Saturday, June 20, 2015
Nagayama Yoko at Carnegie Hall
Life After LC
One aspect of Pope Francis's encyclical: green and pro-life. As it says at the bottom of the page, Thomas D. Williams, a...
Posted by The Catholic University of America Press on Friday, June 19, 2015
I suppose he hasn't been disavowed by CUA Press yet.
Driving Boys Away from the Movie Theater
Does the new Pixar movie reinforce the new normal in the name of compensating for past gender inequity, even if the movie seems innocuous and family-friendly? The boys have Up, defenders might say.
SDG Reviews ‘Inside Out’
How does the dad not look like the typical doofus that Uhmerican mass media loves to depict? And is there too much emphasis on subjectivity for males to find entertaining? Even if we take it as an accurate representation of the fact that men generally have lower "emotional intelligence" than women, the way it is done is seems misandrist, holding men up for ridicule and ignoring the strengths of men and what they alone can offer as fathers.
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Our culture has put asunder what God has joined together. Fr. Lawrence writes that it is the dad's duty to put them back together.
Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Tuesday, June 16, 2015
America's Imperial Legacy
And the US's post-war imperial expansion: The Battle of Okinawa by Jon Mitchell
Do journalists have any obligations to be even-handed? Is it permissible to report only the negative?
A Sample Size of 100
My Love, Don't Cross that River
This film beat out "#Interstellar" at the box offices in Korea last year. It's too good to miss! #MyLoveDontCrossThatRiver Los Angeles Film Festival
Posted by Soompi on Saturday, June 20, 2015
SBS Movies
Rejecting the Stars and Bars Next
Obstacle to reconciliation? It is too late for top-down integration; those involved with local and voluntary integration efforts will have to make their own judgment. And should we get rid of the US flag because it may be offensive to Native Americans?
Friday, June 19, 2015
Getting Away from the Negative Associations
Identity is important, but it is insufficient for social cohesion -- there must be "solidarity," broadly understood as encompassing those social virtues necessary for the preservation of community and social bonds.
Kim Ha Neul
Kim Ha Neul has been very busy filming movies! Read more about them here:http://www.soompi.com/2015/06/18/kim-ha-neul-is-ready-for-summer-in-allure-pictorial/
Posted by Soompi on Thursday, June 18, 2015
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Shrinking to a Remnant
Crux Now: Quotable
It’s the signal that we’re moving toward something else, with smaller communities. The model for our Church is changing. Quebec Auxiliary Bishop Gaetan Proulx
Quebec Archdiocese reshapes itself as Mass attendance falls
And Another Industrialized Country Will Fall
For the first time ever, two female candidates will square off in Taiwan’s presidential election.
Don't even pretend that this is representative government.
Ennio Morricone, Missa Papae Francisci
Famed Italian composer Ennio Morricone's Missa Papae Francisci (Mass of Pope Francis), which premiered on Wednesday is now available on the website of RAI, the Italian state broadcaster.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Friday, June 12, 2015
Another Latinization of the Maronites
Our Lady of Fatima arrives on pilgrimage to Lebanon.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, June 14, 2015
Where's the Accountability for Single Parents
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' For Your Marriage initiative picked up on a key aspect of Pope Francis' recent address to the bishops of Latvia and Estonia.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Sunday, June 14, 2015
Fighting Emperors of Byzantium
In Fighting Emperors of Byzantium (288pp., Pen and Sword, 2015), Athens-based author and journalist (not to mention...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Monday, June 15, 2015
Jesuits Need to Read Ivan Illich
Can getting a higher education benefit entire communities and even countries ? Jesuit Fr. Michael Garanzini, Secretary...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Moral Theology
Pope Francis asked the faithful and all persons of good will to receive his new Encyclical letter on the care of...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Kyrie eleison.
Calling Catholic Eastern rite Churches the “martyrs of our times,” Cardinal Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Should Have Talked About Eternal Happiness or Love
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Thursday, June 18, 2015
Rod Dreher on Francis on the "Refugees"
Following VDARE
Pope Francis has renewed his call on the international community to take effective action on behalf of refugees. In...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
To the Do-Gooders
Kate, Just Looking for Affection and Love
The Answer to One Question
Fr. James Martin Being a Modern Jesuit
At SCU's 10,525-seat Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, Martin called on graduates to "be yourself -- and stop trying to be someone else." Describing "God's beautiful creations" as "man or woman; young or old; black, brown or white; short or tall; gay or straight."
Populist comedic priest delivers 2015 commencement speech at Santa Clara University
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Winter 2015: Leadership and Faith
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Monday, June 15, 2015
Co-Opted for Liberalism
Magna Carta changed the world, David Cameron tells anniversay event
Britons, Some Raising a Pint, Celebrate Magna Carta’s 800th Anniversary
Magna Carta: leaders celebrate 800th anniversary of the Great Charter
The US attorney general, Loretta Lynch, joined the ABA president, William Hubbard, for the rededication. Lynch, fresh from her with battles with Fifa, told those gathered: “While the hands that wrote Magna Carta have long been stilled, the principles they carved out of the struggles of their day and the struggles of the human condition live on.”
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Monday June 15th marks the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta or ‘great charter of liberties’.But why...
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, June 13, 2015
A Review of Benedicta
June 14, 2015
"Benedicta", the debut Gregorian chant CD from the Benedictine Monks of Norcia, takes the form of a concept album about the life of Mary. And it is a perfect soundtrack to prepare you for the practice of prayer.
Fr. Reginald Foster's First Textbook Will Be Published
You will soon be able to learn Latin from the famous Fr. Reginald Foster; the word is getting out. http://wdtprs.com/blog/2015/06/want-to-study-latin-with-the-famous-fr-reginald-foster-now-you-can/
Posted by The Catholic University of America Press on Monday, June 15, 2015
CUA Press should have its own promo, instead of using Fr. Z's post.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare: Official Hymn of the Jubilee of the Order of Preachers
Better watch out, St. Louis Jesuits!
Somewhat Unexpected Casting News
‘Hannibal’ Casts ‘The Hobbit’ Star Richard Armitage as Francis Dolarhyde
So will Lecter end up being captured this season or not?
Bryan Fuller reveals his epic 7-season plan for Hannibal
Bryan Fuller Talks Hannibal: Season 3, Introducing the Red Dragon Storyline and More
‘Hannibal’ Season 3: Bryan Fuller Teases New Characters & Season 2 Aftermath
Pope Francis Addresses Italian Scouts and Guides
Pope Francis met with Italian Scouts and Guides on Saturday.
Posted by Vatican Radio - English Section on Saturday, June 13, 2015