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Cloistered Italian Women

I mentioned this story earlier [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3181/], but the CSM has picked up on it [http://csmonitor.com/2006/0301/p07s02-woeu.html], and it's worth mentioning again. > A small but burgeoning group of young Italians are turning to Catholicism with new fervor, suggesting a reversal

Hot Blooded in Spain

> There were massacres of Catholic clergy and churches, monasteries and convents were burned with severe impact to the rich Spanish historical and artistic heritage. Twelve bishops, 283 nuns 2,365 monks and 4,184 priests were murdered That's from Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_

Patriarch of the West

> Evidently hoping to eliminate one possible obstacle to ecumenical progress with the Orthodox world, the Holy Father has renounced the title "Patriarch of the West." Catholic World News Link [http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=42711] . It doesn't appear to be an ecumenical

Gypsies Pastoral

> The Pontifical Council for Migrants has released a 30-page document on pastoral care for gypsies, noting with regret that nomadic peoples are especially vulnerable to the appeal of sects, and often marginalized by society. > "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of Gypsies" provides an overview of the

Something for Ash Wednesday

Lent starts. What will you do differently? Will the forty days pass (again) with no material change in your life? The day starts with fervor, but will it (again) pass by 11:00, your bid for holiness undone by simple hunger? (Excuse me for talking to myself) A few excerpts

Ready for Lent?

Well, I've completely abused this Fat Tuesday: two Mountain Dews, two candy bars, chips, and other food. But no beer or wine. It just didn't fit into the schedule today. Now, it's almost time for the lean days. I found this great list of

Something for Sunday Morning

> Fasting from the food and drink of this present world is, for Christians, a sign of our expectation of the feasting in the new world, the world of the resurrection, on the food and drink of everlasting life. And just as you cannot pray without actually giving time to

Commie Catholics

Catholicism is rising in Vietnam, according to the Christian Science Monitor [http://csmonitor.com/2006/0222/p06s01-woap.html]. It was heavily Catholic under the French, but didn't fare well after the Communist takeover. Relations between the Church and the Party, though, have thawed a bit, according to this

Rastafarians, Rejoice!

> In a victory for religious freedom, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Bush administration's claim that it can bar a small congregation in New Mexico from using a hallucinogenic tea during its rituals. > Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., speaking for a unanimous court, said

Insulted? That's the Means of Salvation

John Piper at ROFTERs meditates on the role of mockery in the Christian's road of salvation [http://rofters.blogspot.com/2006/02/being-mocked-essence-of-christs-work.html]. It's pretty good. Excerpt:Â > What we saw this past week in the Islamic demonstrations over the Danish cartoons of Muhammad