Inspiration Faith & Prayer Health & Wellness Entertainment Love & Family
Newsletters Special Offers

That local boy would be St. Paul, and his hometown of Tarsus evidently plans to get into the act for the recently-announced Year of St. Paul: Pope Benedict has declared 2008 the year of Saint Paul and so preparations gained speed in Mersin’s Tarsus district, Saint Paul’s birthplace, and an area recognized as a place…

St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke is wading into the ’08 presidential campaign, and he’s already stirring the waters: As the 2008 presidential campaign revs up, St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke is reprising his role from 2004. And the blogs are buzzing. Four years ago, Burke drew international attention when he said that if Democratic presidential…

Well, here’s something they never covered in homiletics class: what happens if a parishioner sues you for something you allegedly said during a homily? From the Chicago Tribune: An Algonquin man is suing a Crystal Lake priest for defamation of character, alleging that the priest insulted and humiliated him during the homily at mass. Angel…

This piece in the current National Catholic Register has some interesting voices on the subject of Rudy Giuliani and Catholicism. I’m not persuaded that a majority of Catholics are “turned off” by a candidate who is pro-abortion, even one who is a nominal Catholic like Giuliani; a good number of Catholics backed Kerry, and they…
archives most recent
search this blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners