Pope’s Catechesis: St. Athanasius

I watched it live on EWTN this morning at 5:00 a.m., no translation, so it was like being there.

From the Vatican Information Service:

Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis during this morning’s general audience to the figure of St. Athanasius of Alexandria (circa 300-373), calling him a “column of the Church,” and a “model of orthodoxy in [...]

English Translation?

Hat tip to Father Z who wonders if they are doing these translations on Babelfish….
From “GUIDELINES FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE ROAD“:
PART FOURTHE PASTORAL CARE OF THE HOMELESS (Tramps)

Priest Plows into Restaurant

From KVUE:
Smithville’s La Cabana restaurant hopes to attract drive-by traffic from Highway 71, but not drive-in traffic.
But Gina Chronis says that’s exactly what happened Monday night when a truck driven by a 61-year-old Smithville priest made an unexpected entrance.
“They were panicking, shocked. And they were telling me what happened and asked [...]

Cardinal Keeler up and Walking After Brain Surgery

From the Baltimore Sun:
He walked in his hospital room several times yesterday, said Sean Caine, an archdiocese spokesman. The 76-year-old prelate also celebrated Mass in his room.
Surgeons inserted a shunt Monday to release excess cerebrospinal fluid that had built up in his brain’s ventricles.

Bizare–Liturgical ‘go-go’ dancing?

From Matt C Abbot:
A reader sent me the following photos of three girls (I’ve omitted their faces) — dressed rather provocatively — who, er, danced at a recent Franciscan Jubilee Mass for a group of women religious at the cathedral in the Joliet, Ill., Catholic diocese.
Click on Matt’s name for the rest.

Vatican Releases 10 Commandments for Drivers

From “GUIDELINES FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE ROAD”:
Resorting to our Heavenly Intercessors should not make us forget the importance of the sign of the cross, to be made before setting out on a journey. With this sign we put ourselves directly under the protection of the Holy Trinity. Indeed, this directs us above all [...]