Religion

Funky Dung [http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/] makes this statement: "More people attend Ash Wednesday mass than Christmas or even Easter, the holiest day of the year." Is that true? It doesn't describe my parish, but that doesn't mean much. If anyone has any stats

Funny passage at the American Spectator blog [http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp#1883]: > Catholic Charities in Massachusetts is under pressure to allow gay adoptions, especially because of the state's antidiscrimination laws. Seven board members, apparently previously confused about what kind of Catholicism they were working for,

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

> 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

> 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

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

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

> 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

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