August 13th, 2010 by Louie Verrecchio After the Council closed, no small number of Catholics began treating Marian devotion as an outdated form of piety, one that is somehow out of step with the “spirit of Vatican II.” So pervasive had this mindset once become that a priest once shared with me that as...
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August 11th, 2010 by Mark Shea One of the most curious facts about prayer is that we do it at all. Believers often overlook this fact because prayer is such an integral part of life that it’s just part of our mental furniture. But prayer is not at all obvious to people who stand...
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Meeting Details: What: YCNY Study Meeting, Saturday 8/14 Where: Basement of St Patrick’s Parish House, 14 East 51st Street, between Fifth and Madison Aves. Meet at the basement door of the House at the end of the 5:30 Mass, roughly 6:30. What Time: 6:30-8:00 PM How: 6 Train to 51st Street station, or B/D/F...
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8/7/2010 Catholic News Agency (www.catholicnewsagency.com) The judge wrongly assumed that marriage is of human origin “The union of a man and of a woman in a life-long loving and caring relationship is of divine origin. No human nor civil power can decree or declare otherwise,” Cardinal Mahony wrote. “For many of us, we will...
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The defining virtue of a Christian should be joy–MUST be joy. If the Resurrection and our redemption don’t inspire in us a deep and abiding joy, something is very, very wrong. So, because Cafe Theology is back up…because it’s Friday…and because sometimes (most of the time) you just gotta laugh, go spend some good...
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The Road is Beautiful for Those Who Walk Synthesis of the Italian responsibles Assembly. Riva del Garda (Italy), January 24, 2010 by Father Julián Carrón “The road is beautiful for those who walk.” This is the newness that the Mystery introduces into history: He makes the road beautiful. For those who walk. “The road...
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