I agree with Dena Hunt 1000% that the Church should get out of the marriage civil business. Let there be a clear separation of Church and State in this matter. What the State participates in, the State eventually controls. And let's keep this in mind with respect to schools. Once the State financially assists a Catholic [...]
If you want to hear a stunning musical production by the U. S. Air Force Band in, of all places, The Smithsonian, go to this link. http://youtu.be/-cKE8pyfcZc. It was performed a couple years ago. I doubt it would be allowed now
One of my favorite programs on EWTN is The Journey Home. It's hosted by Marcus Grodi, formerly a Presbyterian pastor, and each week a great variety of people tell the story of how they ended up Catholic. The guest at the most recent episode was a Californian, one Fr. Jerry Brown (no). Born into a family [...]
On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. It began, appropriately enough, with Solemn Mass at the Ave Maria University Oratory, which Oratory has excellent acoustics. The choir(s) are properly in the choir loft at the back of the Oratory (unlike children, choirs are to be heard and [...]