I and traditional Catholics owe a lot to Father McBrien. He also was the General Editor of the “Encyclopedia of Catholicism.” 1995. Where I got much of my information, especially on the Vatican II Council. It was one of my sources exposing that the council teaches that one can be saved in any religion.  We were both the same age and his mother was an Italian.

The Rev. Richard McBrien, a renowned Catholic theologian at the University of Notre Dame who wrote comprehensive works on church history and delivered punchy sound bites from a liberal perspective, died Sunday (Jan. 25). He was 78 and had been in poor health for several years. MORE

In fencing, a lamé is an electrically conductive jacket worn by foil and sabre fencers in order to define the scoring area (which is different for each weapon). Foil lamés, although traditionally a metallic grey, are becoming more and more popular in an array of colors. In foil, the lamé extends on the torso from the shoulders to the groin area, including the back. MORE

Two of Dr Hughes sons are CMRI priests
Dear Friends,
Praised be Jesus and Mary!

He gave a good reason. They can’t be priest so let the boys learn and they might become one..The Church even looks Traditional

It’s been a long standing tradition in the Catholic Church to have boys act as altar servers, but since the 1970s, Star of the Sea Church at Geary and 8th Avenue has been allowing both boys AND girls to serve. MORE

Did they think this through? How about balloons shaped like doves?

Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, a year after an attack by a seagull and a crow on the symbolic birds sparked protests by animal protection groups. MORE

An NYU student set his friend on fire as she was sleeping in bed while he recorded the stunt on video. Jaime Castano, 20, posted the video of himself singing after he set his allegedly intoxicated friend on fire to snapchat, and has now been charged first degree assault among other crimes for the incident. MORE

“There is no such thing, at this date of the world’s history, in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it.

There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. MORE

Northeast residents were girding for a ‘crippling and potentially historic’ storm that could bury communities from northern New Jersey to southern Maine in up to 3 feet of snow. MORE

This is a smoke screen for Francis to hurry his agenda of the one world inter-faith religion. Along with the physical part, which is this Secular Liberal Democracy being implemented by the U.N. E.U.  I.M.F and NATO “The Beast of the Apocalypse.”

There were two other tidbits, however, that have been somewhat lost in the shuffle, both of which are important for understanding what is more and more a defining trait of this pope — his sense of urgency.

One of those nuggets is about a book; the other, a trip. MORE

Hawaii has gone down the road to Sodom and Gomorrah. Same sex marriage, abortion and whatever promotes the vices that will feed the frenzy sex fanatics.

Coffee farms from Kona to Ka’u are feeling the impact of spreading coffee berry borer infestations. However, a three-pronged approach aimed at combating the beetle appears to be helping, a University of Hawaii extension agent and area coffee growers said last week. MORE

Russia’s invading and the world looks away. Remember Hitler started off this way.

Russian-led paramilitaries are fortifying Donetsk’s provincial government building after kicking out separatist administrators, signalling a shift in power as rebels prepare for an expected assault by Ukrainian troops. MORE

According to the Serial Killer Database maintained by Radford University, 52% of U.S. serial killers are white, and 92% are male.

However, in a dated study conducted in 2003, 69% of serial killers were either self-described homosexuals or engaged in homosexual behavior “immediately, prior to, during or after committing their murders.”

In verifying and updating this number, a random sampling of 59 U.S. serial killers after 1960 was collected and studied. Of those 59 convicted murderers, 39 were found to be gay, 66%. MORE

Conversion of St. Paul

Vol 8 Issue 4 ~ Editor: Rev. Fr. Courtney Edward Krier
January 24, 2015 ~ St. Timothy, opn!
1. Baptism: Means of Salvation (3)
2.Third Sunday after Epiphany
3. St Paul’s Conversion
4. Marriage and Parenthood (4)
5. Articles and notices  Continue reading →

With the heating season in full swing, many of us are looking for cheaper ways to heat our spaces. Sami came across this clever do-it-yourself hack last year that involved using candles and some clay pots, and now, from Italian designer Marco Zagaria comes the Egloo, a crowdfunded, professionally produced version that consists of sleekly made terracotta domes that heat up with the help of four hidden candles. MORE