"Who are you, Moses?

The quote is from Schindler’s List. Now to my application of the Scriptures to the news of the day:
From Jude 1:9:
But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, disputed about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”
Playmate Burial Dispute [...]

This Lent, Empty Your Closets!

Then what?
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What I’m Reading Now

Someone asked me, based on the post below, what in fact I am reading right now:
This is a series of lectures that Soloviev gave that read like Scripture. Tolstoy and Dostevyesky attended the lectures. They are amazing!
Essentially a work of moral theology/philosophy packed with great insights. I quote from this work in my [...]

Cardinal Biffi’s Talk on Soloviev

Currently, I’m reading three books by Vladimir Soloviev (is name is spelled differently in English in all three), this is a preliminary report on Cardinal Biffi’s remarks, hopefully I’ll find more posted later.
From Papa Ratzger Forum:
Today, it was that of the Russian philosopher Vladimir Sergeyevich Soloviev, who died on the threshold of the 20th century. [...]

The Pope’s Lenten Retreat

By all accounts a great retreat. I would note that it seems taht Cardinal Biffi has really aimed this retreat at the pope, especially in the first conference where there seems to be a direct remark about what Cardinal Ratzinger had often said about the church being reduced to a “small flock.” Read the summaries [...]

An Inconvenient Truth for Al

Gore home’s energy use: 20 times average

Titanic Stupidity

Mike Aquilina comments on Cameron’s latest stupidity, while at the same time making mention of a short visit we had the other day. Mike’s blog is an excellent resource as well as a timely place to check up on all things the early Fathers (and Mothers) of the Church.

The Future of the Catholic Church in the U.S.

Moving South…
For those who know their history, this is a case of “back to the future”–since the South was orignally a Catholic stronghold under the Spanish and French.
From The Daily Dispatch:
For every Boston, there is a Knoxville, Tenn. For every Philadelphia, there is a Savannah, Ga.“The church is closing parishes in the Northeast, but Catholics [...]

New Padre Pio???

From Catholic News:
The British Daily Telegraph reports that like Padre Pio, who displayed stigmata for the last 50 years of his life, Br Elia, whose face, hands and feet appear covered in blood each Lent is revered by fans from the country’s poorest to World Cup-winning footballer Francesco Totti.Yesterday was supposed to be a chance [...]

The Myth of Muslim Support for Terror

From The Christian Science Monitor:
Those who think that Muslim countries and pro-terrorist attitudes go hand-in-hand might be shocked by new polling research: Americans are more approving of terrorist attacks against civilians than any major Muslim country except for Nigeria.
The survey, conducted in December 2006 by the University of Maryland’s prestigious Program on International Public [...]

3,000 Celebrate 40th Anniversary of the Charismatic Renewal

In Detroit, from the Archdiocese of Detroit site:
Fr. Cantalamessa, 73, had his own Charismatic experience of being baptized in the Holy Spirit 30 years ago, and was appointed to his post with the Holy See in 1980 by Pope John Paul II, then reconfirmed in his position by Pope Benedict XVI.He told the gathering the [...]

More on the "Finding of Jesus’ Tomb"

From the archeologist who oversaw the excavation of the tomb some twenty-seven years ago, as reported in Newsday:
But Bar-Ilan University Professor Amos Kloner, a Jerusalem archeologist who officially oversaw the work at the tomb in 1980 and has published detailed findings on its contents, dismissed the claims.”It makes a great story for a TV film,” [...]

Now: Some Ponder If Jesus Could Be Cloned

Read my post yesterday on the Discovery Channel program and then of course my first question this morning when I read this was where are you going to get the DNA from? Their answer:
What if you found skin cells from Jesus on the Shroud of Turin or on a shard of the cross?Could you clone [...]

The Latest Outrage–The Tomb of Jesus and Mary Magdalene?

Since the Discovery Channel is carrying this garbage, you might expect that their take on it would be the most outlandish. The tomb in question was discovered twenty-seven years ago and if it were anywhere near as spectacular as they are claiming in this piece you would be hearing about it on all the cable [...]

Book Review-Short Podcast

A short book review of Raymond Arroyo’s latest book: