steps!)

Dec 14 11 • David Monahan • 4 comments

Shortly after 9/11 an acquaintance of mine pointed out that while their cause was obviously wrong, there was something to be admired about the single minded determination with which the attackers carried out their mission. Being a devout Catholic, he even doubted that God would be harsh when judging such sincerely committed souls. The idea […]

China’s “Superior” Economic Model?

Dec 14 11 • Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson • 0 comments

In a recent piece for the Wall Street Journal, Andy Stern, an Obama insider and one of organized labor’s more aggressive personalities, praised what he called “China’s superior economic model.” Does China have a superior economic model? That depends: Superior to what? Mr. Stern, who headed the Service Employees International Union, cited Andy Grove, founder […]

Accepting ‘Help’ Only to Find Rights Forfeited

Dec 14 11 • Marybeth Hicks • 1 comment

Cable’s Home and Garden Television (HGTV) appears to have a new reality show about what happens when the government buys itself the right to tell you what to do. In theory, anyway. According to HGTV.com, the new show “My House, Your Money” […] reveals what really goes on behind closed doors as prospective homebuyers turn […]