Archive for November, 2011
KofC to Launch Series on New Evangelization
Catholic Information Service (CIS), a service of the Knights of Columbus which provides Catholic booklets and online content, announced that it will launch a new series on the New Evangelization. The New Evangelization Series will consist of online content and booklets focused on issues of evangelizing modern culture — a project begun by Pope Paul VI [...]
A Faithful Catholic’s Reflection on Same-Sex Attraction
Homosexuality was supposed to be an essential, rather than an accidental, part of me, just as deep as gender or species… This idea comes from the gay rights movement, but an awful lot of Christians believe it too. It is utter poison.
Inspired by Mother Teresa
“Mother Teresa believed that when you reach out to those who are poor and hungry and sick, you reach out to Jesus,” Conroy said. “I wanted to see Jesus, to serve Jesus. She was called a living saint, and I wanted to see what a saint is. I wanted to learn to love. She loved people that most of us couldn’t even look at.”
Media Watch: CNN’s Take on Altar Servers
“This decision by Catholic Church leaders in Arizona and Virginia is nonsensical and unnecessary. All it does is drive a wedge through believers in the body of Christ, instead of expanding ways in which people can serve the church. Such ignorance is one of the reasons why nondenominational Christian churches are growing at a faster rate than those associated with a denomination. As long as churches erect barriers to serving for believers, they will not be seen as welcoming places to worship.”
Pope Tells US Bishops: Do Not Lose Your Public Voice
Pope Benedict XVI has told bishops of the United States not to be silenced by those who seek to muzzle Catholicism in public life. “Despite attempts to still the Church’s voice “Despite attempts to still the Church’s voice in the public square, many people of good will continue to look to her for wisdom, insight and sound guidance,” Pope Benedict said in his address to 20 bishops of New York [...]
The Question of God in Today’s World
“If it is true that ‘being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person’, then the question of God is reawakened by meeting people who have the gift of faith, who have a living relationship with the Lord. … Here your role as lay faithful is particularly important… You are called to show luminous witness of the relevance of God in all fields of thought and action [...].
The Kids Are Not Alright
Donor conception has had unparalleled popularity in recent years with big Hollywood movies such as The Switch, The Kids are Alright and The Back-up Plan all hitting the screens last year with much success. While it is fantastic that a topic that was very much secretive and shameful for many people is being brought out into the open to reduce this stigma, the continual use of the topic as a means for comedic material is more than a little disconcerting for me [...]
The Morality of Anonymous Sperm Donation
“Taking procreation out of the marital embrace and putting it in the laboratory or clinic treats the children so conceived into commercial products,” said Dr. Hunnell. “Parents become consumers: Children are no longer considered gifts to a marriage, but goods that are purchased for the benefit of one or both parents.”
New Ads Target Religious Vote
Timed to run around Thanksgiving, when families gather around the table and in front of the television, the first 30-second ad features a close shot of an elderly Catholic couple from rural Maine who have been married [...]
The Pope on Stem Cell Research
“Scientific research provides a unique opportunity to explore the wonder of the universe, the complexity of nature and the distinctive beauty of life, including human life. But since human beings are endowed with immortal souls and are created in the image and likeness of God, there are dimensions of human existence that lie beyond the limits of what the natural sciences are competent to determine.”
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