Born to Love
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
That marriage is between a man and a woman is a Catholic “non-negotiable,” yet as we’ve discussed many times at this site, it’s a proposition that’s difficult to defend without causing hurt feelings.
Therefore I’d like to recommend a wonderful resource my friend Kathy put me on to: Fr. John Waiss’ Born to Love.
Written as a conversation among a priest, a couple he is preparing for marriage, and two... READ MORE
Scientist Priests
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Here’s a fun little article from Catholic Exchange.
Whip it out next time someone tries to tell you Christianity is anti-Science.
Even though Europe learned the scientific method from Roger Bacon, Franciscan priest?
And standardized the technique for experimentation through Robert Grosseteste, bishop?
And the fields of Geology, Modern Astronomy & Genetics were each “fathered” by priests?
(Plus,... READ MORE
"Why I Love Religion, And Love Jesus"
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Did you see this? A Catholic priests raps his response to the viral “Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus” video. It’s amusing and very well done - and he covers a lot of points in under three minutes!
For a longer and more complex commentary, this video response from Fr. Robert Barron is also worth watching.
Sin's The Thing
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Elizabeth Scalia coins a meaty term for the objectification of the human person: “thing-nifying.”
She does so in the course of a lovely reflection on sci-fi author Terry Pratchett, an avowed atheist determined to take his own life before recently-diagnosed dementia gets too bad.
Scalia doesn’t pound him, which is refreshing. I have less and less taste for simply seeing people drubbed, no matter how... READ MORE
What Would You Have Done?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The video above went viral almost the instant it was posted.
In it, a father whose wife is inside a clinic aborting their severely disabled child confronts two pro-life protesters outside the clinic.
Jill Stanek has more about the father and the video at her site.
It doesn’t seem to me the protesters do anything wrong here, but they are clearly caught by surprise.
It’s always good to confront the... READ MORE
What's So Great About The Assumption?
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Tuesday, August 17, 2010
I made an apologetics blunder this weekend.
My daughter and I were in New York on a “girls’ weekend out” trip and staying with a beloved aunt who is not a believer.
Usually when we’re in town we go to Mass in her neighborhood, but for the Assumption, we wanted to do something special and went to St. Patrick’s cathedral.
My aunt had never heard of the Assumption and wanted to know what it was. Like... READ MORE
Help Support Envoy Institute
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Our friend and amazing author and speaker Patrick Madrid reached out to me this week to share the good news about his work at the Envoy Institute at Belmont Abbey College. The Institute provides a great number of resources to its members in support of our faith, but is greatly in need of our participation. According to the website of the Envoy Institute:
“Our mission is to help you explain your... READ MORE
Catholic Art and Family Feuds
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Friday, May 14, 2010
This week on the podcast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Danielle, Rebecca and I revisit Rebecca’s recent post on the Church and the Arts. What do you think about Barbara Nicolosi’s points in this interview? What can we do in our homes to support the arts, to engage our children in a love of art and to view the Gospel message related in the world of creativity?
Danielle shares... READ MORE
Family Faith Feuds
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I was recently logged onto a social networking site and spotted the name of someone relatively close to me attached to a torridly anti-Catholic remark. The tone of the comment along with the fact that it was aimed at highly ranking Church leaders literally brought tears of pain to my eyes.
The person in question is a former Catholic who is now active in another church. The person is someone I know... READ MORE
The Last Gentleman
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Are there any Walker Percy fans in this audience?
I haven’t read him in a while, but was an absolute addict in my college and grad school days.
Here’s a trailer for an upcoming documentary on his life.
If you are a fan, what are your favorites?
I don’t actually understand the appeal of The Moviegoer,
