We’ve been having a discussion on the Catholic Spitfire Grill that’s had me deep in thought for a while now. ”They” say….and I have no official source for this number whatsoever….that 40% of those who are received into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil Mass aren’t attending by the following Vigil Mass. I have no idea if this […]

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Zakaria Botros is a Coptic priest who deserves to be in your daily prayers. From Chuck Colson’s recent two part series on Islam:

Recently in National Review Online, Raymond Ibrahim described the work of Father Botros. He is a bearded, bespectacled cleric who sports a large wooden cross, and his specialty is examining “little-known but embarrassing […]

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The May-June 08 issue of This Rock has a fascinating article on Thomas Merton. I particularly loved this quote from Conjectures of Guilty Bystander (this book is recommended with caution since it was written in Merton’s less orthodox period….but I liked this quote anyway):

I will be a better Catholic, not if I can refute every shade […]

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On the Protestant homeschool forum I hang out on I often hear about Catholics who are just “going through the motions.” Now I am not living with any kind of delusion that all Catholics have a deep and vibrant faith and there aren’t those who are indeed “going through the motions” but there are some […]

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