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In the beginning was the Word. Christians rightly cherish the declaration that our Savior, the crucified and resurrected Lord Jesus Christ, is first known as the Word — the one whom the Father h ... discussYes, I know it’s not Christmas. American signer and actor Bing Crosby was born on this day in 1903. The biggest song in his career was his recording of Irving Berlin’s White Christm ... discuss
Steubenville, Ohio, Apr 25, 2013 / 12:02 am (CNA).- Franciscan University of Steubenville has partnered with the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project to help secure the devout Catholic philosopher's ... discuss
On Facebook for the past several days, I’ve been counting down my 50 favorite Christmas songs. Coming up with the top 50 songs wasn’t terribly difficult. I’ve identified roughly 375 ... discuss
The re-election of Barack Obama, the most anti-life and anti-family president in US history, is indeed tragic. The truth, however, is that his re-election is but a symptom of a greater evil which exte ... discuss
One of my true heroes passed away over the weekend. Here's his story from my upcoming book Where Do We Find Such Men?James A. “Jake” Blanchfield attended to his regular duties as Circulation Manag ... discuss
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!Heir of salvation, purchase of God,Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood. This is my story, this is my so ... discuss
Top story:Fresh perspective, not time-limit debate, needed on abortionA fresh perspective, not a debate about time-limits, is needed on abortion, says SPUC. SPUC was responding to comments to The Tel ... discuss
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Armstrong? No, but that didn't prevent NBC from announcing the passing of Neil Young, not Neil Armstrong. Hear more about this story, plus Obama's reelection troubles, and Hilla ... discuss
After a well-received start at the Rehabilitation Center of Omaha last week, we tweaked the latest volume of "When Swing Was King" a bit for the next day's presentation at Life Care Center. By the tim ... discuss
I read this over multiple times trying to hazard a guess as to what might be in ‘Vitalized Phosphites’ and all I can think of is dried ox brain and wheat. Then I found this advertisement ... discuss
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I had a recent conversations with a friend about concerts. We began listing concerts we'd attended over the years. Not being a big concert-goer (not a crowd person), my list was soon dwarfed.Off the t ... discuss
Click here to subscribe to The Social Conservative Review. Dear Friends: Last week’s Supreme Court decision on President Obama’s health care plan has been the subject of much commentary a ... discuss
Yesterday was a gorgeous day here in eastern Nebraska and beautifully eventful too.First of all, Quint Coppi, Carol Moran, Don Kohls, Claire and myself had an intense time of prayer outside the Planne ... discuss
Dearest readers, I’m afraid my writing/blogging has taken a backseat lately to moving preparations (moving back to Florida next week!!!). Besides all the packing on top of trying to keep up with ... discuss
The freshness and vitality of “When Swing Was King” continues as our 16th volume made its debut yesterday afternoon at Heritage Pointe. It is a program that, like all the others, combines bi ... discuss
Do you ever wonder why the American Catholic Church has been so ineffective dealing with the assault on the Sanctity of Life? http://barnhardt.biz/On the Communist-Homosexualist Infiltration (1) ... discuss
Among them St Martin, whose Feast falls today. A Catholic prayer book issued to US soldiers in 1944. If you wish to send it to anyone, especially in the military use this link. INTRODUCTION D ... discuss
Pro-life campaigners in over 50 towns and cities in the UK will this month give silent witness to unborn babies killed in the 44 years since the implementation of the Abortion Act, as well as to th ... discuss
My wife and I eagerly looked forward to Plow Day on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Neither of us grew up on a farm, but we like getting in touch with our families’ “roots.” Like most Americans, w ... discuss
Contact: Mike Virgintino, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, 914-941-7636 ext 2219 MARYKNOLL, N.Y., March 19, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Repair My House, a new way to look at the future of the Cathol ... discuss
By Patrick J. Buchanan The original "Hollywood blacklist" dates back to 1947, when 10 members of the Communist Party, present or former, invoked the Fifth Amendment before the House Committee on Un- ... discuss
Steven Greydanus shares his 10 best films of 2011.Here are my top five favorites for 2011:1. Of Gods and Men This compelling historical drama relates the ordeal of seven French Trappist monks in ... discuss
From Whispers in the Loggia...While the Vatican's announcement of the launch of the US' Anglican Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter takes top line today, a key sidebar of the news has freshly presen ... discuss
