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Tea Party politician says Obama triggering Second Coming

Friday, April 24th, 2015

Michele Bachmann, believes that President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, and his opposition to Israel, is going to bring on the second coming of Christ the plunging the U.S., and the world, into Armageddon. She urged more pastors to speak from their pulpits about the end of times “Talk about what you see in the Read more

Kiwi Cakes put New Zealand on the map in Rome School

Tuesday, April 21st, 2015

Six graders in a Rome Catholic School in Rome, New York are making Kiwi cakes, which they say, are a tradition in New Zealand. A recent Social Studies project assigned to sixth-grade students at Rome Catholic School afforded them an opportunity to not only learn about a foreign country of their choice, but enabled them Read more

Let’s fill up the year with religious holidays

Friday, April 17th, 2015

We’re getting more secular, those that label themselves religious are a more disparate group than ever. Gone is the monopoly of Jesus and people around the country now subscribe to a whole heap of different religions. Let’s give them all national holidays. As far as I can tell, if we give two holidays each to Read more

Divorce notice by Facebook

Tuesday, April 14th, 2015

A recent ruling by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper is making headlines for allowing Ellanora Baidoo, a nurse living in Brooklyn, NY, to serve her husband divorce papers via Facebook. Does Baidoo’s case mean getting divorced is as easy as changing that “Relationship Status” to “Single” and hitting up your spouse on Messenger? The Read more

Man accidentally fires off gun at Easter vigil

Friday, April 10th, 2015

The Easter vigil in Altoona, Pennsylvania finished with a bang when a man accidentally fired off a gun he was carrying in his pocket. The firearm’s safety lock was apparently disengaged and the unidentified man’s pants evidently activated the gun when the man stood up after the final hymn. “Many people understandably have questions about what Read more

New Bishop breaks out into a song & dance act.

Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

“I feel like King David felt when the ark of God was being brought into Jerusalem,”  said Bishop Fernand J Cher, the newly ordained auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans. So great was his joy that, like David dancing before the Ark of the Covenant, Bishop Fernand broke out into a song and dance act. The Read more

Why not learn some Latin for Lent

Friday, March 27th, 2015

Lent and we may take on something in addition to giving up something. With that in mind, here are a few Latin words or phrases that every Catholic should know. Every Catholic should know a few Latin words and phrases. Here’s 20 of them. Continue reading If you want some everyday phrases have a look Read more

Altar-ed states: liturgical decor for Lent

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

“A priest friend posted the following image on Facebook this morning, describing it as “artsy church decor for Lent,” “I was wondering how other churches decorated for the season and found some examples while Googling,” says deacon Greg Kandra in his blog “The Deacon’s Bench” Have a look at what he discovered

Clergy on the Catwalk

Thursday, March 19th, 2015

Have a look at five vicars showed off the new designs in ecclesiastical wear, which are made in the different colours which are worn according to the season in the Church’s calendar. Hundreds of clergy jostled for a place on the show’s front row as the group revealed cutting-edge bespoke vestments in bright colours. Watch Read more

Pope Francis hankering for a pizza

Tuesday, March 17th, 2015

The freedom to pop out for a pizza is the main thing Pope Francis misses two years after being elected the head of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. In a wide-ranging interview marking his two years on the Seat of St Peter, the Argentine Pope said the only thing he regretted about being made Read more