Hi , I 'm a "cradle catholic" ,and very greatful to be. I learned about blogtalkradio from a long time Catholic friend, I find it wonderful way to communicate on many subjects. I don't have my own show, yet, I am considering it in the future. Our faith seems confusing to some yet the longer you read...

In an unusually personal letter, Benedict XVI admits mistakes in the handling of a Holocaust-denying bishop....

"When I come before the judgment throne, I will plead the promise of God in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. I will not plead any work I have done, although I will thank God that he has enabled me to do some good. I will plead no merits other than the merits of Christ, knowing that the merits of Mary...

So claims one USA Today reporter: Modesty in young women's clothing is getting a boost from the dismal economy. When consumer spending was in overdrive, retailers could sell to the masses and ignore the more muted voices asking for, say, a decent supply of sleeved shirts or prom dresses that show mo...

CONNECTICUT ANTI-CATHOLIC BILL PULLED The bill that would allow the state legislature in Connecticut to reconfigure the governing structure of the Catholic Church has been pulled. Introduced by Rep. Michael Lawlor and Sen. Andrew McDonald, the bill was withdrawn at the behest of the person who propo...

I have wanted to write this post since I started my blog. After all, if I am going to have a blog that occasionally deals with Catholicism, shouldn't I include the story of my own conversion? The problem is that I don't know where to start my story. There seem to have been many events in my life tha...

St. Ambrose of Milan (AD 339-397) O Lord, who hast mercy upon all,take away from me my sins,and mercifully kindle in methe fire of thy Holy Spirit.Take away from me the heart of stone,and give me a heart of flesh,a heart to love and adore Thee,a heart to delight in Thee,to follow and enjoy Thee, for...

Bettnett has a great post about Fr Fay the priest who spent 1.5 million dollars supporting a lavish homosexual lifestyle in New York City while pastor in Darien, and whose embezzlement was uncovered in 2006, by Fr Madden who was punished for playing the whistleblower. This is allegedly the origin of...

If you have never heard of our (St. Mary's Catholic Center) program called "Ask A Catholic A Question", then you can read more about it here. It is a program of evangelization that I started while I was the Director of Campus Ministry at St. Elizabeth's at Texas Tech. I brought it with me to St. Mar...

This story broke yesterday, and it was not a terrible surprise (even as it is a terrible reality): A wide-ranging study on American religious life found that the Roman Catholic population has been shifting out of the Northeast to the Southwest, the percentage of Christians in the nation has declined...