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2016-09-30T15:55:07-05:00

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Because Life Should Be Fun, and Puppies Are Cute

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

For your entertainment: A Dog Goldberg Machine. This is ingenious! Read more

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“Grow a Beard, Mr. Lincoln, for Your Face Is So Thin”

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

“All the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you and then you would be President”. One hundred fifty-three years ago, on October 15, 1860, an eleven-year-old girl from Westfield, New York wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. It was only a few weeks before the presidential election, and young Grace Bedell hoped that Lincoln would win. She worried, though, that he was too thin, and that his gaunt appearance would cost him... Read more

2015-01-24T21:37:09-05:00

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German “Circus Mass” Transforms Liturgy Into Sideshow

Last updated on: January 24, 2015 at 9:37 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Leading the pack in the “Worst Liturgy Ever” Competition…. Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you the CIRCUS MASS organized by Caritas of Germany. There’s something for everyone! There’s liturgical dance: And a contortionist: There are clowns on cycles: Even a musical priest! I believe this particular mass occurred on December 16, 2012. You can see all this and more in the video which follows. Read more

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2015-01-24T21:36:08-05:00

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Win Two “Shining Light Dolls”–Here’s How!

Last updated on: January 24, 2015 at 9:36 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Well, these are just so cute! The Holy Father is consecrating the WORLD to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Sunday October 13, promoting devotion to Our Lady. On the same day, the Equipping Catholic Families blog is hosting a Shining Light Dolls Giveaway. The dolls are 3.5″ tall and made of rotocast vinyl: safe, durable, unbreakable and no removable parts! They are perfect for inspiring devotion to Our Lady in our kids with their little praying faces and posture and contemporary... Read more

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2015-01-24T21:38:00-05:00

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Sunday Afternoon at the Movies: MARY OF NAZARETH

Last updated on: January 24, 2015 at 9:38 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Today I attended a sponsored screening of the new motion picture Mary of Nazareth, which has just been released by Ignatius Press. First off, let me tell you: I loved it. This full-length feature film about the life of Mary, the mother of God, was filmed in Europe and shot in English in high definition. It seemed to me to be a living, moving Carravaggio painting—with its rich color palette and the subtle interplay of light and shadows. The film vividly... Read more

2015-04-04T14:13:05-05:00

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Non-Catholics at a Catholic Mass: What To Do, What To Do….

Last updated on: April 4, 2015 at 2:13 pm By Kathy Schiffer

On Thursday, Deacon Greg Kandra wrote about the custom of making an announcement regarding who may receive the Eucharist at a liturgy—such as a wedding or funeral—when non-Catholics are likely to be present. Today—on my blog and elsewhere on the Internet—the conversation has turned to what, exactly, the Eucharist means in the various denominations. The precipitating incident is a discussion initiated in the United Methodist Church about on-line communion—an event which is beyond imagining for Catholics, since the Eucharist in... Read more

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2016-09-30T15:55:07-05:00

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Production Team to Duck Dynasty: Stop Praying, Start Cursing?

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

“They told us to cut Jesus from prayers, to avoid offending Muslims.” That’s what Phil Robertson, the bearded star of the popular A&E reality series Duck Dynasty, told Sports Spectrum magazine in a recent interview. Breitbart quotes from the interview with stars Willie and Phil Robertson, explaining how their words were edited to remove any reference to Jesus: When we prayed, we said, ‘in Jesus’ name, amen.’ I don’t have a verse that says you must always pray in the... Read more

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In-Your-Face Christian Crusading: I Told You It Wouldn’t Work!

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

Just a few days ago, I posted a story about Answers in Genesis founder Ken Ham’s anti-atheism billboard in Times Square. Was this, I asked, the most effective way to reach out to unbelievers? Well, I guess it wasn’t! Now there’s a full-fledged war between vociferous Christians and vociferous atheists. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has rented space on the same billboard for their rebuttal. Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-founder of FFRF, says, “A fifth of the U.S. population identifies... Read more

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VIRTUAL JESUS? United Methodist Church Considers Approving On-line Communion

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

The United Methodist Church is considering whether or not to approve on-line communion, as a means of reaching out to those who are not physically present at church services. Religion News Service explains: About 30 denominational leaders met last week after Central United Methodist Church in Concord, N.C., announced plans to launch an online campus that potentially would offer online Communion. Some nondenominational churches already offer online Communion, according to United Methodist News Service, but leaders urged the denomination’s bishops... Read more

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2016-09-30T15:55:07-05:00

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C’mon, New Jersey! You Can Make a Difference!

Last updated on: September 30, 2016 at 3:55 pm By Kathy Schiffer

There’s a special election in New Jersey next week which could have a profound effect on America’s future. Last night Robert P. George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University, posted an urgent message to citizens of the Garden State to get out and vote for Republican Steve Lonegan, who is facing off against Newark mayor Cory Booker for the Senate seat vacated by Frank Lautenberg, who died in June. Professor George wrote: Next Wednesday–October 16–will be the special election... Read more

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