In Spain Half-Million March Against Gay Marriage

I predict that in the near future that similar events will take place in this country with people who normally sit on the sidelines taking the field.



Spaniards mob Madrid to oppose gay marriage

Benedict XVI: From the Eucharist comes love for refugees and the poor

Pope's Angelus message today...



From >>> AsiaNews.it <<< Benedict XVI: From the Eucharist comes love for refugees and the poor:



"Whoever nourishes himself of Christ with faith at the Eucharistic celebration absorbs his lifestyle, that is a style of service geared especially towards the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people. In fact, works of charity are a criterion of the authencity of our liturgical celebration (cfr ap. letter Mane nobiscum Domine, 28). The current Year of the Eucharist helps diocesan and parish communities to boost this capacity to go against widespread poverties in our world."

Romanian Rite Nun Dies in Exorcism

BBC NEWS | Europe | Crucified nun dies in 'exorcism'

Truck Race Michigan

Joseph at the Michigan International Speedway. Note to most of you out there, he has a jacket on, as the other people in the stands do.

He wasn't unhappy, even though he appears to be in the photo.

Vatican Web Page Has New Connections

Vatican Web page is now faster

You can check it out at:www.vatican.va

Paterson Bishop to Replace Levada on US Bishop Doctrine Committee

Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli was elected chairman Friday

Schiavo Husband to be Investigated by State of Florida

Tampabay: Schiavo timeline troubles governor

To Be or Not to Be a Priest

One of the seminarians featured in this story is from nearby Defiance, OH...probably the name of this hometown served as a literary device for the story writer?



As bishops gather here to weigh church's challenges, a new generation of seminarians wrestles with the hardest choice of all

In California Another One

Third quake in week hits California

Cardinal George: Seminary no place for gays

"Also, anyone who has been part of a gay subculture or who has lived promiscuously as a heterosexual would not be admitted ... no matter how many years in his background that might have occurred," George said.:

On the Legacy of Philosopher Paul Ricoeur

Interview With Carlos Díaz on a Leading 20th-Century Thinker

From The Jewish Week

‘Important’ Gesture By Pope Benedict

Working Overtime

Catholic Priests Double Duty

Beatifications Delegated to Warsaw Cardinal

Cardinal Jozef Glemp of Warsaw will preside here over the closing Mass of a National Eucharistic Congress and the beatification of three Polish priests.

90th Anniversary of the Daughters of St. Paul

Founder was Blessed James Alberione (1884-1971)

Terri Schiavo Autopsy Results Inconclusive on Cause of Collapse

Most media reports are spinning this in the way you'd expect.



Terri Schiavo Autopsy Results Inconclusive on Cause of Collapse

Seven Priests in Belleville Don't Want Him

Priests seek to block bishop's installation

"You'll Never Guess Who I'm WIth..."

Take your cell phone with you to a Papal Audience...POPE HAS A MOBILE PHONE CHAT AT CLOSE OF HEARING



"Don't worry I'm going to take care of that...and soon>"
"What am I reading?"
"How To Get The Most Out Of The Eucharist."
"Why?"
"Because Dubruiel is reading all of my books. He told me that so far he likes The Spirit of the Liturgy best."

Shorter Catechism to be Released June 29th

From Vatican Information Service:



The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church will be presented on June 28, in the course of a solemn liturgical celebration in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI. The Compendium was prepared by a commission presided by the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

Terri Schiavo's Autopsy Results to be Released on Tomorrow

Schiavo autopsy results to be released Wednesday

Abortionist Accused of Eating Fetuses

Kansas City clinic closed as grisly house of horrors

Vatican Anxious to Esatablish Ties with Hong Kong?

Hong Kong Bishop Says Vatican 'Anxious' to Establish Diplomatic Ties with Beijing

Newsletter for Hermits

Raven's Bread Next week's Newsweek features a story on Catholic hermits living in the United States.

From the Body of Christ in Iraq

Dorothy Day's stand on the immorality of war was tied into the teaching that we the members of the Church are subsumed into the Body of Christ. A word from the leader of the Eastern Catholics who live in Iraq:



Chaldean patriarch says prayer

can help save Iraq

Bad Earthquake in Chili

Info for event uszgbu

Vatican May Not Beatify Priest

Who had John Paul lived would have been beatified on April 24th.



Vatican reconsiders honour for anti-Semitic priest

Great Review of The Catholic Mystique

In this month's New Oxford Review Online.

Order your copy here:

In the Philipines: Armored Vehicles Surround Seminary

Military sends troops, armored vehicles near seminary - INQ7.net

Ann Rodgers on Benedict XVI

Benedict XVI less conservative, more pastoral than expected

Pope Today: Bring the Whole Family to Mass

I've written about this in How To Get the Most Out of the Eucharist even giving the example of how a three year old can aid us into dying to ourselves and accepting Christ in contrast to a modern innovation that seeks to rid itself of "distraction"...the Lazarus' at the gate as it were...in order to be "spiritual."

Here are some quotes from today's Angelus the full text is available

Here

In this unique Eucharistic period, one recurrent theme is that of Sunday, the Day of the Lord, a theme which was also at the heart of the recent Italian Eucharistic Congress held in Bari. During the final Celebration, I highlighted how Christians should consider attending Sunday Mass not as an imposition or a burden, but as a need and a joy. Coming together with our brethren, listening to the Word of God and being nourished by Christ – crucified for us – is a beautiful experience which gives meaning to life and brings peace to our heart. We Christians cannot live without Sunday.

