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Win One of Five Copies of the <em>Little Angels</em> DVDs by Roma Downey

Win One of Five Copies of the Little Angels DVDs by Roma Downey

Beautiful Irish Catholic actress and mother Roma Downey has produced a new series of DVDs for children called Little Angels. I recently interviewed Roma about the new series, her favorite charity and her devotion to the Blessed Mother. To celebrate the release of Little Angels, Grace Hill Media, a company that promotes quality entertainment for faith-based […]

Poem: “Adoration”

Nov 8 11 • Pavel Chichikov • 0 comments

Adoration A mass of people on a plain All those who live and ever lived Face the everlasting A plain of such immense extent That souls from the beginning to the end Will not fill it all Around them and behind them Refulgence of the everlasting Fills eternity We who faced the light-creating sun The […]

Is Agrarianism Just for Hippies?

Nov 7 11 • James Curley • 0 comments

Ever since the industrial revolution and the mass migration of Americans from rural areas to cities, there have been periodic fledgling back-to-the-land movements. Each of these trends was a reaction to the low wages and exploitation of factory workers. Nostalgia for “simpler times” and the desire for more self-determination inspired many to move back to […]

Planned Parenthood Proves that Death and Lies Go Together

Nov 7 11 • Judie Brown • 0 comments

Incredible as it seems, there is more gore spewing from Planned Parenthood’s inner sanctum each passing day. Let’s begin in Kansas where documentation is destroyed and late-term abortionists are held in the highest esteem. It seems that all of the records required by law to ensure that Planned Parenthood was complying with the law, regarding […]

On Thanksgiving: Eat. Pray. Love. Do Not Watch Lady Gaga.

Nov 7 11 • Kathy Schiffer • 3 comments

ABC has just announced that on Thanksgiving Day, as Americans sit back to digest the turkey and stuffing, the network will air a 90-minute prime-time special “A Very Gaga Thanksgiving.” Call me a cynic, but I’m thinking this won’t be your typical “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” kind of show. Hopefully, the pop star won’t be wearing […]

Personhood Begins when Life Begins

Nov 7 11 • Colleen Carroll Campbell • 4 comments

Most news reports about Mississippi’s proposed “personhood amendment” have cast the measure’s pro-life sponsors as the aggressors in a brand-new phase of the abortion wars, one in which abortion opponents rely on clever linguistic tricks to launch an unprecedented attack on abortion rights. That storyline omits one important fact: Abortion-rights advocates are the ones who […]

The New Roman Missal: “And with Your Spirit”

Nov 7 11 • Dr. Edward Sri • 0 comments

Catholics are very familiar with the parts of the Mass—perhaps too familiar. Sunday after Sunday, we recite certain words such as, “Amen…Thanks be to God…Alleluia…Holy, Holy, Holy Lord….” These words are so ingrained that we often say them robotically, out of simple routine. Indeed, if someone poked us in the middle of the night and […]

Media calls Cain’s Comments on Planned Parenthood Racist Roots a Lie

Nov 7 11 • Kathleen Gilbert • 0 comments

Several mainstream media “fact checkers” piled on to GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain after the latter reaffirmed his statements condemning Planned Parenthood’s eugenic roots. They downplayed founder Margaret Sanger’s eugenicist philosophy and accused Cain of a “pants on fire” lie. In what became one of the highest-profile attacks on the group’s eugenic history in recent […]

<em>Little Dorrit</em> and the Debt Crisis

Little Dorrit and the Debt Crisis

Nov 7 11 • Ryan Grant • 1 comment

With the name of the great author Charles Dickens, titles such as A Christmas Carol or Great Expectations frequently come to mind. Otherwise, Hard Times and A Tale of Two Cities will leap to the lips of those more literate. Yet one of his lesser-known works highly deserving of attention is Little Dorrit, written in the […]

They Are People, Too!

Nov 7 11 • Robert J. Gieb • 0 comments

Protecting immigrants from oppression is a centuries old duty of both Jews and Christians. “You shall not oppress or afflict a resident alien, for you were once aliens residing in the land of Egypt. Exodus 22: 20.” Most, if not all, of the people with whom I work in the pro life apostolate take that […]

No Regrets: Frank Kravetz’s Story

Nov 7 11 • Dr. Paul Kengor • 0 comments

“Just existing became what was important,” says 87-year-old Frank Kravetz of Pittsburgh, captive of the “hell-hole” that was Nuremberg Prison Camp. “Yet even as I struggled with the day-to-day sadness and despair, I never once had any regrets that I signed up to serve.” An extended tour of Nazi camps as a wounded POW scratching […]

Poem: “Harmonies of Heaven…”

