Monday, January 05, 2009 4:53 PM
Archbishop Michael Miller (CNS)
No, that’s not a bizarre travel itinerary.
It’s the route taken by Archbishop Michael Miller, the new archbishop of Vancouver, in his priestly career.
Archbishop Miller became archbishop of Vancouver following the Jan. 2 resignation of Archbishop Richard Roussin. Archbishop Roussin, who was treated for clinical depression in 2005, resigned... READ MORE
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Monday, January 05, 2009 4:12 PM
(SPNPhotos)
The Daily Blog said this about Democratic politician Al Franken in a post on Election Day:
“If any political candidate in this year’s elections can be fairly accused of harboring deep-seated prejudice against the Church, it’s Al Franken.”
Now, more than two months later, the Minnesota state Canvassing Board today has certified Franken... READ MORE
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Filed under al franken, minnesota, politics, u.s. senate
Monday, January 05, 2009 2:26 PM
Palestinian man processes in Bethlehem Jan. 4 for peace in Gaza. (CNS)
Since 2007, Hamas has increased its rocket attacks on Israel and built new ones that threaten around 860,000 Israeli civilians.
Furthermore, the terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip has driven the territory’s Christian community into greater hardship, causing them to emigrate in even larger numbers.
Yet these facts are... READ MORE
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Monday, January 05, 2009 9:52 AM
Archbishop Allan Vigneron (CNS)
Vatican Information Services reported today that Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Adam Maida of Detroit.
The Pope has appointed Archbishop Allan Vigneron of Oakland, Calif., as the new archbishop of Detroit.
Cardinal Maida, who is 78, has served as archbishop of Detroit since 1990. He was elevated to cardinal in... READ MORE
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Monday, January 05, 2009 4:34 AM
Every tabernacle is a Bethlehem.
For each of the 12 days of Christmas, I’ll review and fill out one of the “12 Ways of Christmas” …
When someone says he saw the Pope, we ask, “How close did you get?” John Paul II understood the power of presence, and so he set out to travel to as many places as he could. The year 2008 made Benedict’s pontificate “real” for many... READ MORE
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Filed under 12 ways of christmas, weekend commentary
Sunday, January 04, 2009 5:24 AM
Even a president has to bow to enter the Church of the Nativity.
For each of the 12 days of Christmas, I’ll review and fill out one of the “12 Ways of Christmas” …
Overlooked in the first year of his pontificate were Pope Benedict XVI’s excellent meditations on the Magi, given at World Youth Day in Cologne, whose cathedral houses relics of the Magi.
At the stable, said the Pope, “Outwardly,... READ MORE
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Saturday, January 03, 2009 11:50 AM
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. (CNS)
Today is the first day of the NFL playoffs.
One of the teams playing this weekend is the Baltimore Ravens, who earned a wild-card berth under the leadership of their first-year coach John Harbaugh, who is Catholic. They play the AFC East champion Miami Dolphins tomorrow at 1 p.m. Eastern time in Miami.
We tried to contact Coach Harbaugh... READ MORE
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Saturday, January 03, 2009 11:31 AM
Pope Benedict XVI surprised many when he broke with precedent to congratulate President-Elect Obama on the day after his election victory instead of waiting until the inauguration, as is customary. Obama expressed his gratitude.
It was a warm beginning … to what kind of relationship? The Washington Post asks that question today, via a Religion... READ MORE
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Saturday, January 03, 2009 5:21 AM
Benedict at the Vatican’s 2008 creche. (CNS)
For each of the 12 days of Christmas, I’ll review and fill out one of the “12 Ways of Christmas” …
In his (truly) amazing book The Better Part (which our own Circle Press publishes) Legionary Father John Bartunek comments on how God tricks us into loving him properly.
He came not as an Adonis, but as a poor infant child. For us, love... READ MORE
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Filed under 12 ways of christmas, weekend commentary
Friday, January 02, 2009 5:31 PM
It’s now January, and for pro-lifers that means one thing: Preparations are in full swing for America’s annual Marches for Life.
Out in San Francisco, Walk for Life West Coast has introduced a new, high-profile approach to getting the pro-life message out in advance of the Jan. 24 San Francisco Walk for Life.
A 20-foot-by-60-foot... READ MORE
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