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The text of Cardinal Rigali’s homily at last night’s Mass in Washington. The unifying image for his homily was the recently completed Incarnation Dome at the Basilica. After going through each of the events depicted in the dome – the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Wedding at Cana, the Transfiguration – and tying those events into…

An article from Stephanie Simon at the LATimes: At St. John the Evangelist, a Catholic church in Philadelphia, Father David Engo encourages the passion he sees in young adults for social justice. Engo organizes volunteer work at an AIDS hospice and among the homeless. Then he explains that he sees the antiabortion cause as part…

Go here, read, follow the directions, down to the last blue dot. Via Rick Garnett at MOJ. That’s what – who –  it’s about. Crisis Pregnancy Centers in your area Project Rachel groups in your area Be Not Afraid – resources and support for parents receiving difficult prenatal diagnoses

Various posts and points pertinent to today’s anniversary: Mike Aquilina reminds us that times have not changed – and neither has our responsibility. The Church Fathers were familiar with this line of thinking. In pagan Rome, a child did not achieve personhood until recognized by the head of the family, the father. When the mother…

From the GIRM, via the USCCB website: In all the dioceses of the United States of America, January 22 (or January 23, when January 22 falls on a Sunday) shall be observed as a particular day of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion, and of prayer…

One of the points raised in the wake of last week’s Sapienza business that it was too ironic – insanely, laughably ironic – to hear a Pope or representatives thereof speak of “freedom of thought.” After all…Bruni…Galileo…Wyclife…Index… So what is the response? I’ll tell you what I’m not terrifically interested in – the parsing of…

Tom Peters, the American Papist is doing heavy coverage of the March for Life, including his blog, a Flickr Page and Youtube. ProLife Blogs will provide links to lots of coverage, as well.

The WaPo covers the conference yesterday: Ellie Baum, a student at Purdue University who rode 14 hours in a bus to attend the conference at the Catholic University of America, said she was inspired to join the antiabortion movement after witnessing the birth of her sister’s child three years ago. “From that experience, I realized…

Today is the feast of St. Agnes. Mike Aquilina has a post with links The Geometry of Love: Space, Time, Mystery and Meaning in an Ordinary Church is a marvelous, evocative and meditative exploration of the ancient Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura. A classic. Zadok made a pilgrimage to the church this morning and took some…

A few months ago, Pope Benedict announced a “Pauline Year” beginning on June 29, 2008 and running until, naturally enough, June 29, 2009.   This morning, a press conference was held outlining some planned activities for the year and suggestions for activities at the level of the local church. The official Vatican report on the…
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