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I am sick and tired of the liturgy being used as a weapon to separate Catholics into camps.  I felt that when Pope Benedict allowed for a liberalizing of the extraordinary form of the Latin Mass last year in the motu proprio that he was in some ways allowing Catholics to reclaim their heritage but he [...]

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I had always wondered what happened to Tariq Aziz, I knew that he was a Christian and had always assumed he was a Chaldean Catholic but was never sure.  What I do know is that argument that somehow Christians had some sort of privileged status under Hussein because of him can’t possibly be true.  Christian schools [...]

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I am always amazed by the fact that people who convert to a religion other than Christianity are found to be interesting folks who are discovering themselves.  This Easter when the Pope Baptized the journalist Magdi Allam, he is instigating a freaking crusade, I mean come on that’s ridiculous.  Anyway this is a pretty good [...]

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A new sign the apocalypse is upon us…….
 
CNN in their media omnipotence have decided that you can have a t-shirt made of certain news headlines.  Just go to there website and if you see a t-shirt icon next to headline just click it and there you have it your own personalized CNN.com t-shirt.
 
 
This is the [...]

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Well it turns out that the crazy ass people who see Satan in everything have actually been around awhile.  The Catholic writer GK Chesterton (1874-1936) was often annoyed not just by unbelievers but also by people who’s belief was in his opinion to Puritan.  Anyway this is what Chesterton had to say about people who [...]

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Text of pope at White House
Posted on April 16, 2008 by Jim Lackey

Here is the prepared text as released by the Vatican of Pope Benedict’s address at the White House this morning:
 Mr. President, Thank you for your gracious words of welcome on behalf of the people of the United States of America. I deeply appreciate your [...]

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Human-animal hybrids? Church teachings
on cutting-edge genetic experimentation
By Father Richard Benson
4/14/2008
The Tidings (www.the-tidings.com)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (The Tidings) – Dr. Adams enters the room of her patient with good news. A heart has become available for a transplant for Robert, whose life-expectancy is limited to only months without such surgery. Dr. Adams explains that the heart that [...]

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Watching the crowds sing Happy Birthday to the Pope is hysterical.  I’m interested to see some of the Popes remarks in regard to Catholic education.

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Before converting to Catholicism I studied Buddhism for several years so this warms my heart.
Buddhists in Sri Lanka want Marian shrine restored 
 
Colombo, Apr. 14, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Buddhist leaders in Sri Lanka are encouraging their Catholic counterparts to bring a cherished statue of the Virgin Mary back to the famous shrine at Madhu.
The image of [...]

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