Even though politics may be “dirty”, frustrating and fraught with failure, Catholics need to “get right in there” and become involved, says Pope Francis, even though some may consider it to be a “form of martyrdom”.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDSWhile Hollywood and the mainstream media are all abuzz about Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner’s announcement that he wants to live as a woman, a man who has “been there done that” says sex change surgery isn’t the answer.
Judging by the answers to a questionnaire on family matters which was sent to dioceses around the world by the Synod of Bishops, the Church in Germany is struggling to understand and accept basic Catholic moral teaching.
Messages sent via Twitter in the aftermath of a shooting that took place at a Mohammed cartoon event in Garland, Texas indicate a possible connection to the Islamic terrorist group, ISIS, along with the threat “we will come to your streets with death and slaughter!"
The troubled empire of Bikram yoga, aka “hot yoga”, suffered another blow last week when a new study found that practicing yoga in extreme heat can raise a person’s body temperature and heart rate to dangerous levels.
Richard Zeidler, my “Uncle Dick”Nine years ago I went for a walk with Alice von Hildebrand. The lovely Catholic philosopher and theologian had come into Phoenix to give a talk on God’s love, and desiring to enjoy the weather and the views around Camelback mountain, she found me a willing companion. Our conversation turned to my uncle, who had recently died after a terribly painful battle with stomach cancer. I had described his life to her, and then she stopped me, looked into my eyes, and said in her beautiful accent, “You’ve got to write that.” Firmly. And I knew I should, not just because when Alice von Hildebrand tells you to do something, you probably should, but also because deep down I knew it was true. So…it took me nine years, but here goes, and intentionally in time for the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, May 1st.
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