Dennis Goulding
May 2, 2009
15 year old, for complete healing from suicide attempt
May 2, 2009
At What Cost Do We Stand Up for Principles?
April 28, 2009
Another inspirational woman merely answers a question with candor and charity, standing up for Biblical principles, even though it may have cost her the Miss USA crown. That one moment, before millions of viewers and a live audience, dramatically affected her next year, her career, and how she will impact young people in the future.…
Catholic Leaders Mourn Death of Thomas Aquinas College President
April 21, 2009
Thomas E. Dillon, Ph.D., president of the only four-year, fully integrated Catholic Great Books program in the nation, Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Calif., was killed Wednesday, April 15, in a solo car crash while driving with his wife, Terri, in Ireland, en route to the International Council of Universities of St. Thomas…
spiritaullee created
April 21, 2009
for pro life ministry and health issues. God bless..
Trina
April 17, 2009
My family and I are going through finacial difficulties and our home has recently been forclosed. I feel so ashamed and can’t sleep at night. We have 3 small childern and we struggle everyday to keep a positive attitude for therm, somedays it’s so hard. Please pray for us to have a fresh new start…
What are Catholic Professionals Doing to Help Those in Job Transition?
April 3, 2009
by Mark McElrath In response to an ongoing economic headwind, members of Catholic business clubs and parishes nationwide are reaching out to help those in need of work. Here is a look at what some are doing. —ed. Record unemployment level affecting all segments of the economy, a Dow Jones Industrial Average that has lost…
Totus Tuus: Pope Benedict XVI Remembers John Paul II
April 3, 2009
VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org)— Below is a translation of the homily delivered by Pope Benedict XVI on April 2, at the Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, to mark the fourth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s death. * * * [Translation from Italian:] Dear Brothers and Sisters! Four years ago, exactly today [April 2], my beloved…
Mark
March 30, 2009
Please pray for me. While I once had such faith that I felt totally at peace despite great illness, I am now completely healthy but suffer great anxiety over many religious questions as well as feelings of guilt that my life is going so well. Please pray that I will know that God wants Good for me and help me to stop obsessing and instead devote my effort and energy to others.
Thank you!
To That Lovely Lady, Raised High on a Dome
March 27, 2009
On May 17, 2009 President Barack Obama will ascend the steps of the Joyce Auditorium stage to accept Notre Dame’s highest honor as a doctor of laws, amid deafening applause. And doubtless, it will come after months of intense debate on messy things like academic freedom, the nature and mission of Catholic universities, and what…
On Character and Circumstance
March 25, 2009
Ed. Note: The following is the text of a stirring address delivered by Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, Colorado, to a group of business leaders in Canada on February 24, 2009. The archbishop’s presentation was sponsored by the Archdiocese of Toronto, the Salt and Light Catholic Television Network, Regis College and the Meritus, an archdiocesan…
Obama to Speak and be Honored by Univ. of Notre Dame: What do YOU think?
March 25, 2009
In a recent announcement by the University of Notre Dame which flies in the face of all that the U.S. Conference of Bishops has been advocating in recent months, the most aggressive pro-abortion president in the history of our nation, President Barrack Obama, whose current agenda includes eliminating the conscience objection for pro-life physicians and…
New Bishop Named for Oakland Diocese
March 25, 2009
On March 23, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, 52, who has served as auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of San Diego since 2002, as the fourth bishop for the Diocese of Oakland, Calif.. The installation will take place on May 5, in Oakland’s new Cathedral of Christ the Light. “I am grateful…
The Most Reverend Cirilo Flores: The Most Recent in Apostolic Succession
March 25, 2009
Mark McElrath, vice president of the clothing manufacturer DaRue of California, gives a gripping first-hand account of a rarely seen event in the United States, namely, the ordination of a bishop, the newly ordained Bishop Cirilo Flores (pictured above).. —ed. Since the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended upon those gathered in the…
norma
March 22, 2009
I pray my husband will find the perfect job for him in lightening speed. I pray we will not lose anything… not our home, the boys school, our vehicle,our insurance, etc.
BOOK REVIEW: He Leadeth Me
He Leadeth Me is the deeply moving personal story of one man’s spiritual odyssey and the unflagging faith which enabled him to survive the horrendous ordeal that wrenched his body and spirit to near collapse. Captured by the Russian army during World War II and convicted of being a “Vatican spy,” American Jesuit Father Walter…
Pope Benedict XVI’s Lenten Message:
He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry” (Mt 4,1-2) Dear Brothers and Sisters! At the beginning of Lent, which constitutes an itinerary of more intense spiritual training, the Liturgy sets before us again three penitential practices that are very dear to the biblical and Christian tradition – prayer, almsgiving,…
Jean Dunn
March 1, 2009
Please pray for a gainful employment for me. Thank you, Jean
The Seven Holy Founders were Seven Merchant Princes
February 19, 2009
By Mark McElrath On February 17, we celebrated the feast of the Seven Holy Founders of the Order of Friar Servants of Mary, commonly known as “the Servites.” This religious community was formed 775 years ago by the radical witness of seven merchant princes from renaissance Florence who gave up the life of material comfort,…
Pope Urges Nancy Pelosi and All Catholic US Legislators to Defend Life
February 19, 2009
Receives Speaker of the House Pelosi in Audience VATICAN CITY, FEB. 18, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is urging legislators to uphold the sanctity of human life according to Church teaching, he affirmed in a meeting with U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Pope received Nancy Pelosi and her entourage briefly today after the…
Frustrated With Your Career Transition? Fire St. Cajetan, Patron of the Jobless!
by Ricky McRoskey I’m not proud of it, but about halfway through a torturous four-month job search, I fired a saint. That’s right—I canned him. Gave him the pink slip. Told St. Cajetan (Caj-uh-tan)—the 16th-century patron of the jobless, the selfless Italian priest who once founded a bank that lent to the poor to shield…
Load More Posts