Category: Church

  • Animation about Pope Benedict XVI

    Reading through e-mails today, I stumbled upon this video made about Pope Benedict XVI. Enjoy:

  • Pope Benedict XVI’s Intentions for April

    For the month of April, the Holy Father asks our prayers for the following intentions: Fundamentalism and ExtremismGeneral: That every tendency to fundamentalism and extremism may be countered by constant respect, by tolerance and by dialogue among all believers. Persecuted ChristiansMissionary: That Christians persecuted for the sake of the Gospel may persevere, sustained by the…

  • (Not So) Final Words on the Sex Abuse Scandal

    When I was a student at UT, I had a meeting with then-Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin in his office at the Chancery. I met with him there a few times for a few different things and I couldn’t tell you which of those applied in this case. I can’t remember much from the conversation…

  • In Defense of the Church

    There has been more stories than anyone cares to read about the horrific cases of sexual abuse by priests of the Catholic Church and moreso recently with the Irish, German and Wisconsin cases breaking. No one can even attempt to defend the men who actually committed these acts. What they did was horrible, wrong, sinful…

  • Watch This

    Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, the Cardinal-Archbishop of Galveston/Houston recently spoke at the Houston Baptist University. A great reflection heading into the ending weeks of Lent.

  • Pope Benedict XVI’s Intentions for March

    Image by sam_herd via Flickr For the month of March, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, asks our prayers for the following intentions: World EconomyGeneral:  That the world economy may be managed according to the principles of justice and equity, taking account of the real needs of peoples, especially the poorest. The Churches in AfricaMissionary:…