On December 4, 1941, William Hasenfuss dashed off a routine letter home to his parents on Amsterdam's Northampton Road from Hickam Field, near Pearl Harbor in the Territory of Hawaii, and sent it ... discuss
By Michael JohnsMusic has long had a foothold in many national protest movements. For the tea party movement, which is now arguably the largest such movement in American history, a growing number o ... discuss
I recently had the wonderful opportunity of previewing The Mighty Macs. I had no idea what to expect from this film, but when I watched it I fell head over heels in love with it. This isn’t just one ... discuss
I was saddened to hear last week of the death of Fr Michael Williams, a young pro-life priest from Liverpool. Alan Houghton, a supporter of SPUC in Liverpool, has written a tribute to Fr Mike and has ... discuss
My 81-year-old dad has a new toy, a brand new Yamaha guitar. When dad called me recently, he announced, "I'm going to learn how to play the guitar. What do you think about that?"My response: "I think ... discuss
They were sitting in the front row at yesterday's presentation of "When Swing Was King," he in a red chair with his walker parked along the wall, she in her raised wheelchair right by his side. Kathy ... discuss
"To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good, the source of which is found in Christ, the Redeemer of man." John Paul II,Letter to Families 23 L ... discuss
Click here to subscribe to the Social Conservative Review. Dear Friends: In an era when divorce rates are high and 55 percent of America’s children live in homes missing at least one biologica ... discuss
On Tuesday 10 May Norma Zimmer passed away. While she wasn't the only female singer with Lawrence Welk to be called the "Champagne Lady" she was the one who held the title for the longest period, 22 y ... discuss
One of the Catholic blogs I regularly visit has a post concerning the satanic influence of Harry Potter books and films upon young children. I'll not mention the site by name or link to it, but the co ... discuss
“When Swing Was King: The Sights and Sounds of the Big Band Era” is a sentimental journey back to the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, the heady days of youth for most of the residents of today’s retirem ... discuss
It seems that not everyone has been happy living in the Town Built by the Happiest Place on Earth.Celebration, Disney's master-planned, picture-perfect central Florida community, has never reported a ... discuss
Today is the beginning of a somber season — when we are reminded of the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert. But we are filled with joy! As we prepare to commemorate God’s victory over deat ... discuss
Below follows a 2-part series from Zenit (written by Fr. Juan R. Vélez of San Francisco) on the nature of the Catholic university, as envisioned by Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman. This is a discussi ... discuss
Sorry, I couldn't share everything about what was going on before. Maddy had left her Little Women rehearsal early to arrive for the 50th anniversary party for our dear friends Jack and Jean Burden ... discuss
I watched "White Christmas" the other night with offspring #2 and #4. We enjoyed it (again). Oh, yeah, there's some sap and a side of corny. But it's a Christmas classic on many levels. I mean, t ... discuss
Jonathan at The Gridbook Blog writes eloquently about the images of beauty and vitality that we can see on film, preserved images of people who have long ago stopped looking the way they looked then.T ... discuss
I watched "White Christmas" the other night with offspring #2 and #4. We enjoyed it (again). Oh, yeah, there's some sap and a side of corny. But it's a Christmas classic on many levels. I mean, t ... discuss
In the past months you may well have heard me mention The Elisha Foundation. This is a foundation I first discovered through my pastor (who is a regular speaker at the Foundation’s annual retrea ... discuss
Mark Frost has had a long and successful career as a novelist and screenwriter. Among his best-known creations are Twin Peaks (which he co-created with David Lynch) and Fantastic Four. But he's also a ... discuss
From The New York Times:The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment in Manhattan, according to the New York City police. Signs pointed to a suicide or an accidental overdose, ... discuss
El Greco's Adoration of the Holy Name of Jesus 1578/9 "...God greatly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the Name that is above every name, that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in ... discuss
Well, we probably won't have one here in K-Town, but...Im dreaming of a white christmas,Just like the ones I used to knowWhere the treetops glisten and children listenTo hear sleigh bells in the snowI ... discuss
I ran across a blog called GodBeGone. Looking at the writing there I drew an immediate comparison to the recent controversy over the Golden Compass movie. Fr. Martin Fox pegged the objections to the m ... discuss
Jean said I could tag myself for this Christmas meme, and I discovered that I had done this last year. Our traditions haven't changed since them.1. Hot Chocolate or apple cider?I love hot apple cider ... discuss
