Politicians, abortion and Communion?

* FOR A FUN LOOK AT POPE COUTURE, CHECK NEWS DIGEST
There was a a great deal of speculation over who could/would/should receive Communion during the Papal masses while Pope Benedict XVI was in the United States.  The “wafer wars” in one headline was the predictable attempt to turn the whole issue into a cartoon.   [...]

Reaping what was not sown

A nation that does not plant wheat does not have bread.
Such a nation must import either the wheat or the bread. Easy enough concept to grasp. The same applies in human resources.
NO babies, no workers. (Leaving aside the biblical imperative) Yet nations insist that prosperity comes from limiting human resources.
Spain (and the rest of [...]

WORKS of MERCY

We had a beautiful, solemn liturgy for Divine Mercy Sunday at our cathedral today. I’m grateful. In many places this devotion is ignored.
Some years ago, in my travels, a young monk gave me a sliver of a bone of Sister Faustina before she was canonized by Pope John Paul II. In [...]

Pope from Castel Gondolfo: Pray for Martyrs

Well, not necessarily for martyrs to come. No, the Holy Father has retired to his retreat for a week of rest and prayer for his special intention:
This day, which is usually dedicated to prayer and fasting, falls on the first day after Easter. The pope cheerfully suggested, given the festive atmosphere, not to [...]

Resurrection of the Flesh

“No doctrine of the Christian Faith is so vehemently and so obstinately opposed as the doctrine of the resurrection of the flesh” ——St. Augustine

But the evidence is there for any who truly seek.
*Worldnetdaily column here
Discovery Channel on authenticity of the Shroud of Turin here
A blessed Easter to all!