Archives for 2013

This week: Two good resources on the process of choosing the next pope. Interviews with seminarians in Rome. Scott Hahn talks about the 40 days of Lent. After 40 years of Roe, there are survivors. A breakthrough in college evangelism. Three Italian boys sing. In Tel Aviv one motorist broke the law, retroactively.

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Marcel found two more good resources on the process of choosing the next pope. The first is this excellent interactive walk-through of the process from Vatican Insider. The second is this video:

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The Catholic News Service interviews seminarians from the Pontifical North American College in Rome on Pope Benedict’s resignation and the challenges for his successor.

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Scott Hahn talks about the 40 days of Lent:

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Picking-up on the 40 day theme, the latest 40 Days for Life has just begun. As you know, we have now been in 40 years of darkness since the US Supreme Court said “no” to life. In a very real sense, everyone under 40 in the US is an abortion survivor in that their mother could have legally killed them in her womb. Here are stories of some who survived in spite of an attempt to abort them:

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A breakthrough in college evangelism…

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A couple of Italian kids (16 years old) can sing:

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This is interesting. A Tel Aviv motorist has her car towed and a $350 fine for parking in a handicap space. Deserved?

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Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was started by Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary to address this blogging need. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Jen for hosting this project!

This week: A video primer on how a Pope is selected. Father Barron discusses Pope Benedict’s legacy. An overview of Lent from Father Pontifex. If God made a farmer on the 8th day, what did He do on the 9th? Putting the national debt into perspective. Another loyal pet story. Is Google a donkey killer?

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How do they choose a Pope? Here are the basics…

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Father Barron discusses the legacy of Pope Benedict XVI:

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Father Dusty Burns (a/k/a Pontifex) gives us an overview of the season of Lent:

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The best Superbowl ad pondered what God did on the 8th day…   “so God made a farmer“. SooperMexican has been wondering what God did on the 9th day and uncovered this little known fact:

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Many people fail to understand the magnitude of the national debt. This video puts it into perspective.

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A couple weeks ago I wrote about loyal pets who visit their owners’ graves daily. News now comes of Tommy, a German shepherd, who attended daily Mass with his now deceased owner – and still does. Read the story here.

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From the Convert Journal donkey desk: did Google kill this donkey? Their “street view” vehicles roam the planet, including in this case Botswana. In the first picture we see a happy donkey minding his own business. In the second, that same donkey – now deceased.

The pair of pictures and a ton of outrage appeared on social media sites. It turns out that Mr. Donkey is perfectly fine. The pictures were in reverse order. When he was on the ground, he was enjoying a “dust bath.” As the Google vehicle approached, he simply got up and walked away. A Google spokesman noted “Our Street View teams take the safety of people and donkeys very seriously.” We can all rest easier.

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Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was started by Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary to address this blogging need. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Jen for hosting this project!

This week: The latest issue of New Evangelists Monthly is now out. A “compromise” on the HHS mandate attacking the free exercise of religion (ref: the first amendment to the US Constitution)? A surprisingly good Superbowl ad. The Vatican is digitizing the Apostolic Library. How one father taught his children about charity. Redefining marriage undermines its secular principles. High-speed video of a Horned Owl in flight.

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Issue #2, February 2013, of New Evangelists Monthly is now out! Over 50 faithful Catholic bloggers have contributed their very best pieces from January. This monthly “meta-magazine” showcases Catholicism from theology to family life and “everything in between.” Enjoy it now at NewEvangelists.org.

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Obama has compromised on his HHS mandate, right? You might think so if you causally listen to liberal mass media. The truth is, substantially, he has not and he will not. Your access to “free” contraceptives and abortifacients is more import to him than real health services (e.g. free mamograms).

Update: Matthew Franck has an excellent analysis on the Public Discourse blog – Deciding Who Gets Religious Freedom: The Latest HHS “Accommodation”.

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A surprisingly good Superbowl ad. So God made a farmer…

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The Vatican has begun to digitize the 80,000 manuscripts in the Apostolic Library. This will take some time…

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Your children are in a protective, insular cocoon. How do you teach them charity, loving all neighbors, when they are so blessed? This was one father’s answer:

I really like how he did this on his own – finding and filling a real need. This is instructive and inspirational in many ways.

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Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse explains how redefining marriage undermines 4 secular principles and the harm that directly results. This is a good piece to send to your secular friends.

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This is a Horned Owl, shot with a high-speed Photron Fastcam SA2 camera at 1000 frames per second.

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Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was started by Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary to address this blogging need. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Jen for hosting this project!