Did Komen actually cave, or are people jumping to conclusions based on an ambiguous statement?
They didn’t cave. They apologized for how their previous statements were misconstrued, but that’s different. In terms of their actual operating procedure, they are saying the same thing they’ve always been saying in terms of implementing a new award protocol, just in a more nuanced way that appeases some of their most vitriolic critics...
The Komen Conflagration...
Much of the American media have been overtaken by a cancerous rhetoric in recent days: It has been suggested that the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the breast-cancer charity, should be no more. In the eyes of many, such as National Organization for Women president, Terry O’Neill...
The mystery of Fidel Castro’s excommunication...
In about a month’s time, Benedict XVI will embark on his visit to Mexico and Cuba, returning to the Caribbean island 14 years after John Paul II’s historic visit. But the President is no longer Fidel Castro, it is his brother Raul and he is making every effort to make it possible for Fidel to meet the Pope when he visits their residence...
Indian nun threatened with arrest for "desecrating" Hindu idols...
Make no mistake: The Enneagram is a dangerous New Age practice...
A make-or-break moment on sex abuse and more Vatican news...
In a polarized world, it was probably inevitable that opinion on the Catholic sex abuse crisis, like pretty much everything else, would crystallize into two opposing blocs. On one side are critics convinced the church still doesn't get it because it has failed to enact the sweeping reforms they support; on the other are apologists who believe the church has been unfairly tu...
There's something different about the recent HHS ruling. Today, I ask Catholics to do two things...
The United States Department of Health and Human Services announced on January 20 that almost all employers, including Catholic employers, will be forced to offer their employees health coverage that includes sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs, and contraception.
Unusual Roman snowstorm covers St. Peter's Basilica...
Real headline from an Australian newspaper: "Pope broke canon law dismissing bishop, say experts"...
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C-FAM's Austin Ruse: "While I do not believe (the Komen directors) have reversed themselves, it may turn out to be the case. We do not know"...
The Susan G. Komen Foundation did not reverse course as many have thought, suggested, or commented all over the Web today. Even Austin Ruse President of C-FAM is not sure and has issued this press release...
Money and sex...
This week we have witnessed jubilation in pro life ranks about Komen's decision to withdraw funding from Planned Parenthood. Then jubilation turned to lamentation when Komen seemed to reverse their decision. Now there is recrimination, bitter and angry words being dished out towards Planned Parenthood and the liberals in the media and politics who seem to have pressured Komen to
The first minute of every day is called the "heroic minute". Here are some tips to help you win the morning battle...
After exorcising a demoniac, healing St. Peter’s mother-in-law, and curing many others, Jesus teaches us the absolute primacy of the interior life by rising early the next morning, before it was day, so as to go to a deserted place and pray. Fr. Conrelius a’ Lapide tells us: “Learn here from Christ to give the early morning to prayer...
Catholic Nuns to Battle Sex Trafficking at Super Bowl...
Here is a story that makes me glad and very sad at the same time. Religious sisters of various congregations are joining together to fight the horrific practice of human trafficking in underage “sex slaves.” One of the dirty secrets of large sports events is that not only is prostitution common, but that tragically, many underage girls are also being prostituted...
If Christ did not "open the womb" of his Mother, why was he presented in the Temple?
Cool Catholic traditions: The blessing of the throats...
When you let the devil sleep on your couch and eat the food in your fridge, don't expect him to go away quietly...
I think Planned Parenthood is evil, but I don’t need to vindicate that claim for what follows to, well, follow. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit corporation capable of, among other things, receiving donations from others. The Komen ‘Race for the Cure’ Foundation is a non-profit corporation capable of, among other things...
As a married Catholic priest for 28 years, I've faced quite a set of challenges...
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From the L.A. Times, more background and details about the Komen/Planned Parenthood situation...
An insider's look at the life of Pope John Paul II...
U.S. Army bans Catholic chaplains from reading religious freedom letter at Sunday Mass...
Rome Reports profiles Joe Pots, a former Marine and pro-life musician...
The Pope and Beer: 9 Photos to Brighten Your Day...
A Winter Saint That You Should Know: Saint Blaise...
February is often a time marked by colds, throat infections, and respiratory illness. The patron saint of throat cures is Saint Blaise. Today, hardly any Catholics know of him, but in the medieval era he was arguably one of the most popular saints of Christendom. By the eleventh century, there were 35 churches in Rome dedicated to Saint Blaise!
How Lila Rose became pro-life and Catholic...
For Archbishop Chaput and his flock in Philadelphia, this is just the calm before the storm...
Can an agnostic be divinely inspired? "Babette's Feast" is a Eucharistic allegory from an unlikely author...
You probably know at least a little about Danish baroness and plantation owner Karen von Blixen-Finecke. She was the heroine (Meryl Streep) who had a passionate but ultimately doomed love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter (Robert Redford) in the 1985 romantic drama Out of Africa. She was an author who wrote under the pen name “Isak Denisen.
