Archive for June, 2009
Tour St. Paul Outside-the-Walls…
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009. . . from the comfort of your desk chair. Monday closes the Year of St. Paul, so you might enjoy making a virtual “pilgrimage” to the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls to mark the event. On the basilica’s Web site is a beautifully-photographed virtual tour of the basilica (see the link in the lower […]
Solemnity of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Saturday, June 20th, 2009As Mary pondered all she had learned from reading and from what she had heard and seen, how greatly did she increase in faith, advance in merit, and become enlightened with wisdom! More and more she was consumed with burning love. Drawing life and inspiration from the heavenly mysteries which were being unlocked in her, […]
Year for Priests…a few more resources to get started
Friday, June 19th, 2009And a few more resources as we begin this Year for Priests:
A letter from Pope Benedict XVI proclaiming the Year for Priests
A special section of the Vatican Web site dedicated to the year
A special section of the USCCB Web site dedicated to the year
Pope John XXIII on St. John Mary Vianney
Friday, June 19th, 2009In 1959, for the 100th anniversary of St. John Mary Vianney’s death, Pope John XXIII gave the Church this encyclical, Sacerdotii Nostri Primordia. It is addressed to priests, but it provides all the faithful both insights on St. John Vianney’s life and wisdom for the spiritual life.
Pope John XXIII describes how St. John Vianney was […]
Starting the Year for Priests Right…
Friday, June 19th, 2009…with a prayer for priests:
Jesus, I pray to You for Your faithful and fervent priests; for the unfaithful and tepid; for those laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for tempted priests; for the lonely and desolate; for young priests; for the aged, sick, and dying; for the souls of Your priests in […]
Baptism Practices…from Fr. Z
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009Over at WDTPRS?, Fr. Z answers a question about the validity of a baptism. He offers a number of considerations as to why priests might do “wacky” things with the sacraments (including the pressure they sometimes receive from the parishioners requesting the sacrament) and also recognizes the distress that such uncertainty about validity can cause […]
“I skate like a 747 taxiing”
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009Today, Bishop Robert Carlson will be installed as the Archbishop of St. Louis.
A CUF episcopal advisor and former Bishop of Saginaw, he is much loved by Saginaw Diocese CUF members–so much so that the library of the new CUF office will bear his name.
If you’re interested in following the event, the Archdiocese of St. Louis […]
Lay Witness Columnist Wins Catholic Press Award
Friday, June 5th, 2009We are delighted to announce that Lay Witness columnist Emily Stimpson won first place in the “Best Magazine Column” category of the Catholic Press Awards for her 2008 column “Permanent Things.”
Stimpson’s distinctive personal voice engages the reader at the same time that she is making important philosophical commentary on such matters as the “theology of […]
“The Numbers Don’t Lie”–Abortion and Public Opinion
Thursday, June 4th, 2009I’ve only heard of this organization in passing–because of its red tape project–but this commercial is cool and encouraging. They get the importance of prayer and fasting, and the impact it can have.