Voice from the Desert (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
This morning’s (10.5.2008) Book World in the Washington Post carried reviews of three books on things Catholic. The cover story and lead book review is WHAT HAPPENED AT VATICAN II by John W. O’ Malley. The reviewer is Michael Novak. Pope John XXIII sits at his desk in the private library of the Vatican to record a [...]
The hermeneutic of continuity (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Fifty children of wartime refugees born in the bedroom of Pope Pius XII, Pope John XXIII going AWOL to stroll in a nearby town, Pope John Paul II playing hide-and-seek with the children of his employees: these are some of the reminiscences of Saverio Petrillo, the director of the Pontifical Villas. He gave an interview with L'Osservatore Romano a while back which Sandro Magister has now featured. See...
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
The children born in the bedroom of Pius XII. The secret getaways of John XXIII. John Paul II went swimming. Benedict XVI plays sonatas on the piano. This and more, in an interview with a unique eyewitness www.chiesa by Sandro Magister ROMA, September 26, 2008 – At the end of the month, Benedict XVI will leave the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo and will return to the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican....
Saint Mary Magdalen, Brighton, UK (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
(A translation from L'Osservatore) (CNS) -- Pope John XXIII used to duck out incognito and visit surrounding towns. Pope John Paul II played hide-and-seek with employees' children. And Pope Benedict XVI fills the evening air with notes from his piano. It's all part of the informal family atmosphere that reigns at the papal villa at Castel Gandolfo outside Rome, said Saverio Petrillo, director of the...
Catholic and Loving it! (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Coming soon... Forty Years of Ecumenism - from Pope John XXIII to Pope John Paul II at Driffield Everyone is warmly welcome to an evening led by Father Tim Bywater exploring the topic of Forty Years of Ecumenism - from Pope John XXIII to Pope John Paul II. This ...
RORATE CÆLI (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Saint Conleth’s Catholic Heritage Association invites you to honour the Holy Year of St. Paul by attending Holy Mass in the Traditional Latin Rite (Missal of Blessed John XXIII) on Saturday, 30th August, 2008, at 11 a.m., in St. Paul’s Church, Emo, Co. Laois, Ireland, followed by a tour of Emo Court House and Gardens.For the past 15 years, St. Conleth’s Catholic Heritage Association has been
Called by Name (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
I recieved the following e-vite, which was too good to not pass along: On October 11, 1962, John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council. To me, this sounds like a good reason to have a Catholic dinner party. (Actually, we just needed another excuse to get together for another reunion, so work with me here! Uh, thanks for the idea Fr. E!) Let's all celebrate the "spirit of Vatican II"! Bring your guitars...
Towleroad (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Not only does he wear Prada shoes, but he's the first Pope since Pope John XXIII in the 1960s to wear the camauro, an ermine-trimmed red velvet hat. He's also been wearing a cape trimmed with ermine. TheGuardian reports: "But...
What Does The Prayer Really Say? (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
I got this from a reader: Saint Conleth’s Catholic Heritage Association invites you to honour the Holy Year of St. Paul by attending Holy Mass in the Traditional Latin Rite (Missal of Blessed John XXIII) on Saturday, 30th August, 2008, at 11 a.m., in St. Paul’s Church, Emo, Co. Laois, Ireland, followed by a tour of [...]
Acton Institute PowerBlog (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Pope John XXIII was once asked how many people worked for the Vatican. “About half” he humorously replied, alluding to a workforce not known for its speed and efficiency. Under the pontificates of John Paul II and especially Benedict XVI, however, the Vatican seems to have made some efforts to improve the delivery of various services. Take for example this interview with the city-state’s head physician,...
Siris (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Yesterday was the Feast of St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney (1786-1859), better known as the Curé d'Ars. Some links. The Life of St. Jean-Marie Vianney (at EWTN) Sanctuaire du Saint Curé d'Ars Sacerdotii nostri primordia (Encyclical of John XXIII on St. Jean Vianney) St. John Vianney's Pastoral Plan (at HPR) Satan and the Saint (at Ignatius Insight) Il est lá! (at "Vultus Christus")
Credo,Catholic Journal (Ireland) (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
One of our viewer requested humbly this : Could you give this a little publicity please: Saint Conleth’s Catholic Heritage Association invites you to honour the Holy Year of St. Paul by attending Holy Mass in the Traditional Latin Rite (Missal of Blessed John XXIII) on Saturday, 30th August, 2008, at 11 a.m., in St. Paul’s Church, Emo, Co. Laois, Ireland, followed by a tour of Emo Court House and Gardens....
Catholic Medical Weekly (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
The following came to me as a comment, but I thought I would put it out there as a separate post. -TC "Saint Conleth ’s Catholic Heritage Association invites you to honour the Holy Year of St. Paul by attending Holy Mass in the Traditional Latin Rite (Missal of Blessed John XXIII) on Saturday, 30 th August, 2008, at 11 a.m., in St. Paul’s Church, Emo , Co. Laois , Ireland, followed by a tour of Emo...
Vatican Watcher (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
I think Google has deemed that the blog is not spam. I didn't get the warning message on the dashboard page. Reminder: When: Sunday, August 3rd, 1:30pm What: Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite aka the Gregorian Rite aka the Mass of Pius V aka the Mass of Blessed John XXIII aka the Traditional Latin Mass Where: St. Wenceslaus' Church, 623 Fairchild Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52245 I may take the camera...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
By Suzanne Moore, The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Aug. 1--PLATTSBURGH -- The Rev. Timothy Canaan returns as pastor of St. John's Catholic Church here later this month, serving Blessed John XXIII College Community Center as well. He will fill the shoes of the Rev.
