Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easter. Show all posts
Monday, April 13, 2009
Catholic News-Monday, April 13, 2009 A.D.
CVSTOS FIDEI EASTER MONDAY EDITION
Evening Update
The Immigration Debate - Joe Hargrave, American Catholic
...more from John Henry on Immigration Reform here...
Should The Pope Visit Gaza? - A Response To Deal Hudson - Christopher Blosser, AC
Beautiful Catholic Architecture Revival In California - Adoremus
Why The Courts Have Become Corrupters Of Culture - Wesley Smith, 2hnd Smk
Top Bishop Connects Atheism To Genocide - The Local
An Easter Sermon - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic
Chinese Authorities Arrest Bishop Jia Zhiguo Again - Du Lin, Epoch Times
“Diminishes The Reputation Of Notre Dame...” - Donald R. McClarey, Amrcn Cthlc
Zapatero Brawls With Catholic Church Over Abortion - New York Times
John Paul II And Benedict XVI On Contraception And Abortion - Manila Times
Students Encouraged To Skip School On 'Day Of Silence' - Lawrence Jones, CP
Obama Boosts Pro-Life Recruitment - Carrie Budoff Brown, Politico
Holy Week:
10 Ways To Know He Rose - Tom Hoopes, National Catholic Register
Who Killed Christ - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic
Christ in Flanders - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic
Benedict XVI's Sermon For The Via Crucis At The Colosseum - Fr. Z, WDTPRS
Christ Jesus Victor - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic
Holy Week At The Oratory And The Barbican - Damian Thompson, Holy Smokec
Passion Narrative - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic
Abp. O’Brien Leads Good Friday Pro-Life Walk - George P. Matysek, Cthlc Review
Triduum - Christopher Blosser, American Catholic
Last Weeks Update:
Obama Appoints Anti-Catholic Bigot To Advisory Council - Donald R. McClarey, AC
Tony Blair Wants Pope To Rethink Homosexuality - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke
Turin Shroud '...Carbon-Dating Was Flawed' - Stephen Adams, Telegraph
A Catholic Narrative Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - Tim Shipe, Amrcn Cthlc
Vatican Blocks Caroline Kennedy Ambassador Appointment - Alex Spillius, Tlgrph
...rejected 3 Obama Candidates thus far...
Report To The Emperor-First Draft - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic
Sebelius Addresses Abortion Issues With Senate - Dave helling, Kansas City Star
“You Dishonor The Reputation Of ... Notre Dame” - Donald R. McClarey, AC
Joliet Bishop to Priests: Don't Invite Medjugorje Speakers - Matt Abbott, RnwAmrc
Charity And Knowledge - DarwinCatholic, American Catholic
The New Primate Of Westminster, Archbishop Vincent Nichols:
Profile Of Archbishop Vincent Nichols - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke
Rome Sends A Blast Of Fresh Air Into Westminster - William Langely, Telegraph
Abp. Vincent Nichols Defends Pope's Stance On Condoms - Ruch Gledhill, Times
The Tablet: Abp. Nichols Changed Theology For Promotion - D. Thompson, HS
Bonus Commentary and Analysis:
An Easter Rescue For Captain Richard Phillips - Christopher Blosser, Amrcn Cthlc
Colbert Trounces Ehrman - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic
The Real Sermon On The Waterfront - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic
ND Allow Parents With High School Diploma to Homeschool - Katherine T. Phan, CP
Biden Was Right-Take II - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic
Bonus News:
Patriarch Kirill Sends Easter Greetings To Pope Benedict - Interfax
Coptic Church Issues Conversion Certificate For Muslim - Rob. Spencer, JW
Abp. Nienstedt Joins Pro-Life Rally - Tim Nelson, Minnesota Public Radio
“You're Making Our Work Here Difficult!” - California Catholic Daily
ACLU Tries To Ban Easter Cross In PA - Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow
Notable Commentary and Analysis:
US Ambassadorship to Vatican Difficult for Obama to Fill - DarwinCatholic, AC
Taxes Aren’t The Only Problem - Joe Hargrave, American Catholic
Notre Dame Professor Calls For Fr. Jenkins To Resign - Tito Edwards, Amrcn Cthlc
Vatican: Knights Templar Hid The Shroud of Turin - Tito Edwards, Amrcn Cthlc
An Apology - Donald R. McClarey, American Catholic
Vatican: Personal Prelature Status For The Anglicans? - Tito Edwards, Amrcn Cthlc
Secular Commentary and Analysis:
New York Is The Tax Capital Of The World - The Wall Street Journal
(Biretta Tips: Dave Hartline and PewSitter.com)
Monday, March 24, 2008
Catholic News-Easter Monday 2008 A.D.
CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION
Allam Converts to Christianity, Why? - A Simple Sinner, Pr Chrstm
Pope Proclaims that Baroque is Back - Anna Arco, Catholic Herald
Scouting the Next Pro-Life Battlefield - Deborah Sturm, Inside Cth
LA Archdiocese Promoting Heterox Synod - California Cthlc Daily
How Religion Became a Wedge Issue - R.R. Reno, First Things
Stats show Traditional Families Rebounding - Ed Thomas, ONN
From Muslim (Allam) to Catholic - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke
Muslim (Allam) Turned Catholic's Letter to Editor - Rorate Cæli
Tibetan Catholics Curtail Easter Activities - Robert J. Saiget, AFP
Pope Baptizes Top Italian Muslim on Easter - John Allen, NC Rprtr
Those Sophisticated Europeans - Sidney Raphael, Amrcn Thinker
Pope's Easter Sermon: Orthodoxy Triumphant - Fr. Z, WDTPRS
Last Three Catholic News Postings:
For Good Friday, March 21, click here.
For Maundy Thursday, March 20, click here.
For Spy Wednesday Afternoon, March 19, click here.
(Biretta Tips: Catholic Report & PewSitter)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Catholic News-Maundy Thursday 2008 A.D.
CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION
Jesuit President Attacks George Weigel - Deal Hudson, Insd Cth
Jesuit President Goes Bonkers on George Weigel - Cal Cth Daily
Vatican: Bin Laden Charges "Unfounded" - Reuters
Gorbachev a Christian; British Press Confused - The Anchoress
Obama Fallout: What Did You Hear? - Rich Leonardi, 10 Rsns
Easter Answers for Little Kids – Mark Shea, Ntnl Cth Register
Barack Obama’s Excuses Speech – Tito, Custos Fidei
Gays Issue Death Threats to Rep. Kerns- Michael Baggot, LSN
Vatican Plans to Open Church in Saudi Arabia – Tito, Csts Fd
Threats Made to First Church in Qatar - Press TV
Margaret Sanger Would Have Loved Obama - C. Childress, RA
NPR's Atheistic Leanings - Tim Graham, NewsBusters
Secular News Items of the Day:
By Ed Kaitz of the American Thinker
. . . and . . .
Jeremiah Wright insults Condaleeza Rice
By Ed Lasky of the American Thinker
Last Three Catholic News Postings: For Spy Wednesday Afternoon, March 19, click here.
For Spy Wednesday Morning, March 19, click here. For Holy Tuesday Afternoon, March 18, click here.
(Biretta Tip: Kevin Knight)
Monday, March 17, 2008
Catholic News-Holy Monday 2008 AD
CVSTOS FIDEI MORNING EDITION
Vatican to Open a Church in Saudi Arabia - Tito, Custos Fidei
Today is Holy Monday - PJP, Recapturing our Catholic Patrimony
"5 Questions: Sister Jeanne Haley" - The Naperville Sun
Obama's Problematic Religious Outreach - Deal Hudson, Insd Cthlc
Obama Attended Hate America Sermon - Andrew Malcom, LA Times
Tens of thousands of Americans to enter Church at Easter - CNA
Words of Light: Inspiration f/Letters of Padre Pio - Jeff Miller, CJ
Obama's 23 years of silence on Wright - Peggy Shapiro, Am Thnkr
Taking Up Perpetual Adoration - JonathanB, Per Christum
Non-negotiables Should be Voting Criteria - Antonio Gaspari, Znt
Gay Porn Required Reading in Illinois H.S. - Warner Huston, NsBts
Baby Brits Challenge Abortion Law - Cathy Ruse, Ntnl Cth Register
Secular News Item of the Day:
Conference eyes American-Indian sovereignty
by Hsin-Yin Lee of the Washington Times
Last Three Catholic News Postings:
For Sunday Evening, March 16, click here.
For Sunday Afternoon, March 16, click here.
For Saturday, March 15, click here.
(Biretta Tips: Kevin Knight & Lucianne)
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Catholic News-Tuesday, March 11, 2008 AD
CVSTOS FIDEI AFTERNOON EDITION
12 Days Since Archbishop's Kidnapping - Amy Welborn, CwB
Why Are Catholics Leaving the Church? - Inside Catholic
Vatican: Anglican Head Naive on Sharia - Philip Pullella, Reuters
LDS Apologizes for Vandalism of Church & Shrine - Salt Lake Trib
Card.: No More Changes to Good Friday Prayers - Fr. Z, WDTPRS
Analyzing the Words of Pope Benedict - Sandro Magister, Chiesa
Knights of Malta Elect New Head - Damian Thompson, Holy Smoke
University of Notre Dame Approves Lesbian Play - LifeSiteNews
Planned Parenthood Defrauding Taxpayer$ - Cthlc News Agency
Media Gets Message Wrong: No New Sins - Phil Lawler, CWNews
BBC: Judas & Pilate 'Misunderstood' - Warner Huston, NwsBstrs
Damned If You Don't - Diogenes, Off the Record
Last Three Catholic News Postings:
For Monday, March 10, click here.
