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Controversial John Paul II statue will get makeover
By David Kerr The statue of Bl. John Paul II that stands outside of Rome’s Termini train station Rome, Italy, Jan 10, 2012 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- The much criticized 12-foot bronze sculpture of Blessed John Paul II that stands outside of Rome’s main train station will be revamped. “I made a design for the [...]
2012: Catholic Church will flourish
Wednesday, 04 January 2012 Desiderata for 2012 By Fr. C. John McCloskey III Way back in 1989 (my, how the years fly by), I wrote an an article for the Christmas edition of the old Crisis magazine entitled “Good Guys Finish First: Ten Reasons to Smile This Christmas.” Over two decades later, I remain bullish [...]
Collin Raye: This is who I am
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH Top country singer: This is who I am ‘My fans have responded with great support’ Posted: December 29, 2011 12:20 am Eastern By Anita Crane © 2011 WND Country music star Collin Raye doesn’t just sing his heart out, he also wears his heart on his sleeve. As spokesman for the Terri [...]
The Catholic Church built Western civilization
By THOMAS E. WOODS The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.) Updated: 2011-12-25 About the least fashionable thing one can do these days is utter a kind word about the Catholic Church. The idea that the church has been an obstacle to human progress has been elevated to the level of something everybody thinks he knows. But [...]
Gaudete! Rejoice!
Rejoice! I’m re-posting this amazing home recording by Claudia Schieve which I found last year… Claudia hails from Cleveland, Ohio. See more at https://www.facebook.com/ClaudiaMusic Here’s “Gaudete” performed by Anuna
Come let us adore Him!
He’s not just away in a manger, He’s at your local Catholic church, maybe your local hospital or in a chapel at the airport you’re traveling through. Nothing gives me more peace than going directly to the Lord and adoring Him in person – not so much to talk, but to listen. You can go [...]
Who is Saint Nicholas?
Happy feast of Saint Nicholas! Thanks to the St. Nicholas Center and the National Gallery in London, I show you this portrait from Fra Angelico’s “Virgin Mary and Other Saints” which is probably what Bishop Nicholas really looked like. See the following amazing pages from the St. Nicholas Center in Holland, Michigan. Who is Saint [...]
Advent in 2 minutes
Had to post this. Thanks & Merry Christmas to BustedHalo.com! Sorry to say the Busted Halo Advent calendar is oddly non-Christian, featuring platitudes by celebrities. Wonder why…
Poll: Mississippi Personhood Amendment May Pass
Kate Sheppard at Mother Jones isn’t happy, but good article nonetheless: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/11/mississippi-personhood-amendment-may-pass-tuesday
‘Mighty Macs’ and Coach Cathy Rush had more than a prayer
Nuns, their students and a basketball championship! ‘Mighty Macs’ offers rare entertaining story and ‘G’ rating Posted: October 22, 2011 1:00 am Eastern By Anita Crane © 2011 WND In “The Mighty Macs,” which opens this weekend, Carla Gugino, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton and Ellen Burstyn take us back to the days when G-rated movies [...]
My ‘granddaddy’ John Wayne, actor and Catholic convert
By David Kerr Fr. Matthew Muñoz Rome, Italy, Oct 1, 2011 / 12:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- John Wayne, for many, was a Hollywood legend who symbolized true masculinity and American values. To Fr. Matthew Muñoz, though, he was simply “granddaddy.” “When we were little we’d go to his house and we’d simply hang out with [...]
TEA party leaders rally around Christine O’Donnell
Posted: August 19, 2011 8:10 pm Eastern By Anita Crane © 2011 WND ARLINGTON, Va. – The day after her much-publicized appearance – or disappearance – on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight,” Christine O’Donnell was fired up as she spoke to a Northern Virginia Tea Party gathering and signed copies of her new book, “Trouble Maker: Let’s Do [...]
Bozell Column: Jesus Is Not a Serial Killer
August 13, 2011 This fall, the Showtime movie channel will air its sixth season of “Dexter,” their show glorifying a just serial killer. They recently finished a fourth season of a show called “Californication,” which debuted in 2007 with a dream sequence in which the lead character receives oral sex from a nun in a [...]
Once again, Jesus in the streets
Uplifting video by some British Franciscans. My only little gripe is the anticlimactic end…why put the Lord of Lords and Kings of Kings into a tote bag? Now for a video that gives me chills: http://www.anitacrane.com/blog/yes-this-is-why-im-catholic/
Popes, astronauts and the Blessed Mother
So much for popes being out of touch or behind the times. Benedict XVI has been dubbed the “Green Pope” for his truly progressive efforts to conserve natural resources and urging us to love all of God’s creatures. Now he’s the first pope to speak with astronauts while they’re in outer space. But the astronauts [...]