This is why parents are called to enable their children to discover the value and significance of responding to Christ’s invitation to bring the entire Christian family together for Sunday Mass. A crucial leg in this educational journey is first Holy Communion, a real celebration for the parish community as it welcomes its youngest children to the Lord’s Table for the first time. God willing, to highlight the importance of this event for the family and parish, I will hold a special catechetical encounter on 15 October here in the Vatican for children who received their first Communion this year, especially those from Rome and Lazio. This joyous meeting will take place nearly at the end of the Eucharistic Year, when the Ordinary Assembly of the Bishops’ Synod focused on the Eucharistic mystery will be under way.

Memorial for Father Basil Pennington, OCSO

In gratitude for the life and ministry of Father Basil Pennington, ocso

Pat Madrid Answers the Tag

As someone pointed out, I forgot to link when I posted this a few days ago.

WEBLOG GAMES

The fish in case you missed it in the post below 

Sacred Miscellany Answers the Tag

Sacred Miscellany: Back from the Coast and Tagged?

Fishing:Joy and Horror

Joseph standing in front (about two feet) of his first catch--a fairly large catfish.

It was an hour of lessons learned. I kept telling Joseph, "You've got to watch your fishing pole or a big fish will come and pull it into the water right down the river." Which is exactly what happpened about ten minutes after this fish was back in the river swimming away. He wasn't watching it and I wasn't either. The pole was resting on a large rock and started making noise as it made the long trip over the rock, at which time Joseph began to cry. I was trying to calm him down and running after the pole at the same time, almost joining the pole as it submerged out into the river.

So we left without a fishing pole, with a container of worms. It was the third pole I've lost in my life to a fish. I remember my grandfather losing his pole once as he was tending to my pole (I was probably a few years older than Joseph at the time).

I can only imagine the "shark" that Joseph dreamt about last night as he replayed the fish that pulled his fishing pole into the water.

Basil Pennington Dies

I've met Father Pennington several times and enjoyed his writing. I first met him when I was a student at Creighton University some years ago. Most recently spent a day with him at Conyers where he was abbot at the time. He died on June 3 (Feast of the Sacred Heart), I'm surprised this didn't make more of a splash--he along with others mentioned by Amy et al was one of the "hit" Catholic authors of the modern age. Father M. Basil Pennington R.I.P.

Rome Diocese to Formally Launch JPII Beatification

With a Mass on June 28th.Rome diocese to launch John Paul beatification

Marini's Days Numbered as Papal Master of Ceremonies?

Sandro Magister weighs in...Papal Masses on TV: Benedict XVI Wants a New Director

Italian hostage released in Kabul

Pope pleaded for her release in recent angelus message...>>> AsiaNews.it <<< Italian hostage released in Kabul

Pope Speaks to the African Bishops About AIDS

From the Vatican Information Service:



"The traditional teaching of the Church has proven to be the only failsafe way to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. For this reason, the companionship, joy, happiness and peace which Christian marriage and fidelity provide, and the safeguard which chastity gives, must be continuously presented to the faithful, particularly the young."

Archbishop McCarthy Remembered as `a gentle pastor of souls'

Archbishop McCarthy remembered as `a gentle pastor of souls': South Florida Sun-Sentinel:



"Born April 10, 1918, into a devout Cincinnati family, Archbishop McCarthy studied at St. Gregory and Mount St. Mary seminaries in Norwood, Ohio, then at the Lateran and Angelicum universities in Rome.



He spent almost all his adult life as a diocesan official: as auxiliary bishop in Cincinnati, then the first bishop of Phoenix in 1969. He came to Miami in 1976 to serve as a coadjutor archbishop, alongside the Most Rev. Coleman F. Carroll. He took over after Carroll died the following year."

Tropical Storm Arlene

First storm threatening U.S. of the 2005 hurricane season.



Tropical Storm Arlene forms in Caribbean, heads toward Gulf: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Priest Stabbed at Vatican

Priest stabbed during Vatican City stroll

Alexy II Calls for Catholic-Orthodox Cooperation

One of the more remarkable occurences since the death of John Paul and the election of the Benedict has been the change in stance of the Russian Orthodox Patriarch. Either he just didn't like John Paul or John Paul is interceding mightily from his new post.



Russian Patriarch Laments Anti-Christian Trends in Europe

Mother Teresa Of Calcutta Website

Send donations, leave prayer requests...Mother Teresa Of Calcutta Center

Secretary Defends Saving Pope's Papers

I think he makes a good point that the Pope gave him a "free hand" in deciding what should be burned...



Guardian Unlimited | World Latest | Secretary Defends Saving Pope's Papers

Planning a Trip?

Helpful Reviews and Research on All Things Travel | MyTravelGuide.com

Retired Archbishop of Miami Edward McCarthy Dies:

Last night, he was 87. I knew him--say a prayer for him.

Retired Archbishop of Miami Edward McCarthy dies: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Also was Archbishop of Cincinnati and Phoenix.

Catholic Seniors to Bishop--Please Skip Coming to Our Mass

There are many ways one can look at this--one would be to question what exactly Catholic schools are teaching about the Catholic Church, the other might be why hasn't Bishop McCormack who has lost all ability to lead the flock resigned?



Seniors ask bishop to skip their Mass

Man With Stained Chain Saw Let in to U.S.

Weapons taken away from him then he is let into the country--had just murdered a country musician and his common law wife. Sleep well tonight when you think about the border guards protecting you.



Man With Stained Chain Saw Let in to U.S.