Tonight I am glad I live in Baltimore. I went to a lecture at the Baltimore (Roman Catholic) Basilica of the Assumption where many people, old and young attended including Cardinal Keeler, the former Archbishop, Archbishop O’Brien, my current Archbishop, and George Weigel, whom I respect greatly as a faithful Catholic intellectual (He presented the second lecture in the series of three). The lecture I attended was the third in a new series entitled, “The John Carroll Lecturesâ€. The presenter was Ms. Colleen Carroll Campbell, author of “The New Faithful: Why Young Adults are Embracing Christian Orthodoxyâ€.
Tag Archives: Christianity
Not Reasons Not to be Catholic
I just read a post entitled “Why I’m Not Catholic: My Reasons for Not Joining the Catholic Church†by Zac Wassin. I respectfully disagree with his reasons. Continue reading
Open Letter to Catholics for a Free Choice
Hello,
Please read the following from “Evangelium Vitae” in which Pope John Paul II made a few ex cathedra statements:
A Concrete Way to Help in Iraq
Aside from prayer–which I perhaps should do more often–I have felt great sadness and helplessness when hearing of the plight of Iraqi Christians.
Fortunately, CNEWA has a way for us to help more directly: they has a list of projects to support Christians in threatened parishes and also to help relocate a Baghdad seminary to a more secure location, among others. Check it out, and please give!
History of Latin Mass in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Catholic has a decent surface-level summary of Pittsburgh’s Latin mass community.
Latin Mass has history in Pittsburgh Diocese
“…[T]he Diocese of Pittsburgh formed a committee in early in 1989, and the celebration of Mass in Latin was reintroduced in the diocese on June 11, 1989, at two locations: the Duquesne University chapel and SS. Peter and Paul Parish in Beaver.”