Archives for 2016

This week: The latest issue of New Evangelists Monthly awaits your perusal. God draws us to Himself in many ways, even through beauty. Bishop Barron unveils his new project on Catholicism’s “pivotal players.” The Catholic stamps of approval. Planned Parenthood’s bogus 3% claim. A real journalist (Pulitzer Prize winner) explains the loss of objective journalism. Regressive liberalism, an extreme and non-thinking liberalism, seems to be growing — can you spot it?

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Issue #46, October 2016, of New Evangelists Monthly is ready for your enjoyment! Scores of faithful Catholic bloggers have contributed their very best pieces from September. Contributing authors this month include: Virginia Lieto, Stephen Korsman, Blythe Kaufman, Birgit Jones, Chris Capolino, Barbara Szyszkiewicz, Matthew Plese, Ellen Gable Hrkach, Erin Cupp, Dave Wanat, Melody Marie, Susan Stabile, Kirby Hoberg, Kathleen Laplante, Claire McGarry, Dn. Scott Dodge, Tucker Cordani, Fr. Stephen Morris, Celeste Behe, Christina Sawchuk, Ellen Kolb, Michael Seagriff, Vijaya Bodach, Eric Johnston, Laura Pearl, Elizabeth Reardon, Kim Padan, Larry Peterson, Alicia, Nancy Shuman, Carolyn Astfalk, Rick Becker, Margaret Felice, Denise Hunnell, De Maria, Sr. Maresa Lilley, Karee Santos, Frank Rega, Christina Nagy, Vinny Carr, Chibuzor Ogamba, Fr. Errol Fernandes, Carol Bannon, Fr. Adrian Danker, Robert Collins, Rich Maffeo, Emily Borman, Joseph Shaw, Melanie Jean Juneau, Julian Barkin, John Schroeder, Brian Gill, Debbie Gaudino, Jennifer Elia, Leslie Klinger, Fr. Richard DeLillio, Emily Davis, Rakhi McCormick, Larry T, John Russell, Bonnie Way, Barbara Hosbach, Thomas and Deborah Richard, David Torkington, Rick Rice, Bartimaeus Timeo, Rita Buettner, Lyn Mettler, Matthew Coffin, Mary Haseltine, Shannon, Ruth Ann Pilney, Jamie Jo, Tony Agnesi, Carissa Douglas, Roxane Salonen, Tracy Smith, Lianna Mueller, Anita Moore and Dennis Justison.

This monthly “meta-magazine” showcases faithful Catholicism from theology to family life and “everything in between.” Enjoy it now at NewEvangelists.org.

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Sometimes God reaches a hard heart simply by the beauty of His creation. Natalie Stefanick (Christopher Stefanick’s wife and mother of their 6 children) tells her all too common story:

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Bishop Robert Barron has a new film, in the tradition of his highly acclaimed Catholicism series. The new project is called Catholicism: The Pivotal Players and looks at the impact of key people who shaped the life of the Church.

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We Catholics have “stamps of approval” known as an Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat. They don’t work for most online content, but work well for printed materials. This video explains:

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Planned Parenthood is all about abortion, yet they claim it is only 3% of what they do. That is, of course, a fairly bold lie.

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Every observant person realizes the media is strongly biased. In this piece, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Judith Miller explains how it got this way. I recommend EWTN for news reporting (online, video, Arroyo, CNA, blog, etc).

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Can you spot a regressive liberal? They are significantly different than people who simply lean left. This video is quite good, for the most part (there are a few “facts” I would quibble with):

Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was begun by Jennifer Fulwiler and is now continued by Kelly Mantoan. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Kelly for hosting this project!

This week: The latest issue of New Evangelists Monthly awaits your perusal. Ad orientem worship making a comeback (I hope so)? Fr. Mike urges us to let “God take his time.” Faithful Catholic video skits are a family project at the Catholic Conundrum. Black lives matter? (Not so much to the organization of that name.) You have less than 2 months to learn about the symptoms and effects of Parkinson’s disease. An internet webcam sensation to waste our time.

