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The Military Is Now Telling Catholic Chaplains What They Can And Can’t Say About The Obama Administration
The emerging conflict between the Catholic Church and the Obama administration may have a new front: in the U.S. military itself. The Catholic Church is fighting mad about an HHS ruling that would have them buy insurance for things they consider sinful–contraception, sterilization and abortion. All the bishops in the country sent out a letter… Read More ›
February 5: World Day For Consecrated Life
WASHINGTON—The 16th annual World Day for Consecrated Life will be observed in parishes in the United States the weekend of February 4-5. The annual celebration was established by Pope John Paul II in 1997, to be marked each year on February 2, the Feast of the Presentation. The U.S. bishops voted to observe the occasion… Read More ›
Pope warns of ‘grave threat’ to religious freedom in US
Vatican City, Jan 19, 2012 / 12:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI warned today of a “grave threat” to religious liberty in the United States that requires American Catholics to respond with intelligence and courage. “It is imperative that the entire Catholic community in the United States come to realize the grave threats to… Read More ›
Apocalypse Not Now: 2012 Doomsday Predictions Debunked by NASA
On Dec. 21, 2012, many doomsday believers fear the apocalypse — anything from a rogue planet smashing into us to our world spinning end over end. However, the world should expect nothing more next year than the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, NASA says. Many people point to the end of the… Read More ›
On Civil War’s 150th anniversary, historian reflects on religion’s role
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Dec 9, 2011 / 06:09 am (CNA).- Religion had a “pervasive” role in American life at the time of the United States’ Civil War, one historian says, explaining his “fascinating” discoveries about the roles Catholics played. “One of the things that surprised me was that there were certain dominant ideas, regardless of particular… Read More ›
DVD Conferences
Sister Maria Tasto OSB, a Ferdinand Benedictine, has released A Transformed Life a three-DVD set and guidebook of six conferences based on her experience as a founding member of the Resource Faculty of Contemplative Outreach, inspired by the work of Abbot Emeritus Thomas Keating OCSO. To reserve a copy or read more about the conferences, visit the website…. Read More ›
Online Video Course
A new online video course, “The Heart of the Rule of Benedict” with S. Joan Chittister OSB, will begin on January 2, 2012, through the Monasteries of the Heart website (www.monasteriesoftheheart.org). In this yearlong course, participants will have access to weekly three to five minute videos on Benedictine spirituality distilled by Sister Joan from the… Read More ›
Witness to the Word: A Reflection on the Incarnation with Father Dwight Longenecker
Come “prepare the way of the Lord” in your mind and heart with our very special Advent Morning of Reflection, beginning at 9 a.m. on December 3rd in the Haid Theatre at Belmont Abbey College. Join Father Dwight Longenecker for two inspiring talks exploring four powerful witnesses to the Incarnation of the Word among us:… Read More ›
Veterans Day: Did you Know?
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day… Read More ›
MID Reports on Interreligious Gathering at Assisi
On the homepage of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue there are now links to a video with excerpts from the speeches that were given in Assisi on the morning of October 27, 2011, and photos taken at the afternoon session. The current issue ofDilatato Corde contains a full report. Delegations from the world’s religions joined the Holy Father in Assisi… Read More ›