Catholic Bishops Awaken From Their Slumber

By Hugh McNichol
Pewsitter.com
August 27, 2008 – It appears that Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and Senator Joe Biden’s selection as Veep have succeeded in accomplishing something American Catholics have been waiting for years. The awakening of a sleeping giant.
Pelosi’s statements on abortion and when life begins, presented as fact from a “devout Catholic”, and [...]

The Unforgivable Sin: Mark 3:20-30

He came home. Again (the) crowd gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat. When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons [...]

Another Great Idea by……

…….Jeff Vehige over at St. Peter Canisius Apostolate. Here are the details.
Thanks again, Jeff! This must be why you make the big bucks!   

Bishops Ask Catholics To Pray Election Novena

WASHINGTON—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) invites U.S. Catholics to pray before the November election a novena for life, justice, and peace called Novena for Faithful Citizenship. It is a podcast and available for download.
Joan Rosenhauer, Associate Director for the USCCB’s Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, said that the special novena [...]

Twelve Are Chosen: Mark 3: 13-19

He went up the mountain and summoned those whom he wanted and they came to him. He appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) that they might be with him andhe might send them forth to preach and to have authority to drive out demons: (he appointed the twelve): Simon, whom he named Peter; James, [...]

Bishops Vote To Revise U.S. Catechism On Jewish Covenant With God

By Nancy Frazier O’Brien
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops have voted to ask the Vatican to approve a small change in the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults to clarify church teaching on God’s covenant with the Jewish people.
The proposed change — which would replace one sentence in the catechism — was discussed by [...]

“You Are The Son Of God”: Mark 3: 7-12

Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large number of people (followed) from Galilee and from Judea. Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon. He told his disciples to have [...]

Was the immortal Bard a Catholic?

EDWARD ACHORN  
FOR CENTURIES, people have been trying to form a coherent picture of the greatest writer in the English language. We have scattered pieces that do not always fit together, leading crackpots to seize on all kinds of theories about William Shakespeare — most notably, the preposterous idea that someone else wrote the plays [...]

What Did You Expect?: Mark 3:1-6

Again he entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered hand. They watched him closely to see if he would cure him on the sabbath so that they might accuse him. He said to the man with the withered hand, “Come up here before us.” Then he said to them, “Is [...]