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Issue #45, September 2016, of New Evangelists Monthly is ready for your enjoyment! Scores of faithful Catholic bloggers have contributed their very best pieces from August. Contributing authors this month include: Stephen Korsman, Matthew Coffin, Chris Capolino, David Wong, Rick Becker, Mary Haseltine, Kathleen Laplante, Tracy Smith, Dave Wanat, Dn. Scott Dodge, Katie O’Keefe, John Schroeder, Chibuzor Ogamba, Fr. Gilles Surprenant, Carolyn Astfalk, Elizabeth Reardon, Nancy Shuman, Melody Marie, Christina Nagy, Adam Crawford, Bianca, Blythe Kaufman, Shannon, Fr. Chori Jonathin Seraiah, Nancy Ward, Carissa Douglas, Virginia Lieto, Larry Peterson, Tucker Cordani, Ebeth Weidner, Vijaya Bodach, Fr. Stephen Morris, Barbara Hosbach, Tony Agnesi, Abigail Benjamin, Ellen Kolb, Brian Gill, Frank Rega, Robert Collins, Roxane Salonen, Maria Johnson, Laura Pearl, Bonnie Way, Matthew Plese, Rich Maffeo, Matthew Rose, Margaret Felice, Leslie Klinger, Melanie Jean Juneau, John Donaghy, Rita Buettner, Bartimaeus Timeo, Anthony Layne, Fr. Errol Fernandes, Fr. Adrian Danker, Brian Mullins, Denise Hunnell, Ellen Gable Hrkach, Jamie Jo, Dennis McGeehan, Kirby Hoberg, Jennifer Elia, Susan Stabile, Fr. Richard DeLillio, Alexandrina Brant, Amy Wiggin, Tom Perna, Birgit Jones, Larry T, Sr. Maresa Lilley, Rick Rice, Alicia, Claire McGarry and Michael Seagriff.

This monthly “meta-magazine” showcases faithful Catholicism from theology to family life and “everything in between.” Enjoy it now at NewEvangelists.org.

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A priest celebrating Mass facing the people has a tendency to make it between him and them. A priest and the people facing God together makes our highest form of prayer clearly about HIM. Both forms are valid in the common, “ordinary form.” Interestingly, Vatican II did NOT command (or even suggest) that we change this. Learn more about it in this excellent video:

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We want what we want and we want it now. God is outside of time. Perhaps, we should let Him take his “time”! Fr. Mike Schmitz looks at our impatience:

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Blogging and videos are a family activity over at Catholic Conundrum. They make fun, faithful videos (over 2 dozen so far) on many topics. It’s a good, safe and informative place for young Catholics to visit. Check-out their blog and YouTube channel for productions like this:

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The so-called “black lives matter” movement needs a closer look. Of course, no faithful Catholic argues with the premise that all lives matter. That is not what they are about, nor are they actually about black lives mattering.

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A medical doctor looks closely at Hillary’s odd behavior and concludes it is NOT due to a concussion nor is she suffering seizures, despite what so many theorize. The evidence is quite strong however, that Mrs. Clinton has Parkinson’s disease at probably a late stage. This should not be a partisan issue (but of course, is). If she in fact is suffering from this debilitating disease, she would be certainly unfit to perform the duties of president.

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Finally, something just odd. Very odd. An internet sensation is a webcam on a Jackson Hole Wyoming intersection. Thousands of people are following it live, commenting on the vehicles and people they see. Red trucks are often noted. This must be the new “pet rock.” Just bizarre.

Some random thoughts or bits of information are worthy of sharing but don’t warrant their own full post. This idea was begun by Jennifer Fulwiler and is now continued by Kelly Mantoan. So, some Fridays I too participate when I have accumulated 7 worthy items. Thank you Kelly for hosting this project!