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Beauty: The Garden in our Souls

Jun 21 11 • Carlos Caso-Rosendi • 0 comments

Beauty. At first the concept is difficult to define. Instinctively I feel that beauty is real to everyone. Once I have made my mind that something is beautiful I know it in the same sense that I know what the number one is. The natural number does not represent something: one is simply one. Beauty […]

Poem: “Reading The Will”

Jun 21 11 • Mary Harwell Sayler • 0 comments

Reading The Will Isaiah 58 From the midst of yourselves, pull out oppression. From the center of yourselves, remove falsehood and cruel speech. Feed the hungry, yes, but find some way to satisfy the complaints of the afflicted – those most likely bothered by what you do not do. Then light shall lift you from […]

Blessed are the Peacemakers!

Jun 21 11 • Stu Walker • 2 comments

I love to explore new things. God has given me a sense of curiosity. My favorite slogan is, “Curiosity may have killed the cat… but satisfaction brought it back.” It amazes me that we so often pray and pray and pray for something and it seems as if God never hears our prayers. However, when […]

Summer and Celebration

Jun 21 11 • Mary Kochan • 0 comments

June 21 is the first day of summer because it is the day of the summer solstice. Okay, just a quick review of your high school astronomy. In summer and winter we have solstices — the summer solstice is the longest day of the year and the winter solstice is the shortest day of the […]

Waiting on God

Jun 21 11 • Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur • 0 comments

The first readings for the daily liturgies this week tell the story of Abram and his family. On Monday, God promises that Abram’s descendents will inherit the land he has brought him to. He was seventy-five years old at this point. Tuesday, God makes the promise again.” I will make your descendants like the dust […]

Bishop Warns of “Impending Genocide in Sudan”

Jun 21 11 • ACN-USA News • 0 comments

A Catholic bishop in Sudan has warned of a possible new genocide in the country. In an interview with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishop Macram Max Gassis of El Obeid Diocese warned of further problems in South Kordofan, on the border between north and south Sudan, where there has been […]

Earthly Treasures vs Heavenly Treasures

Jun 20 11 • Maurice Blumberg • 3 comments

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. “The lamp of the body is […]

The “Sacrament” of Abortion

Jun 20 11 • Fr. Frank Pavone • 0 comments

The Sacrament of Abortion is the title of a book written by Ginette Paris and published in 1992. In this short book, the author claims that abortion is a sacred act, a sacrifice to Artemis (known to the Romans as Diana). Artemis is both a protector of wild animals and a hunter who kills them […]

Our Health is Overinsured!

Jun 20 11 • Dr. Tracy C. Miller • 2 comments

One of the arguments for healthcare reform is that millions of Americans with employer-provided healthcare are underinsured. Proponents of this view are saying that people are underinsured if they are paying too many of their healthcare costs out-of-pocket. Quite the contrary, a little reflection on what insurance is and is supposed to do suggests that […]

Poem: “The Morning Stars”

Jun 20 11 • Pavel Chichikov • 1 comment

The Morning Stars When his daughter died he planted a pine – When he died himself it burst through his death As if from the tomb in which he lay What did you plant for us, child of God? We wait for the tree that will shade your tomb In a dark soil rich with […]

Pictures for Life

Jun 19 11 • Robert J. Gieb • 0 comments

The Legislature of the State of Texas meets every two years for 140 days. It is in session this year, and among the bills that it has passed is one that requires a woman who is seeking to abort her child to have a sonogram at least 24 hours prior to having an abortion. The […]

Time for a Return to Checks and Balances

Jun 19 11 • Ken Connor • 0 comments

In December, 2007, the Boston Globe published a Q&A with then-candidate Barack Obama in which the subject of Executive War Powers was addressed. “In what circumstances, if any,” Charlie Savage asked, “would the president have constitutional authority to bomb Iran without seeking a use-of-force authorization from Congress?” Mr. Obama’s answer was unequivocal in its condemnation […]

Movie Review: <em>Courageous</em> Shines Needed Light on Fatherhood

Movie Review: Courageous Shines Needed Light on Fatherhood

Jun 19 11 • Kevin Symonds • 0 comments

On Tuesday, May 10th, together with two co-workers, I headed down to Menomonee Falls, WI to attend a promotional screening of the movie Courageous. Courageous is the fourth production of Sherwood Baptist in Albany, GA. Sherwood’s previous productions are, “Flywheel,” “Facing the Giants” and “Fireproof.” Facing the Giants was Sherwood’s first big hit, followed by […]

