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Serbian abortionist converts

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:19:35 -0500

The top abortionist in Serbia has converted to the pro-life cause on account of a recurring nightmare involving St. Thomas Aquinas! He saw a field of children from four to 24, and St. Thomas asking him who he thought they were, then informing them they were children he aborted. Now he's returned to the Orthodox faith of his youth and enlisted in the pro-life cause.

(Thanks to Paul M.)

Atheists are getting more and more aggressive

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:04:59 -0500

Atheists and other non-believers are coming out of the closet* and working to make disbelief more acceptable, with billboards such as "Beware of Dogma" and "Imagine No Religion", or even substitute holidays.

Of course, the problem is that non-believers are so independent it's hard to get a coherent group of them together to act.

*Article expires around 11/25/08.

Questioning the obvious

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:39:48 -0500

The answer is: Yes.

Priest excommunicated for supporting woman's "ordination"

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:51:45 -0500

A George priest faces excommunication for participating in the attempted ordination of a woman to the priesthood. It is good to see the Holy See cracking down on such things; what I find surprising is that he was only present, not directly involved, depending on your definition of 'directly involved'. The article said he "participated" in the ceremony. From other sources this apparently means he concelebrated and gave the homily.

Anyway I find the photo that accompanies the story interesting. He's wearing jeans and a T-Shirt, maybe in recognition of the fact that he's already abandoned the clerical state.

Worship: All about me?

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:28:37 -0500

This is a great short instructive video challenging people to consider what worship is really about. Is it about good music? Is it about what you "get out of it"? Or is it about offering yourself to God?

(Thanks to RC)

Good news and bad news

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:15:23 -0500

The bad news is that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development funded ACORN, the liberal group associated with fraudulent voter registrations. The good news is they no longer are, owing not only to the voter registration fraud but to high-level embezzlement charges.

AMEN!

Be good, not godly

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:36:41 -0500

The American Humanist Association has bought ads on Washington buses saying, "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake".

Of course, this raises the question of, if there is no God (or at least, no reward beyond the material), why be good? Indeed, what does it mean to be good without God? (Though I suppose there is such a thing as natural law.)

Bible Gateway now includes Douay-Rheims

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:37:57 -0500

Bible Gateway now includes the Douay-Rheims bible with the Deuterocanonicals (they even call them that). You have to go to the bottom of the page and click on "include" because they don't want Protestants accidentally searching Catholic bibles :-) but it's great that they have the books now. It's a little strange (but not entirely) that they don't have the King James Version of the books. It's not well known in Protestant circles that when the Authorized Version (KJV) was published in England, by law it was required to include the Deuterocanonical books. They are part of the KJV, even though most Protestant bibles don't include them anymore.

This is a good alternative to the pathetic search interface the USCCB NAB has. Man, I hate that site.

Give this man a hand!

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:28:50 -0500

A very inspiring video demonstrating that the unwanted often enjoy a full quality of life.

Wikipedia page on him

His website

Pope wants more churches in Egypt

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:34:49 -0500

This is nice, but what about churches for the people who live there (the Copts)? They have been forbidden to build new churches or even to repair the old ones. It's a disgrace, and I think the Pope should have addressed the tragic suffering that the Copts are undergoing instead of merely whining about lack of churches for tourists. I think it would be better to build/fix Coptic Catholic churches and let the tourists actually experience a taste of Egypt than build Latin-Rite churches that only serve tourists. Not to be too offensive but that would be like building an American chain restaurant in Rome.

Homosexuals threaten violence against Christians

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:26:15 -0500

'Burn their f---ing churches, then tax charred timbers'

"I swear, I'd murder people with my bare hands this morning."

"While financially I supported the Vote No, and was vocal to everyone and anyone who would listen, I have never considered being a violent radical extremist for our equal rights. But now I think maybe I should consider becoming one. Perhaps that is the only thing that will affect the change we so desperately need and deserve."

It's time to prosecute these people for hate crimes. Not that I think it will succeed, but we should try.

What part of "constitutional amendment" don't you understand?

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:22:28 -0500

How can a constitutional amendment be unconstitutional? Homosexuals frantically try to stop Proposition 8.

You can officially publish prayer requests now

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:20:40 -0500

A Jewish woman filed a lawsuit against her Christian son for publishing a prayer request for her conversion in a church bulletin. She lost the lawsuit, thankfully. There is some sanity left!

Pope revamps L'Osservatore Romano

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:18:34 -0500

The Vatican newspaper has gotten a makeover of late, with more photos, more secular news, and a different layout.

Oldest Hebrew writing found

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:00:45 -0500

Archaeologists have found what one thinks is the oldest extant Hebrew writing dating to the kingdom of David, re-enforcing views of the Bible's veracity. It was found on a pottery shard. Not all archaeologists are convinced it is Hebrew, mostly because the alphabet was shared with other ethnic groups at the time.

(Thanks to RC)