Nov 7 11 • Michele Marie • 0 comments

Harmonies of Heaven… Have you heard what Strauss has written of late? His ‘Space Odyssey’ just a Prelude To fresh scores Inspiration derived from heaven’s wonders Soaring melodies among celestial subjects Musicians of old performing for the banquets of paradise His harmonies now enchant the angels As they tend to their earthly charges Their graceful […]

Poem: “Disrespectful Flesh”

Nov 6 11 • Pavel Chichikov • 0 comments

Disrespectful Flesh As I walked along the river In the spate of rushing spring, I gave it voice and heard it lecture: You must die by summoning Man, remember you must die As I must hurry down to rest, The burning of the sun must dry My curvedness, so it confessed You and I must […]

Poem: “The Luckiest Tree”

Nov 5 11 • Thomas A. Flynn, LC • 0 comments

The Luckiest Tree I am just a simple tree Though prouder you could never be, For near the outskirts of Bethany I hosted the Holy Family. Exhausted from their jaunting journey To Bethlehem town, by Caesar’s decree The woman with Child and husband, three Fleeing the sun sought me, sought me! That day still lurked […]

Foolish and Wise Bridesmaids

Nov 5 11 • Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. • 2 comments

“The religion thing can wait. After all, I believe in God and am basically a good person. I really did intend to go to church this morning, but last night’s dancing took a lot more out of me than I thought and I had one drink too many. I’ll catch it next week. I’ll pray […]

Sexy in Context Is Holy

Nov 5 11 • Lisa Mladinich • 3 comments

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—for your love is more delightful than wine. Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you! Take me away with you—let us hurry! Let the king bring me into his chambers. (Song of […]

Ireland Closes its Embassy to the Holy See: Details and Analysis

Nov 4 11 • Dr. Robert Moynihan • 1 comment

Yesterday evening came a surprise announcement: Ireland will close its Embassy to the Holy See in a move the Irish governement says is needed to cut government costs. The Irish embassy to the Holy See, located on the Janiculum Hill near to the residence of the American Ambassador to the Holy See and near the […]

Memoirs of the Apostle II: The Second Epistle of Saint Peter

Nov 4 11 • Rev. Tucker Cordani • 0 comments

The Second Epistle of Saint Peter is the twenty-second book of the New Testament and included in the collection known as the Catholic or universal epistles. The author claims to be Simon Peter, apostle of Jesus, an eyewitness to the transfiguration, and a dear brother of the Apostle Paul. Second Peter is as immeasurable as […]

Down Syndrome and the Unalienable Right to Life

Nov 4 11 • Kurt Kondrich • 0 comments

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” I often think of these words from The Declaration of Independence as I look into the eyes of my beautiful […]

China’s Morally Hollow Economy

Nov 4 11 • Samuel Gregg • 0 comments

In recent weeks, China has been consumed by an unprecedented internal debate concerning a subject bound to make its Communist rulers nervous. At issue is the moral health of Chinese society. Widespread Chinese discussion of this most un-politically correct subject was triggered by the October 21 death of a two-year old girl in the city […]

Facing the Essential Question in the Abortion Debate

Nov 4 11 • Ken Connor • 0 comments

For decades now, the “pro-choice” movement has successfully distorted the abortion debate by ignoring the essential question – is an unborn child a living human or isn’t it? – in favor of their infamous “right to choose” canard. A recent op-ed in the Washington Post entitled “How an anti-abortion push to redefine ‘person’ could hurt […]

There Is No Such Thing as a Bank Loan

Nov 4 11 • John Médaille • 12 comments

“Dexia” is not a word familiar to most Americans, and if told that it is a French bank in need of a fresh bailout, the knowledge would likely elicit no more than a yawn. Interest might increase, however, if they were told that the American taxpayer has bailed this bank out before and is likely […]

Why One Child is Not Enough

Nov 4 11 • Steve Pokorny • 37 comments

In her National Post article “Only planet: Why one child is often enough,” Connie Jeske Crane reviews Susan Newman’s book The Case for the Only Child: Your Essential Guide. The book challenges the negative stereotypes surrounding the phenomenon of “onlies” — children who grow up with no siblings. She confronts the societal notion that only children […]

Book Review: <em>Motherhood Matters</em>

Book Review: Motherhood Matters

Nov 4 11 • Elena Maria Vidal • 0 comments

Canadian author Dorothy Pilarski writes with profundity and wit about matters practical and divine in her book, Motherhood Matters. Full of anecdotes and humor, this book makes us take an honest look at the lives of women today, and helps us to focus on what matters most. Has “liberation” truly led to greater happiness for women? Are […]