Category: Catholic stuff
-
Atheist Richard Dawkins accidental witness to faith
Here is an interesting video from a priest in Kenya who has an active youtube channel. British biologist Dawkins is well known for his hard core anti-religious views; he once held that it was child abuse for British people to bring up their children in a religion. He’s now 85 years old & maybe starting…
-
CNN: Nationally, Catholic conversions dramatically higher
Certainly true in our parish for the five years I’ve been involved in OCIA (formerly RCIA).
-
One Minute Jesuit: “Love Got There First”
Especially like that he makes his points in under a minute.
-
Easter art
No need for commentary except where they came from. in no chronoglical order. The first two – covers from past Magnificat prayer books. Peter and the Beloved Disciple – from my friend NB This from a Knights of Columbus mailing – From RN! And from – Bishop Barron –
-
Good Friday Pax Christi Manhattan Stations of the Cross
This is the 44th year the NY branch of the Catholic peace organization Pax Christi did the Stations across Manhattan, mostly on 42nd St. Brigid and I started doing the stations around 1992 and the event was much bigger with upwards of 7-800 participants and some media coverage. However it has dwindled way down, less…
-
Supreme Court rules against Colorado conversion therapy ban
The vote was 8-1. Seems common sense to me if someone wants therapy to end their same sex attraction. How can you ban that? The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of a Christian counselor from Colorado, declaring that the state’s ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for homosexuality and gender confusion violates the First Amendment. The…
-
Last Wednesday -Int’l. Walk for life in Manhattan
The tenth annual one and the fifth I’ve been to. A reasonable turnout including Bishop Peter Byrne who I know fairly well (long, funny story – picture below). We went from Foley Square in front of the Federal Courthouse up through the financial district. Gathered a lot of attention, much of it positive. Would you…
-
Vile abortionist Kermit Gosnell dead at 85
In 2013 he was sentenced in Philadelphia to life in prison. Hit the link for the full story. Kermit Gosnell was sentenced to life in prison for murdering three newborn infants born alive in illegal late-term abortions by cutting their spinal cords with scissors, but he likely killed thousands more. Gosnell notably scheduled abortions of…
-
St Patrick; opposed slavery & upheld women
Nice short column in the Catholic League email today. The heroics of St. Patrick are not appreciated as much as they should be. He is the first person in history to publicly condemn slavery, and one of the first leaders to champion the cause of equal rights. There is much to celebrate on March 17.…
-
FOX – Highlights the interest in church going amongst GEN Z; example a Catholic Church in Manhattan.
We have seen this in our own Catholic Church in Croton; more young people. I facilitate OCIA (the acronym for learning about Catholicism and receiving the sacraments) and right now we have three young women – 20, 21 and 24 – who are entering the Church. And we have a half dozen teenagers who are…