January 31, 2006
Pope Benedict XVI's First Encyclical Letter
Pope Benedict XVI just released his first Encyclical letter called Deus Caritas Est or God is Love. The Encyclical is available online to read here. Protestants (or all non-Catholics) probably are wondering what exactly an Encyclical is. An encyclical letter...
Catholic Carnival LXIV: Struggle for Holiness
The posts this week seemed to all (in some way) work around our struggle to grow, to live, to love. I think everyone will find something of interest: Sometimes we are called to struggle to find joy and The Lovely...
January 21, 2006
The Eucharist in the Age of the Fathers
The following is from a book that I stumbled upon called The Holy Eucharist: From the New Testament to Pope John Paul II, by Aidan Nichols, OP. The book is now out of print but used copies can be found...
January 18, 2006
Deo Omnis Gloria happenings
Just wanted to update everyone on the issues we've been having on the blog. Our previous host (adthosting.com) gave us a very little time to move the blog away from their servers. Because of that, we had some issues this...
January 11, 2006
The Passing of Darius Lecesne
To all of our beloved readers, "grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (Rom 1:7). I am writing this full of loss and sorrow, yet with joy. Joy because my dear friend and...
January 10, 2006
Please Pray for Darius
Please pray for a close friend of the site, Darius Lecesne. Yesterday he suffered what appears to be a stroke and the doctors have only given him hours to live. The power of prayer is such that anyone can be...
January 8, 2006
Interesting Article on Americans and Kids
On Friday I read an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal: Eight is not Enough. It mainly discusses the recent depictions of large families in Hollywood, but makes a few interesting points: Today fewer than 10% of Americans live...
January 6, 2006
Evolution and the Christian Reality
I've been meaning to address evolution as it applies to Christian thought for a while now, so I've made it a New Year's resolution to do so. In our society, the theory of evolution is taught as fact in schools...
January 3, 2006
Catholic Carnival LXII: A New Start
The new year is upon us! And here’s the first Catholic Carnival of 2006. Hope you enjoy: The new 2006 Church Calendar(s) are at the front of church, and the side entrances, and at the back. Unless they're already gone....
January 2, 2006
Secrets of the Bible
Are there “Secrets of the Bible?” We are constantly (in America at least) being told that someone has discovered the secrets of the Bible. We are told to buy a book or subscribe to a particular website so that these...
