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Beloved actor Pat Morita dies

By Marc • Nov 25th, 2005 • Category: Pop Culture, Prayer for the Dead

It a sad day. This guy was an awesome actor. He will be missed…..
The 73-year-old died at his home in Las Vegas on Thursday of natural causes, his wife Evelyn said.
Born in California to immigrant fruit pickers, he was among the thousands of Japanese-Americans sent to internment camps during World War II.
Morita, who [...]



Last allied witness of WWI Christmas truce dies

By Marc • Nov 21st, 2005 • Category: For the Troops, Prayer for the Dead

“LONDON (Reuters) – The last known surviving allied veteran of the Christmas Truce that saw German and British soldiers shake hands between the trenches in World War One died Monday at 109, his parish priest said.”
Alfred Anderson was the oldest man in Scotland and the last known surviving Scottish veteran of the war.
When I think [...]



The Bible: Latin Vulgate

By Marc • Nov 17th, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, the Church

I found a website that has the “Latin Vulgate”. But, it looks like someone removed some of the books…
They forgot to leave this out though…
et si quis deminuerit de verbis libri prophetiae huius auferet Deus partem eius de ligno vitae et de civitate sancta et de his quae scripta sunt in libro isto
Or in [...]



Wash. Medal of Honor Winner Dies at 79

By Marc • Nov 16th, 2005 • Category: For the Troops, Prayer for the Dead

I didn’t know him or hear of him until tonight. But he was a medal of honor winner and a “doc” so he deserves my attention.
“TACOMA, Wash. – Robert Eugene Bush, who received a Medal of Honor for bravery in tending to the wounded while under enemy fire at Okinawa, has died at age [...]



A great Baptist preacher dies

By Marc • Nov 15th, 2005 • Category: Prayer for the Dead, the Church

“MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Rev. Adrian Rogers, a three-time president of the Southern Baptist Convention and leader of a conservative takeover of the denomination, the nation’s second largest, died early Tuesday in Memphis. He was 74.”
While I would differ with him a great deal theologically, Rev. Rogers is man I have a great deal of [...]



Alito abortion remarks concern some

By Marc • Nov 15th, 2005 • Category: In Other News...., ProLife

“In a newly released 1985 job application, Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito says the Constitution does not protect abortion rights, and he expresses a conservative fervor on many social issues.
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The document, released Monday by the National Archives, provoked concerns from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, an abortion rights supporter, and others. Specter said Alito [...]



Bishops meet in DC

By Marc • Nov 14th, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, the Church

Catholic Bishops are meeting in DC this week. Please keep them in your prayers.



Two new blogs from a couple of wonderful priests

By Marc • Nov 7th, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, the Church

There’s two new blogs in my blogroll. Both of them are form priests, one I know and one I don’t.
The first is Fr. Bryan Timby who writes at Of Things Divine and Orange. Fr. Timby is the pastor of Holy Rosary, my old parish back in Memphis. I’m really happy to [...]



Prayers for Freedom of Heart and Surrender to His Will

By Marc • Nov 7th, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, the Church

Here are some prayers that are really needed in this day and age…

Act of Abandonment
by CHARLES DE FOUCAULD
Father, I abandon myself into your hands; Do with me whatever you will.Whatever you may do, I thank you;I am ready for all, I accept all. Let only your will be done in me, And in all your [...]



Tornado Kills 15, Injures 200 in Indiana

By Marc • Nov 6th, 2005 • Category: In Other News...., Prayer for the Dead

Here’s another Sunday post only because it’s so worthy and urgent….
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – A tornado ripped across southwestern Indiana and northern Kentucky early Sunday, killing at least 15 people, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said.

This is terrible. Please be sure to pray today for the repose of the souls of [...]



Archaeologists Discover Ancient Church

By Marc • Nov 5th, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, the Church

There’s some pretty cool news from the Holy Land….
JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists on Saturday said they have discovered what may be the oldest Christian church in the Holy Land on the grounds of a prison near the biblical site of Armageddon.
The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the ruins are believed to date back to the third [...]



A&E plans a movie about Lourdes

By Marc • Nov 4th, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, the Church

You always have to question the motives of a TV network, even one of the lesser ones like A&E on something like this. A&E has had plenty of anti-Christian and more specifically anti-Catholic programing in the past, especially since the publishing of that Da Vinci book. But this sounds like they are trying [...]



Happy All Saints Day!

By Marc • Nov 1st, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, the Church

I want to wish everyone a happy All Saints Day. Don’t forget to go to Mass.
Cool Links:
Today’s Devotion: Saints Because Of Jesus
Happy Catholic: The Feast of All Saints
JIMMY AKIN.ORG: Happy All Saints Day



I have no clue where this guy is going with this

By Marc • Oct 26th, 2005 • Category: ProLife

This comment was left on my Rosa Parks post.
I think we should speculate on what the world would be like if history was a bit different, and we had laws forcing Rosa Parks’ mother to abort all her black babies. I am not saying that I think all Black babies should be aborted. That would [...]



Teacher who assisted with abortions gets fired from Catholic School

By Marc • Oct 25th, 2005 • Category: ProLife, the Church

I just found out about this over at Jimmy Akin’s place.
The mother of a Loretto High School student obtained photographs that exposed a drama teacher as a former Planned Parenthood volunteer, a revelation that led to the teacher’s firing last week. It wasn’t the first time Wynette Sills raised her anti-abortion views on [...]



Bono and Pope John Paul II

By Marc • Oct 24th, 2005 • Category: The Pope is Dope, the Church

Here is a link to the now infamous picture of Pope John Paul the Great wearing the glasses of U2’s Bono. The pic is hosted by Flickr.



Pope sees a dentist!!!!!!!

By Marc • Oct 3rd, 2005 • Category: In Other News...., The Pope is Dope, the Church, the Weirdo

The world was in shock today when it was learned the earthly leader of over one billion Catholics has human failings and possibly even cavities.
Film at eleven.



Film Portrays Young John Paul II

By Marc • Aug 15th, 2005 • Category: The Pope is Dope, the Church

I haven’t seen a whole lot of buzz about this around the blogosphere. The film about the early career of Pope John Paul the Great will be on the Hallmark channel tonight. I am hoping for a rerun, because I’ve got to be in to the office early in the morning (0230) and [...]



Zenit News Agency – The World Seen From Rome

By Marc • Jul 14th, 2005 • Category: The Pope is Dope, the Church

According to Zenit and many other outlets, Papa Ben is working on his first encyclical. I can’t wait to read it, even though I have no idea what’s going to be about. I’m kind of hoping for something good on the liturgy, but only time will tell. What do you guys think [...]



Official Prayer for John Paul II

By Marc • Jun 24th, 2005 • Category: The Pope is Dope, the Church

There’s an offical prayer published by the diocese of Rome to ask for intercession from Pope John Paul the Great. Hopefully God will shower us with miracles that will confirm his sainthood.
Here’s the prayer:
O Blessed Trinity,
We thank you for having graced the Church with Pope John Paul II
and for allowing the tenderness of your [...]