Archive for November, 2012
A New Song for the Church
Thursday, November 29th, 2012The November/December issue of Lay Witness magazine explores the theme of Catholic culture. Undoubtedly there are remarkable signs of hope and renewal in our culture at large, and within the Church, due in part to the encouragement of Pope Benedict, much of the same can be said. In the discipline of Sacred Music, one need look no [...]
A Few Good Fathers
Monday, November 26th, 2012Getting to know the Church Fathers means getting to know our own roots. It means knowing more deeply who we are as we learn more and more about who they are. The early Christians are our ancestors, our common genealogy, our family. When we look to our roots, what do we see? That’s what beloved [...]
The “4-1-1″ on Spiritual Direction
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012At long last, Emmaus Road Publishing joyfully announces the release of our latest title, Navigating the Interior Life: Spiritual Direction and the Journey to God by Dan Burke with Fr. John Bartunek. Covering all the ins and outs of spiritual direction (What is it? Who needs it? How do I find a spiritual director?), Navigating the [...]
Albert the Great, Pray for Us!
Thursday, November 15th, 2012On the feast of St. Albert the Great, bishop on Church Doctor, from the Lay Witness archives: To understand the life of a busy man of the Middle Ages like St. Albert the Great, it is important to remember that at the high point of Catholic culture, Europe was a great deal more of a [...]
A Prayer for our Veterans
Monday, November 12th, 2012“Our Father, who art in Heaven: give us, we pray You, the courage and the strength to stamp out the threat of paganism and slavery that hangs over the world today. Be merciful to all those who have died in the service of our country. Console those who have lost their loved ones in the [...]
New from Emmaus Road: “Getting the Marriage Conversation Right”
Friday, November 9th, 2012Msgr. Charles Pope of the Archdiocese of Washington has an informative summary of the newest booklet from Emmaus Road Publishing, Getting the Marriage Conversation Right: A Guide for Effective Dialogue (available through our website). In his post, Msgr. Pope gets to the heart of the debate over same-sex “marriage”: …the problem with most understandings of marriage today [...]
Lay Witness–spotlight on Catholic Culture
Thursday, November 8th, 2012The November/December issue of Lay Witness magazine is one you’ll not want to miss. Discussing the broad issue of Catholic Culture, this issue tackles both the general question of “What is Catholic Culture?” and specific manifestations of Catholic contributions to culture at large. Weighing in from their respective disciplines, authors James Gaston, David Clayton, Anthony Esolen, [...]
Pope Benedict’s Intention’s for November
Monday, November 5th, 2012General Intention: Ministers of the Gospel. That bishops, priests, and all ministers of the Gospel may bear the courageous witness of fidelity to the crucified and risen Lord. Missionary Intention: Pilgrim Church. That the pilgrim Church on earth may shine as a light to the nations.