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Catholics United for Freedom
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Right now it’s easy to get caught in the maelstrom of blog posts and news items regarding the Health and Human Services Mandate and all its implications. In this critical time, we as Catholics and Americans have an obligation to support man’s fundamental rights both in word and deed. Lest we forget that we are [...]
Sistine Chapel in 360
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010This is neat. View the Sistine Chapel in 360 degrees online, courtesy of the Vatican Museums. To navigate, hold your mouse button down and point in the direction you want to look. You can also zoom in and out. There’s some lovely music playing as you view the chapel’s interior, but I have to wonder [...]
In Honor of St. Thomas Aquinas (and Brad Fallon)
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Today is the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Dominican priest and doctor of the Church. He is known as the Angelic Doctor. In his day, he was called the “Dumb Ox.” His mentor was St. Albert the Great, who once said, “You call him the Dumb Ox, but one day the bellowing of this ox [...]
And You Call Yourself a Catholic!
Thursday, September 4th, 2008This past week, a student of mine asked me these questions: When did the term “Catholic” come into play? How did we become “Catholic” from our Jewish roots? I thought these were very good questions, so I thought I would share my brief response with the readers of the CUF blog. The first recorded [...]