Watching Rome
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Friday, April 29, 2011
Now that the Royal Wedding is over, who’s looking to Rome?
I certainly am, and I love that Lisa is praying for our Faith & Family community while she’s there. What a gift!
I read that more than 2 million people are expected to be visiting Rome this weekend for our late Holy Father’s beatification. I’m sure many, many more of us will be watching from afar.
To help us do that, the Vatican has resources on its website. Here is a calendar of events for the weekend. And for those of us who want to learn (or show our kids) more about the soon-to-be-Blessed John Paul II, this multimedia page, A Tribute to John Paul II, is loaded with information.
Santo Subito!
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Are you getting excited about the beatification of Pope John Paul II on Sunday?
In my CNA column this week I shared a couple of personal memories of him.
What are yours?
I would love to hear how his teaching or witness affected your life.
Hawking Nonsense
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Monday, September 13, 2010
“Hawking says Science proves there is no God” read the headlines.
“Here we go again,” thought I.
I read the lengthy excerpt from the great physicist’s new book hoping for an intellectual challenge and found the same old thing: “Science” pretending to prove what “Science” cannot even speak about.
I use the scare quotes not to imply disrespect for scientists or scientific inquiry, or even for Mr.... READ MORE
A Pro-Life Prayer
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Friday, January 22, 2010
Because today was the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, I went looking for a special pro-life prayer to say. I was very pleased to find a beautiful one, which says it’s adapted from a homily by Pope John Paul II. I know we’re all thinking of and praying for all victims of abortion today, and in honor of that, I thought I’d share the prayer here.
Prayer for Life
Almighty God, our Father,
you who have... READ MORE
St. Augustine
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, August 28, 2009
Today is the feast of the “greatest Father of the Latin Church.”
So teaches Benedict XVI.
During his series of audiences on the founders of the Church, the Pope dedicated three weekly audiences to St. Augustine.
And two on his teaching (here and here).
Did you know that John Paul II dedicated an entire Apostolic Letter to the topic of St. Augustine?
I didn’t until Benedict quoted from it, but it’s marvelous.
For a quick read from the man himself, here’s his rule, upon which countless religious orders are founded.
For lighter fare, Bob Dylan wrote a song about him
Encourage Someone Else Instead
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Fast: Stop looking for encouragement and approval. Genuinely encourage and affirm someone else instead.
Pray: Take this quote to prayer today and listen to God’s answer: “Real love is demanding. I would fail in my mission if I did not tell you so. Love demands a personal commitment to the will of God.” — John Paul II
Give: Let your child choose a huge stack of picture books (use that word “huge” when you ask her to gather them). Read them all to her today.
Of Happy Memory
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Thursday, October 16, 2008
I’m astonished to note that John Paul II was elevated to the Papacy 30 years ago today.
I wasn’t Catholic in 1978, and my sense of Catholicism and what it is like came largely from him.
A couple of favorite moments:
1) While I was living in Rome after graduation, on a Wednesday afternoon I happened to have off, I went to St. Peter’s and scanned the line of people waiting to attend the papal rosary... READ MORE
Popes On Vacation
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, October 03, 2008
L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, recently ran a wonderful interview with the director of the pontifical villas in Castel Gandalfo, Italy.
Here it is in translation (after a brief introduction).
It includes delightful personal tidbits about the popes of the past 50 years.
For example:
Pius XII had opened the doors of the Villas to provide refuge for those trying to flee from the German... READ MORE
Six Questions For The Pope
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Each summer the Holy Father meets with priests wherever he’s vacationing and takes their questions. I love these sessions because the Holy Father gives his answers off-the-cuff and we get a sense of his personality and what’s really on his heart. Here’s this year’s edition, given at Bressanone on the feast of the Transfiguration. (If you want more of the flavor of the event, you can watch a little... READ MORE
‘Feminine Genius’ Revisited
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith&Culture on Friday, July 11, 2008
The summer I graduated from high school I took an internship in journalism before going to college. It was the late 1980s and the hot domestic topics all concerned “women’s issues.” Not just the social issues we associate with radical feminism, but questions about equality generally.
“Glass ceiling” entered the journalistic lexicon; economists noted the inequality of women’s wages in comparison with... READ MORE
