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• From My Confessor

  
  a minor friar — Authority: 468
  The friar to whom I have been going for confession lately has a couple of practices that I have come to appreciate. First, he begins his own counsel in this way: "Let us pray together for Gods forgiveness of all of our sins." With this, the encounter becomes not only priest and penitent, but also two brother sinners ...
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• More from the Realm of "Dont Believe All You Read about the Catholic Church"

  
  The Charcoal Fire — Authority: 93
  Pardon me momentarily as I indulge a bit of zeal for Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Church he has founded, which continues to be attacked by so-called progressives. Readers beware: the National Catholic Reporter (the L.A. Times of "Catholic" journalism) and its dissident staff has several agenda-driven points of ...
  4 days ago

• Cathedral and Museum

  
  Glasgow Daily Photo — Authority: 124
  This is Glasgow Cathedral, with the Museum of Religious Life on the left hand side. The lamps with what look like white crescents are actually showing the Glasgow coat of arms (the white crescents are the fish).
  1 week ago

• A Holy Stocking Stuffer

  
  Da Mihi Animas — Authority: 144
  Are you looking for stocking stuffers for Christmas yet? Well here is a good suggestion from the Benedictine Sisters. The following comes from the CNA: A community of Benedictine sisters living in the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph have released a Christmas CD titled “Christmas at Ephesus.” ...
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• 150th Anniversary of the Salesians of Don Bosco

  
  Da Mihi Animas — Authority: 144
  On December 18, 1859, Don Bosco asked 18 young men to start a congregation. They all agreed to give up their own dreams to make Don Boscos own dream come true. Thats how the Salesians were born. The congregation started with 18 young men. Today there are more than 16,000 members spread out over 130 countries. Whats ...
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• How was the religious life of the French people changed during the French Revolution?

  
  http://diddy.name — Authority: 171
  How did the revolutionaries attempt to change the religious life of the French people, and how successful were they in de-christianizing France DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION! Please help! Answers or links to pages would greatly help thank you!
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• Online Dating For Christian

  
  Dating Tips and Advice — Authority: 148
  Intermediation for online dating is a common service on the Internet, and many sites now aim at bringing Christian singles together. Although it seems that most site users would be interested in a heart-to-heart relationship rather than in a physical one, there are plenty of guys who want primarily sex, even if they ...
  2 weeks ago

• Woman of the Wall arrested

  
  Jewesses With Attitude - Where Jewish women tell it like it is — Authority: 127
  As they do at the start of every month, Israel’s Women of the Wall went to the Kotel on Wednesday to celebrate Rosh Chodesh. read more
  2 weeks ago

• Under a Bushel Basket (or Masking Tape)

  
  a minor friar — Authority: 468
  It is no small thing to stand up for the truth, as we become especially aware in the readings from Maccabees this week. Yesterday I found myself in the parking lot of a Catholic religious house. I noticed a mess of bumper sticker shaped masking tape on the back of one the cars. Of course I was curious, but I reminded ...
  2 weeks ago

• Lessons in Humility

  
  Psalm 46:11 - A Journey to Truth — Authority: 129
  Its been a while since my last true update on my religious life journey.  The demands of the semester have been growing increasingly intense.  Its really been a challenging few weeks.  Its interesting, the increasing darkness of the physical days have coincided with an increased melancholy in my own spirit.  The ...
  2 weeks ago

• Give Me a Double Share of Your Spirit

  
  a minor friar — Authority: 468
  Today one of the brothers informs me that my favorite confrere Ive never met, Br. Cesare Bonizzi, has given up his ministry as a heavy metal singer. He seems to think that his ministry is too divisive among the brothers; that his superior doesnt really approve (despite giving permission) and that the brothers dont ...
  2 weeks ago

• Sanctity Against Bitterness

  
  a minor friar — Authority: 468
  "It is not that someone else is preventing you from living happily; you yourself do not know what you want. Rather than admit this, you pretend that someone else is keeping you from exercising your liberty. Who is this? It is you yourself." (Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation , 110.) One of the persistent ...
  2 weeks ago

• A Good Word to Theological Students

  
  Sententia — Authority: 114
  I would commend B.B. Warfield’s booklet, “ The Religious Life of Theological Students ” to every man in seminary.  Warfield assumes the necessity of intellectual growth for competent ministry but he emphasizes the indispensible characteristic of a godly life.  This booklet was originally the content of an ...
  2 weeks ago

• JOFA tackles "tznius"

  
  Jewesses With Attitude - Where Jewish women tell it like it is — Authority: 127
  The current issue of the JOFA Journal offers a smorgasbord of thoughtful articles about clothing in Orthodoxy, aka “ tznius “. President Carol Kaufman Newman writes about how different today’sOrthodoxy is compared to when she was growing up and freely worecheerleader outfits. “I would be less than honest ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Prosperity Gospel: breeding materialism and greed, causing the economic collapse

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 581
  There have been many explanations formed to render a clearer picture as to why the current global recession occurred after the burst of the housing bubble: ‘interest rates were too low, regulation failed, rising real-estate prices induced a sort of temporary insanity in America’s middle class.’ However, social ...
  2 weeks ago

• Spanish Cloistered Nuns Surge in Vocations

  
  Da Mihi Animas — Authority: 144
  This is good news for the Church in Europe and for the Church around the world. The more sisters we have praying for us the better! Here is the story from the CNA: A 43 year-old prioresses has revolutionized an old Poor Clares convent in Spain, turning it onto a magnet for dozens of young professional women. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Mass in the Friars Cemetery

  
  a minor friar — Authority: 468
  A group of us decided to offer one of the Masses of All Souls in the friars cemetery. Heres Fr. Walter, 97 years old and still praying strong Br. Michael proclaims the first reading. The gifts are prepared. Orate Fratres! The Doxology Special thanks to our photographer!
  4 weeks ago

• Ang Lee Adapting ‘Life of Pi’ for the Big Screen

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 586
  Director Ang Lee is adapting the book Life of Pi into a feature length film.Speaking recently with Digital Spy, Lee mentioned that he’s recently turned in his first draft of the script, and that we can probably expect it in two years. He hasn’t thought about casting as of yet.The story follows a young Indian boy ...
  5 weeks ago

• Discoveries

  
  a minor friar — Authority: 468
  Imagine my delight when I was setting up for a wedding today and came across this box hidden away in our sacristy: What could be in it to help me understand such a historic and exciting time? A hard hat, a piece of slate, some crumpled notes, and a bunch of rubber bands.
  5 weeks ago

• Praecinge me, Domine

  
  a minor friar — Authority: 468
  When I took the psychological tests as part of my application to the Capuchin Franciscan Order, the doctor, a religious himself, told me that I had a "feature" of obsessive compulsive disorder. "Whats a feature?," I asked. "Its the lowest level of diagnosable pathology," he responded. "Dont worry; its actually an ...
  5 weeks ago

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