For Sunday, March 9, click here.
For Friday, March 7, click here.
(Biretta Tips: Kevin Knight & LifeSiteNews)
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Fat Tuesday, Pancakes, and those Easter Eggs
I did a little research on Fat Tuesday and came away with some very interesting and cool facts about this aspect of our faith concerning Fat Tuesday, Lent, Easter Eggs, and much more...
Seven Fun Catholic Facts:
1. Why is it called Fat Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday)?
Originally during Lent Christians abstained from eating eggs and fat for 40 days (in addition from abstaining from meat on Ash Wednesday and Friday’s). So leading up to Ash Wednesday Christians would eat all of their stored supplies of eggs & fat so that they wouldn’t spoil as well as to get a last taste before fasting. Hence, ‘Fat Tuesday’. Or in French ‘Mardi Gras’.
2. Why is the time leading up to Lent called ‘Carnival’ in Latin America, southern Europe, and the Spanish and French speaking world?
Despite what you may think of the meaning of ‘Carnival’, it is derived from Latin meaning “taking away of flesh” or “carne levare”. Or as it later became, ‘Carnival’.
3. What about here in the United States? Why don’t we celebrate or call it ‘Carnival’?
In northern Europe, the United Kingdom, the U.S., parts of Canada, and the rest of the English speaking world it is called ‘Shrovetide’. The English term "shrovetide" (from "to shrive", or hear confessions) is sufficiently explained by a sentence in the Anglo-Saxon "Ecclesiastical Institutes" translated from Theodulphus by Abbot Aelfric about 1000 A.D.: "In the week immediately before Lent everyone shall go to his confessor and confess his deeds and the confessor shall so shrive him as he then my hear by his deeds what he is to do [in the way of penance]".
4. Want to know how or why pancakes were invented?
The English custom of eating pancakes was undoubtedly suggested by the need of using up the eggs and fat which were, originally at least, prohibited articles of diet during the forty days of Lent.
5. This brings us to Easter Eggs…
The same prohibition (from eggs) is, of course, mainly responsible for the association of eggs with the Easter festival at the other end of Lent. Hence those Easter eggs we like to color and have Easter egg hunts with.
6. Is it really forty days, I counted more than 40 days on the liturgical calendar?
Yes. For Catholics it is exactly forty days starting on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday after you eliminate all the Sundays. Remember, Sunday is a day of rest from work as well as from fasting, but many Christians still like to keep fasting on Sunday.
7. And finally, the final fun fact of the day…
…40 days represents a tithe of the year - rounding up, it is a little more than 10% of 365 (or 366!) days for the year. In a special way, we are offering a tithe of our year during this season.
(Biretta Tips: New Advent & Per Christum)
Sunday, April 8, 2007
Easter in St. Peter's Square
He is risen!
Happy Easter!
To read Pope Benedict XVI's Easter Vigil Mass, 'Love stronger than death', click here.
My friends the Park family have an excellent RCP blog entry for Easter, for the posting click here.
For the Urbi et Orbi message click here.
Over 150,000 Catholic's enter the Church this Easter!
From the Catholic Online article click here.
From the The Eagle Tribune (NH) article click here.
From the San Francisco Chronicle article click here.
From the Washington Post article click here.
From Open Book blog by Amy Welborn click here.
The Sci Fi Catholic's story of conversion, click here.
(Major Hat Tips: Lone Star Times by Matt Bramanti, Recapturing Our Catholic Patrimony, The Curt Jester, Amy Welborn's Open Book, New Advent blog, American Papist)
Friday, April 6, 2007
Pope Helps in Release of Iranian Hostages
Apparently last Friday Pope Benedict XVI conducted some quiet diplomacy by contacting Iran and requesting as a goodwill gesture before Easter to release. Roughly five days later that request was granted.
On Friday morning, Pope Benedict XVI handed a letter to Iran's ambassador to the Holy See, appealing to Ahmadinejad for a "goodwill gesture before Easter". Mr. Ahmadenijad subsequently released the 15 British sailors as an " Easter gift to the British people". Yesterday, sources in the Middle East insisted privately that the Pope's intervention had been " important " in securing a pre-Easter escape.
