It was some thirty years ago when I first caught a Charlie Daniels concert. He was the back-up to the Marshall Tucker Band at the old Capital Centre outside Washington DC, and that night, he stole the show. When he… Read More
The evening of September 2, I was walking in downtown Chicago — on my way to an ICE-PAC event — crossing one of the bridges over the Chicago River, when I noticed a police boat motoring along with a movie… Read More
Local authorities in Pakistan decided against providing adequate flood protection to regions with high numbers of minority groups, according to a key Church figure, who says that the “poorest of the poor” are the worst victims of the current crisis.… Read More
Christians in Pakistan, fearful of retribution from Muslims outraged by a US pastor’s plans to burn the Qur’an, say his apparent decision to put the plan “on hold” is an answer to prayer.
Police chiefs have been under pressure over… Read More
Today we remember the nearly 3,000 innocent victims murdered on 9/11 by Muslim terrorists in the name of Islam. We also honor the firefighters, police officers, and others who were the first to courageously respond to the attacks—and ultimately gave… Read More
Catholic League president Bill Donohue notes several attempts to spin the truth about religion in today’s news reports:
• ”The Holocaust is nothing but a superstition” opines another one of those Grand Ayatollahs from Iran, proving once again that education… Read More
The midterm elections this fall will feature young people born in 1992 – in other words, four years after Ronald Reagan left office. What do they know about this man?
It’s quite likely that many of them have been told… Read More
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on reports that a Florida pastor is planning to burn a copy of the Koran on 9/11:
Minister Terry Jones wants to show his anger at radical Muslims by burning a copy of the… Read More
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need is sending $50,800 in emergency aid to flood victims in Pakistan.
Crisis-stricken people in Multan, in southern Punjab province, are to receive $31,700 from ACN, and a grant of $19,100 has been… Read More
Maybe this is what John Paul II had in mind when he referred to the “culture of death.” Wednesday, a fellow, a xenophobe and eco-terrorist, if his explicit statements are to be taken at face value, stormed into the Discovery… Read More
Readings for May 22
Daily Divine Office
“Help me think about Heaven, Lord. You are leading me there. You went to prepare me a place there. What will it be like? You came to earth, lived, suffered, and died so that I would have the possibility of…
May 27th – Pentecost Sunday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass
Saint Peter’s Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli…
“It is clear to me that if we wish to please God and to receive graces in abundance from Him, it is God’s will that these graces should come to us through the hands of Christ in His most holy…
True followers of Christ
St. Rita of Cascia (widow)
Spiritual advice from a Benedictine monastery by Brother Sebastian
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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…