Is there a fundamental right to marriage? That, we’re told, is the basic question behind the same-sex marriage business.
Unfortunately, that question doesn’t go far enough. Is there a fundamental right to marry whomever one chooses? That’s the real issue. … Read More
A canon lawyer friend of mine says Senator Edward Kennedy had a canonical right to a church funeral. Not that my friend is a Kennedy fan. He just thinks the law reads that way. I think he is right, though… Read More
If the newly nominated Judge Samuel Alito is confirmed, the US Supreme Court will have “five out of nine” justices who are Catholics Alito, Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy, and Roberts. What does that say about the state of things?
Well,… Read More
Are some issues in the upcoming election more important than others? Absolutely. I say that as a long-time advocate of what’s called a Consistent Life Ethic. My thinking has always been that the alternative to a Consistent Life Ethic is… Read More
Not all bishops, of course. But many. Certainly, many more this year than in the past thirty years. Consider one example.
Recently, the Bishop of Colorado Springs, Michael Sheridan, issued a pastoral letter warning Catholic politicians who support abortion, euthanasia,… Read More
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Rush Limbaugh’s problem with pain pills has been plastered on the front pages of news magazines and run as lead stories on the nightly news. On the one hand, the prominence of the story makes perfect sense.
Big Man, Big… Read More
Ignatius Press has launched an exciting new venture in Catholic higher education — Campion College of San Francisco. The new two-year program of integrated Catholic liberal arts and great books curriculum is slated to begin in the Fall of 2002.… Read More
Mark Brumley is managing editor of Catholic Dossier, where this article first appeared. A convert from Evangelical Protestantism, he was greatly influenced by Bouyer's book, The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism, when he first read it over 20 years ago.… Read More
Arguing with Protestants
A few years ago, a cradle-Catholic friend heavily involved with apologetics asked for advice about a discussion he was having with a traditional Lutheran regarding the Bible and the Church. The Lutheran fellow didn’t hold what my… Read More
Readings for May 25
Daily Divine Office
“You have given me a glimpse of your nature, of your relationship with the father. I can’t fully understand that, Lord. Why did you reveal it to me? You want to be known by me. You want me to enter…
May 27th – Pentecost Sunday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass
Saint Peter’s Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli…
“The whole Blessed Trinity dwells in us, the whole of that mystery which will be our vision in heaven. Let it be our cloister.” ~Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity…
Father, look out for them.
Sts. Donatian and Rogatian (Martyrs)
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Pasta di San Giuseppe
(St. Joseph Pasta – Pasta with Sardines)
Italians have a great devotion to St Joseph, and the dishes they prepare to celebrate the feast day inevitably have a cute reference to him. Just before you serve…