This is my very favorite Christmas carol.This is for very personal reasons.Merry Christmas, all.Hiatus continued. I hate my reason for the necessary hiatus. ... discuss
The email I sent to Ms. Kristin Zambo (kzambo@scn1.com), the enthusiastic PP supporter who has been turning the Aurora Beacon News into a Planned Parenthood newsletter:Dear Ms. Zambo,Your coverage of ... discuss
Crosby, Stills, and Nash penned a hit with "Teach Your Children." But in a poignant piece this week, WORLD guest columnist Tony Woodlief looks at what our children teach us:It took burying a child, an ... discuss
Jonathan wrote this as a comment on Lisa Miller/ Janet Jenkins custody battle - can a child have two mothers? and my answer became so involved that I'm moving the whole exchange up here for anyone wi ... discuss
We are happy to report to you that the Oxford Union, in its infinite wisdom, has allowed America to continue to exist. Representing America in this life-and-death debate was Jonah Goldberg of the Nati ... discuss
Memorial of St. Anthanasius, Bishop and DoctorToday in Catholic History:326 According to tradition, Helena (c. 247–327), mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, discovered Jesus' cross on this date ... discuss
Making predictions about baseball or anything else is a hit or miss proposition. A year ago, I wrote an article and audaciously predicted that the Tampa Bay Devil Rays would win the 2006 World Series ... discuss
This Friday, Geoff Gentile, one of the RCIA leaders at Our Saviour, is once again organizing a procession through downtown Manhattan. I received many blessings participating in it last year. This ... discuss
Dhimmi D'SouzaWhen I heard the premise of Dinesh D'Souza's latest, The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11 rolled my eyes. This may surprise some - after all, I spend a l ... discuss
The Jan. 29-Feb. 5 issue of U. S. News & World Report included this in an article by Lewis Lord, "A conqueror more lethal than the sword" : Experts believe that in 1492 perhaps 10 million people lived ... discuss
Rocky at the base of the steps Your Business Blogger was in Philly recently and wondered about the Rocky statue that was briefly at the top of the 72 steps to the Philadelphia Museum of ... discuss
Here's a poem for advent, like leaven for all those cracked-out Bing Crosby Christmas standards. Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden Sundays too my father got up early and put his clothes on in the ... discuss
Okay, the one thing that could coax me into blogging, and that's something from the Associate Press wire that's so outrageous, I can't be silent.I get an e-mail notice when news or articles about cert ... discuss
This morning I posted a request for your prayers which began: Many of you will remember the original discussion about the cover of The Mommy Survival Guide. At first glance, I loved the cover and m ... discuss
On the C-SPAN set Charmaine has been doing media interviews for a couple of decades on the "shouting shows." Debating or interviewing Andrew Dice Clay, Jesse Jackson, Bill Mahr, Chris Matthews, ... discuss
From the Robertson (Tennessee) County Times... Prosecutors have started the legal process that could remove the embattled mayor of the small Robertson County city of Coopertown from office. On Tues ... discuss
Tennessee politician used slurs, targeted soldiers in ticket blitz A Tennessee mayor spewed racial slurs, attempted to set up foes for arrest, and tried to boost his town's traffic ticket revenue b ... discuss
Cindy Crosby, author of By Willoway Brook: Exploring the Landscape of Prayer, discusses gardening in general and orthodox theologian Vigen Guroian's newest book in particular. (Christianity Today, Wee ... discuss
Bringing Up Baby (1938) David and Susan Vance's (Katharine Hepburn) singing of the song, "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" to coax a leopard off a roof is hilarious. His Girl Friday (1940) ... discuss
Caravaggio, The Entombment(click on picture for larger image)Just before 8 p.m. last night, I arrived at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, on Mott Street in lower Manhattan, for the annual "Way of the Cros ... discuss
A Catholic prayer book issued to US soldiers in 1944. If you wish to send it to anyone, especially in the military use this link.INTRODUCTIONDuring life you have asked a familiar question. Or, it has ... discuss
Joe McKeever, the Director of Missions for the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans, provides a brief, general overview of how things stand in New Orleans. Some of it sounds better than I thoug ... discuss
SignOnSanDiego.com | Proposition 73 divides voters over abortion:Just three years ago, Gov. Gray Davis referred to California as "arguably the most pro-choice" state in the nation.In the Nov. 8 specia ... discuss
Yesterday accusations were raised that the BMA's recent vote not to oppose euthanasia was engineered by political maneuvering: A LANDMARK vote by doctors to abandon their opposition to euthanasia wa ... discuss
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Australia faces anti-abortion movement, by Greg Barns It can be useful to look outside of our own borders every so often. For example, Australia is currently seeing a re ... discuss
