Archbishop Chaput speaks out on Healthcare Reform

Denver’s Archbishop Charles Chaput speaks clearly on many things. Here is his  August 26th column from the Denver Catholic Register:

Health care and the common good
Last week a British Catholic journal, in an editorial titled “U.S. bishops must back Obama,” claimed that America’s bishops “have so far concentrated on a specifically Catholic issue—making sure state-funded health [...]

St. Louis and Sainte-Chapelle

Today’s saint is St. Louis of France (1214-1270), also known as Louis IX, King of France. He was a holy king, according to AmericanCatholic.org:
At his coronation as king of France, Louis bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and feudal lord of the King of Peace. Other kings [...]

Fr. Corapi’s Lord and Giver of Life DVDs

Father John Corapi’s website is taking preorders for the Lord and Giver of Life Conference sermons. The expected ship date is tomorrow, Aug 26th. CD’s are $39 and DVD’s are $45.
This is a presale item. Estimated shipping date is August 26th.
The powerful conference Father Corapi just preached in Buffalo New York!
Note: If you order other [...]

New Words: A Deeper Meaning, but the Same Mass

The USCCB has launched a new website detailing the Third Edition of the Roman Missal since the July 17th vote on the four liturgical actions. It is awaiting final Vatican approval of the English translation of the Latin version that was published in 2002.
One of the changes is to the current “The Lord be with you” and [...]

Robert Novak, R.I.P.

My friend and mentor, Robert Novak is gone at the age of 78 and I am deeply saddened. After a valiant struggle, Bob lost his battle with brain cancer earlier today.
Washington and all of America should be mourning– for Bob Novak was the last of a breed of journalists that we shall not see again. [...]

Blessed Kateri is nearing Sainthood

Mohawk woman could be declared saint by Vatican

By Jorge Barrera, Canwest News Service — August 13, 2009

More than 320 years after her death, a Mohawk woman is on the cusp of canonization as the Vatican reviews newly collected evidence of a miracle that could place her among the saints.
Just what the recent miracle is that’s [...]

More on the Fr. Corapi Conference

This blogger has a good article on the conference. He was on the main floor and was much closer to the action on the stage. He also has a good commentary on the protestors outside the arena.
So then we arrived at HSBC Arena about 7:30, half an hour before the first sermon. My seat was [...]

Buffalo News Pictures of Fr. Corapi Conference

We couldn’t bring cameras into the arena so I don’t have any pictures to show, but I did find an article online from the Buffalo News.
Catholic radio makes its mark. If I find anymore they’ll be sure to show up here on the blog.
The Buffalo NBC station, WGRZ, has a nice interview with Fr. C. [...]

Review of Fr. Corapi’s Buffalo Conference – Part 3

After lunch Raymond Arroyo of EWTN gave a great talk, complete with Mother Angelica impersonations. He also focused on engaging the media to influence the culture to help people find the Lord. We need to speak the language of the people. We will face hostility from the audience we’re facing because they don’t want to [...]

Review of Fr. Corapi’s Buffalo Conference – Part 2

The conference was 10 hours. It was a long day in the HSBC Arena, but it was a good day. The standard  agenda was an hour talk with a 45 minute break. Fr. Corapi was on fire with the Holy Spirit. An overview of his four sermons can be found in this post. While he [...]