Religion

The natural urge to confess rears its head again: > An 18-year-old passenger who caused a fatal crash by pulling on the steering wheel pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter after prosecutors discovered a confession on his online blog. > Blake Ranking wrote "I did it" on

Is this real? > All people deserve respect, basic rights and a safe environment, regardless of their sexual orientation. Catholics Respecting Youth in Sexual Minorities (CRYSM), a program of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic Ministry with Gays and Lesbians (CMGL), exists to advocate for respect, basic rights and a safe

If you're following the Bishop Burke v. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, you may want to check out Richard John Neuhaus' post about the subject. Link [http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=118]. Excerpt: > If you believe some news accounts, it is all a grab for money

"The saints know that to acknowledge indebtedness is one of the ingredients of pure joy. Souls in hell hate it more than anything." Thomas Howard.

> A priest sued the Newark Archdiocese and other Catholic agencies Tuesday, accusing them of doing nothing to stop clergy abuse and retaliating against him for helping victims. > The suit, filed by the Rev. Robert Hoatson in U.S. District Court, Manhattan, also alleges that three of the region&

Catchy phrase, but I think it's already been taken by Irving Babbitt, Paul Elmer Moore and others of their ilk [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Humanism]. Oh well, the idea is good: evangelize the culture; stop capitulating to it. > Pope Benedict XVI encouraged the exploration of

The Anchoress feels a renaissance underway [http://theanchoressonline.com/2005/12/14/tide-turning-for-catholicism/]. Funny thing is, I've been feeling it, too, but figured it was baseless optimism. > I am still getting emails - fewer, but a couple a week - from Catholics or “almost Catholics” who