Poem: “Stations”

Jun 19 11 • Michele Marie • 0 comments

Stations One sits beside Him And He knows He sits alone. That one will kiss Him Then be on his way. A true friend longs to be there Should something happen On a night, Where no joy lingers In a windy desert that Howls its danger, Past the praying Though most are sleeping A true […]

Muslim Brotherhood Leader Caught Lying—While Swearing to God

Jun 18 11 • Raymond Ibrahim • 0 comments

Sobhi Saleh, a top Muslim Brotherhood leader who was elected by Egypt’s Supreme Council to be on the constitution amendment committee, recently gave a speech wherein he insisted that Brotherhood men should only marry Brotherhood women, since they are “superior” to other Muslim women in Egypt—and so they can “produce little Brotherhood kids.” He also […]

Book Review: <em>Catholic Family Bootcamp</em>

Book Review: Catholic Family Bootcamp

Jun 18 11 • Ellen Gable Hrkach • 0 comments

Are you looking for a book which will help your family increase in virtue? Catholic Family Bootcamp is an ideal resource for assisting your family not only in reinforcing the spiritual virtues, but also in strengthening emotional bonds with your closest family members. “I have only one goal in providing you with this devotional book: […]

When Fathers Fail: Healing the Father Wound

Jun 18 11 • Christina King • 6 comments

Have you ever heard the saying “You can’t give what you don’t have?” It makes sense doesn’t it? I can’t give you a dollar if I don’t have a dollar right? But in terms of affection, love and relationships it makes even more sense. If your father was not affectionate, you may have trouble showing […]

Is the Trinity Relevant?

Jun 18 11 • Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. • 1 comment

Many are ready to give a polite nod of some sort to Jesus of Nazareth. Most honor him as a great moral teacher. Many even confess him as Savior. But the Incarnation of the Eternal God? Second person of the Holy Trinity? God can’t be one and three at the same time. Such a notion […]

An Insipid Debate

Jun 18 11 • Colleen Carroll Campbell • 0 comments

Deep dish or thin crust? Leno or Conan? And people say American civic discourse is no longer serious. What could be more serious than the choice presented to former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty at Monday night’s Republican presidential debate, between Coke and Pepsi? (For the record, Pawlenty prefers Coke.) The debate, hosted by CNN and […]

The Making of a Father’s Heart

Jun 17 11 • Kay Anne Kelly • 1 comment

Did you ever look at your husband and wonder just what you did in your life to deserve such a man? Does that scene in The Sound of Music, where the Captain and Maria declare their love for one another finally make sense to you? (“I must have done something good….”). There are so many […]

Father John Corapi and the State of Due Process for Accused Priests

Jun 17 11 • Ryan MacDonald • 77 comments

[Second Editor’s note: We have appended the message of June 20 from SOLT.] [Editor’s note: In light of today’s news about Fr. Corapi, we are rerunning this article which originally appeared on Catholic Lane on April 4 ,2011. We have appended Fr. Corapi’s message, released today, to the end of this article, as it stunningly validates […]

Father’s Day 2011

Jun 17 11 • Karen J Rinehart • 3 comments

According to American retailers, dads don’t do much but play with power tools, do yard work, golf and wear socks. If I believe the magazine and newspaper stories I’ve read this past week, dads don’t know how to relate to the children they brought into this world: “How to Bond on Daddy’s Day!” (You have […]

A Circle of Exchange is Better than a Circle of Protection

Jun 17 11 • Kevin E. Schmiesing Ph.D. • 0 comments

Strife over the budget in Washington continues, with religious leaders and organizations weighing in on both sides. The positions of Christian participants in this battle are as intractable as the secular combatants and for the same reason: A fundamental difference of outlook concerning the role of government and the effect of government programs. This clash […]

Relentless Targeting of Churches in Indonesia

Jun 17 11 • ACN-USA News • 0 comments

Dozens of churches in Indonesia come under attack every year and the country’s president is failing to take action to stop it – according to a leading Catholic peace activist who has produced a report describing the scale of the problem. Since 2006, more than 200 attacks on churches have been recorded by the Indonesian […]