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October 2012

October 17, 2012

ST. LUKE: Evangelist, Artist, Physician…

He’s a true “Renaissance Man.” Well, not really, since he lived before the Renaissance even...

October 16, 2012

Something Different: 2012 Christmas Stamp Depicts Flight Into Egypt

So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night,...

October 15, 2012

Cleveland Woman Issues Call for Vatican III

Regina Brett is a New York Times best-selling author. She is host of “The Regina...

October 14, 2012

“PERFECT”: ESPN’s Dramatic Story of How Down Syndrome Daughter Won Her Father’s Heart

“Have an abortion,” Heath White urged his wife. The couple already had one beautiful little...

October 14, 2012

Focus: HOPE—Fighting Racism, Poverty and Injustice in Detroit Since 1968

Detroit was deeply divided in the 1960s. There was a chasm between white society, largely...

October 13, 2012

The Talents Given to You and Me

The talents given to you and me We must develop faithfully, So we can be...

October 12, 2012

Women War Against War Against Women

What is the real “War on Women”? Medical evidence contradicts the “war on women” claims...

October 12, 2012

Reimagining Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam

"Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one...

October 11, 2012

Archbishop Kurtz Thanks the Holy Father for The Blessing of the Unborn Child

On October 9 in Rome, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, archbishop of Louisville, thanked the Holy...

October 11, 2012

Teresa of Avila: Patron of Catholic Writers and Headache Sufferers!

A Saint I Can Relate To! St. Teresa of Avila was born 500 years ago...

October 11, 2012

In This Year of Faith: Thank You, Mr. Monaghan, for the Catechism

“Before we begin,” said Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, “I want to thank Tom Monaghan for funding...

October 11, 2012

Bells Herald the Year of Faith

Church Bells. School Bells. Hand Bells. Sleigh Bells. Bicycle Bells. Even Doorbells! At 12...

October 10, 2012

I Was Wrong–It’s Not ALL Good!

I think this must be the processional for a Catholic liturgy. Please disregard my last...

October 10, 2012

I Said I Liked the Novus Ordo. Mayhem Ensued.

Last week over on Facebook, I happened to mention that I had attended a Tridentine...

October 09, 2012

Good Without God: Einstein’s “God Letter” Goes on the Auction Block

Albert Einstein didn’t believe in God. At least, he didn’t believe in the trinitarian God...

October 08, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT #6: Monothelitism. Say THAT With Your Mouth Full!

Oh, the confusion! Last time in “Think This, Not That,” I talked about the Council...

October 07, 2012

Lepanto, the Life Chain, and the Rosary: YOU Can Make a Difference

On October 7, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary—looking back...

October 04, 2012

St. Francis of Assisi: Patron of Animals and the Environment

"Not to hurt the creatures, brethren, is our first duty to them, but to stop there...

October 04, 2012

Are You Always Working?

Do you work in an office? Do you find that you're chained to a desk,...

October 03, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT #5: Knock-Down, Drag-Out Fights Over Jesus

Whiz, bam—the early church leaders certainly knew how to put heretics and dissident theologians in...

October 02, 2012

Isn’t the White House Supposed to Be “The People’s House”?

From the website of the White House, this quote from First Lady Michelle Obama: "This...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

OK, So What Is This?

I posted this over on Facebook and got lots of guesses. People thought it might...

September 29, 2012

100 Best Catholic Speakers Series: Dr. Janet Smith Tackles Life Issues and Bioethics

I think contraception is an insult to women…. [W]omen basically apologize for their fertility. "I'm...

September 28, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT #4: WHO DO MEN SAY THAT I AM? Ephesus Explains Christ’s Dual Nature

GLOSSARY FOR EPHESUS Nestorianism – Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, and his followers believed that divine...

September 26, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT #3: Is the Holy Spirit Really God? The Trinity, As Defined in Constantinople I

The first council of Constantinople was convened in 381 A.D. in—guess where?—Constantinople. It was convened...

September 26, 2012

Trying Youthful Felons As Adults: Is This the Right Thing to Do?

In the news today: A fifteen-year-old Detroit teen has been sentenced to 14 to 30...

September 26, 2012

FAITH OPENS OUR EYES… Respect Life Month Theme Reveals a Consistent Ethic

You’ve heard the criticism, haven’t you? Pro-abortion protestors insisting that people who oppose abortion don’t...

September 25, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT #2: WAS JESUS CREATED? Answers from Nicaea

Introduction—What are we doing here? This is article #2 of a series of at...

September 25, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT: Wrestling for Truth—The Great Councils of the Church

Okay, bear with me here. I have this idea that my readers are just sitting...

September 25, 2012

The Arrogance of Brevity: Speeding Through the Councils

How does the Church resolve differences of opinion and clarify the meaning of the Scriptures? From...

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