Semper Fi Catholic

:D A white 1984 Renault 4.. with a stick shift and new engine. When i saw the title i thought it might be a new Fiat 500.. but this is even humbler. I read he took a spin in it.. but it wonder it he drove it.. as far as i can tell he always took public transit in Argentina.. and those sticks can be ...

.. right.. invitation and caveat..

Luther and other Protestant leaders challenged the original Canon of the Bible, removing books that did not conform to Luther's highly prejudicial and literal reading of Scripture. The Council of Trent, the Catholic Reformation and response to Protestanism re-affirmed the original Canon in full, and...

.. that's a good thought.. nothing that afflicts you, no matter how overwhelming it seems at the time.. stands a chance against Divine Mercy.

Billy Slagle, scheduled to be executed on August 7th and the only execution scheduled for August in the U.S. committed suicide 3 days prior to his execution in Ohio. It seems to me to show the mind wrenching stress that awaiting the death sentence has on the soul. I mention it because i've heard som...

It was a great celebration in RIO.. caught a lot of it on Salt and Light. Hard to pick out its most significant moment but the offering of the little anencephalic baby (born with only the stem of the brain) at the final Mass which the parents had rejected aborting and had clearly accepted into their...

As much as the Divine Mercy image is rich in meaning — i.e., it speaks of baptism and reconciliation and Jesus as the High Priest — Christ makes it clear it was never meant merely as a doctrinal curiosity. Rather, He had it created to awaken mankind's deepest yearnings. In the image, Jesus doesn't ...

That very much characterizes the notions of faith and responsibility of Pope Francis i would think.

That's good.. just getting out of the constant demands of the Pontificate.. and allowing time for prayer, reflection and study.. must be a relief for an 86 year old.

And, we are not Catholic by chance either.

no.. i consider it a gift.. it surprises me how many people through apathy, ignorance or malice squander it so trivially.

Amen....

great article.

For Fr. Weinberger, the Latin Mass was a source of unity in his mixed language parish

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"the worst of the worst." .. well, i suppose there's a case to be made that this type of crime is just that.... but vengance is vengance and it has nothing to do with justice, it simply makes you a correspondent in the crime after the fact.. and it certainly won't bring Autumn back. Prayers said fo...

Happy 86th... Papa B.