According to the April 6th issue of The Independent (London) periodical.
In this very same issue in another article The Independent goes on and affirms this,
Pope Benedict XVI added his voice, sending a letter yesterday appealing to Mr. Ahmadinejad for a "goodwill gesture before Easter".
Pope Benedict XVI with some assistance from the Holy Spirit can accomplish almost anything when the love of Christ is involved.
¡Viva el Papa!
¡Viva El Cristo Rey!
To read the two articles from The Independent click here and here.
Photo by AP.
UPDATE: More evidence surfaces of the greater involvement of the Holy See than was previous acknowledged when Pope Benedict XVI appealed to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (#3 anti-Christ) for the release of Britons.
For the appeal click here.
To learn more about Ayatollah Ali Khamenei click here.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Easter Bunny Spotted in Sumatra
Well, a rare species of rabbit called the Sumatran striped rabbit was caught on film for only 
the third time in the past 40 some odd years.
the third time in the past 40 some odd years.
"The Sumatran striped rabbit was photographed in late January on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the Wildlife Conservation Society said.
The species is listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union, due to loss of habitat. 
The rabbit was previously photographed in 2000, with the last sighting by a scientist back in 1972."
The rabbit was previously photographed in 2000, with the last sighting by a scientist back in 1972." For more on the story click here.
Photo by AP.
Christianity Rises in the Modern World
A day cannot pass when you come across some sort of news of the decline of Christianity or how irrelevant it is in today's 'world'. Of course we as Christians know that Jesus won't allow this (Mt16:18). But still, our worldly friends and acquaintances smugly snicker at us or behind our backs since we seem to weak to think or stand for ourselves, so we need our Christian faith to support us.
Still, this doesn't stop them, the liberals/secularists/homosexuals from doing all they can to wipe out Christianity from public discourse. 40+ years of American liberals controlling our public school system in America in which the Bible was eliminated from study and where failed philosophies of communism, liberalism, and relativism to new philosophies & ideas of environmentalism, homosexuality, and multiculturalism are constantly being force-fed to our children has produced some of the most illiterate Americans relative to the rest of the industrialized world.
We even see lapse Catholics attack the faith here in the United States! Liberals love to use the Catholic church as shining examples of proactive public citizens, but then chastise the very same church when they speak out on issues these liberals loath. Over in England you have the secularists and homosexual lobbies wanting to put government controls on religion in order to eliminate Christianity. It's already happening when police interrogate a mother of young boy who wrote 'gay' in an email!
Despite the efforts of the political left Christianity seems to not only endure, but to grow and even flourish. Even the infamous Jesus Seminar of forty years back that attempted to deconstruct Jesus has largely been marginalized and discredited because of the Bible being able to sustain attack after attack only to come away even more validated to the point of debunking naysayers. The constant attempt at discrediting the Resurrection of Jesus with false ossuaries, wild-eyed theories of deceit, and most recently the notorious Da Vinci Code has fallen against the witness of Christ and his followers. Of course this brings about the reactionary liberal backlash of frustration, disillusionment, and even more anger and hatred to anything Christian.
Though the same can't be said for our Christian brothers in Europe, even there, there seems to be a reawakening of the faith. This reawakening has brought about Chancellor Angela Merkel's lobbying of a greater presence of Christianity in the European Union (EU) where there is none now. This reawakening has even caused a stir in the halls of high liberalism such as the European Parliament in which Pope Benedict XVI has been invited to address them.
It just doesn't stop there in Europe, we see the first Christian church being built in the Arabian peninsular country of Qatar in 14 centuries! The very same Arabian peninsula where the Muslims wiped out the last vestiges of Christianity in the 19th century under the current rulers of Saudi Arabia. Even here in the United States Catholics are wanting a greater voice of faith in public discourse. To much chagrin of their fellow secularist/homosexual/liberal Americans.
Yes, Christianity is rising in the modern world and this Holy Week is a time of reflection and prayer in thanking God for giving us His only Son in order to redeemed of our sins and to help in spreading of our beautiful Catholic faith.
To read about Jesus' victory click here.
To read about Homosexual licentious behavior gone bad click here.
To read the illiteracy of America's children click here.
To read about lapse Catholics attacking the faith click here.
To read liberal politicians attacking Catholic Church click here.
To read about government controls on Christianity click here.
To read police harassment of Christians in UK click here.
To read the victory of the Bible over liberal debunkers click here.
To read about the Da Vinci Code's failure click here.
To read about the reawakening of Christianity in Europe click here.
To read about Merkel's attempt click here.
To read about the Pope addressing Europe's Parliament click here.
To read about the first church in Qatar click here.
To read about more faith in public discourse click here.
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