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Tattoo's? Did you know they are a sin???

Has anyone ever gotten one and wish that they didn't do it? I got two tattoos when I was about 18. One on my lower back and one on my ankle. I tried to get them in places where they wouldn't show...

Busy days ahead for Pope Benedict

Folks, the Holy Father heads for a few busy days all the way to this coming Sunday in Washington and New York. Check out the list of venues. If you missed the Pope's arrival at Andrews AFB, the USCCB...

CARA poll offers a snapshot of U.S. Catholics today

Folks, on the eve of Pope Benedict XVI to the USA, a poll conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) found that more than eight of out of ten Catholics are satisfied with...

Catholics encouraged to sing in Latin at Mass Again

Folks, the document on sacred music, Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship is now available at the USCCB website. I found this paragraph notable:61. The use of the vernacular is the norm in most...

USCCB Doctrinal Committee issues an important doctrinal note on the writings of Fr. Peter C. Phan

Folks, the U.S. Bishops’ Doctrine Committee announced today that it has issued clarifications concerning several aspects of Father Peter C. Phan’s book Being Religious Interreligiously:Asian...

Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments: Tridentine Mass should not be l

Folks, according to the Catholic News Service, Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (pictured right), secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, criticized...

Tidbits from Hither and Thither: Focus on the Culture of Death

Folks, advocates of the Culture of Death are at it again. Consider these:Ireland found in violation of European policy on sex-change. Ireland's High Court has found the country in violation of the...

USCCB acknowledges Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum

Folks, the Committee on the Liturgy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) published, on the most recent issue of their newsletter the full text of the recent Apostolic Letter in the Form...

USCCB Responds To 18 Democrats Critical Of Pope

Folks, the 18 Democrats who recently criticized Pope Benedict XVI when he answered questions about Mexico’s legalizing abortion received a firm retort from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops...

USCCB denounce works by pro-abortion theologian

Folks, I interrupt briefly the sequence of Lenten articles to comment on this worthwile news report by Catholic World News:Washington, Mar. 23, 2007 (CWNews.com) - The US bishops have announced that...

USCCB: Statement Concerning Errors of Daniel Maguire

Folks, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops published an Statement Concerning Two Pamphlets Published by Professor Daniel Maguire, in which the bishops state the following, among various other...