The Catholic Public Square † at 7 Harwood Ct., Fredericksburg, VA 22405 US - Recent News and Articles
Recent News and ArticlesThis page will be updaed frequently and contains some articles, plus information from other organizations with whom we work and follow closely. This will eventually become THE hot Catholic Public Square page for all the current news affecting us as Catholics and Americans.
Breeding Discord in Provincetown
When homosexual activists used the web to publicize the names of Massachusetts citizens who signed pro-marriage petitions, some people saw this as an invitation to harass signers. In Provincetown, a largely homosexual community, members of St. Peter's Catholic Church--including 43 whose names are ...
NEA - Do The Math
Reg Weaver is president of the National Education Association (NEA), the huge public school teachers union. He attacks President Bush's plan for low-income scholarships for students in failing public schools. "Perfuming the pig," is how Weaver characterizes the Bush plan to spend $100 million to ...
House Sustains President Bush's Veto
Yesterday the House of Representatives voted and upheld President Bush's veto of H.R. 810, the destructive embryonic legislation. The floor debate preceding the House vote carried some incredible claims. While people of faith are often told not to impose their views on public policy matters, ...
How To Regain Your Catholic Worldview
We can't escape it. It's like the air we breathe. Every time we turn on the TV, the radio, or go to the movies, we become more and more desensitized to the subtle attacks on our Catholic Faith. We may not even know we've lost it until it's almost too late...
So… Is it 2006 A.D. or 2006 C.E.?
By Bobby Eberle April 19, 2006 In yet another measure to remove Christian references from society, not even the calendar year designation is safe. Whether you view it as political correctness run amok or part of the ongoing purge of all things Christian, some organizations including the Kentucky ...
ACLU v. The Name of Jesus
Fredericksburg, Virginia, is a beautiful town that prizes its heritage of religious liberty--going back to colonial times. The Fredericksburg City Council's new prayer policy, however, now bans opening prayers only if they mention Jesus' name. City Councilman Hashmel Turner, a Baptist preacher, ...
Right Here at Home!
As you can see by the article above, infringement of our religious freedoms is not something that only happens "somewhere else" or that we simply read in the newspaper or on a Web site. THIS particular scandalous case is happening right here at home -- the home of The Catholic Public Square and a ...
Boys Town -- Father Flanagan
Remember Father Flanagan of Boys Town? He did so many wonderful things that a large group of people are working towards his canonization. Check our Links page, or just go to: WWW.FatherFlanagan.Org
Pope tells bishops that Catholics must influence public life
By Hilary Clarke in Rome The Pope opened a three-week synod of Roman Catholic bishops with a call to strengthen the church's influence in public life. Dressed in bright green vestments, the 78-year-old German pontiff was greeted with applause as he entered St Peter's Basilica for the synod's ...
O God Our Help in Ages Past – but we don’t really need your help anymore.
Anyone paying attention to current events in the Western media today would be tempted to believe that there is a serious double standard being applied to religion. On the one hand, in America for example, religion – Christianity in particular – is being legislated out of any public mention or ...
Natural Law
Why is the correct understanding of the relationship between the human person’s natural inclination to specific goods, the Ten Commandments, and the evangelical law crucial to nurturing moral and spiritual growth? How is one able to obtain spiritual growth in this age of moral ...
A Moral Profession
By William J. Dennis, M.D., MA Does a physician need to make a moral profession? Let us look at some of the realities of contemporary morals and ethics. Since the late ‘60’s, when the sexual revolution took place and some theologians even rejected the teachings of ...
Voting - The Catholic Obligation
Bombarded with literally thousands of conflicting messages every day, how are we to know how to vote and participate in political and public life? Many of us tend to identify more with one political party over another, be it Democrat, Republican, or some other party. We tend to identify ourselves ...
Humanae Vitae Today - On Contraception
Humanae Vitae is Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical on the regulation of birth. It is perhaps the most controversial and misunderstood document ever released from the Roman Catholic Church. In order to understand Humanae Vitae and today’s environment in regards to the encyclical and artificial ...
A Parable of Modern Choice Logic
Chris had up a full head of steam as he drove into Monica's apartment parking lot. He was going to make her see things his way. He had thought it through, talked to experts, and was ready for this conversation. He was prepared. He would convince her. As Monica opened the door, he started talking as ...
Marriage, Divorce and The Pauline Privilege
Catholics, along with others in the United States, face a severe marriage crisis. Our disposable society has accepted that we use products and services when we need or want them and then discard them when we are finished or no longer wish to deal with the issues or resulting side effects. This ...
Homosexual Parenting: Placing Children at Risk
Summary: A number of studies in recent years have purported to show that children raised in gay and lesbian households fare no worse than those reared in traditional families. Yet much of that research fails to meet acceptable standards for psychological research by openly lesbian researchers who ...
Temptation, Sin and Salvation
Temptation. No one is immune - it strikes us all. How can we deal with it and win? Where does it really come from? Why does God allow us to be tempted? How to win against the temptations of evil --
WWJD, Stolen Car?, What Would WE Do?
An honest man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman ...
Catholic Healing Mass?
The Mass was truly touching, exciting, wonderful and spiritual, but I kept wondering, “What’s wrong with this?” I spent most of the night on the Internet and pouring over books to figure it out. What I found was considerably different than what I’d expected.
Jesuit Prayer
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O Good Jesus, hear me. Within thy wounds, hide me. Permit me not wo be separated from thee. From the wicked foe, defend me. At the ...
Quotes
"Let us run to Mary, and as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence." -- St. Francis de Sales, 1567-1622 "Oh! What remorse we shall feel at the end of our lives, when we look back upon the great number of instructions and examples afforded by God and the ...
Statement On The Death Of Cardinal John Foley
All of us in Catholic media mourn the passing of our good friend, Cardinal John Foley. He was a bright, witty, humble man who served his Church faithfully and well in many capacities: Diocesan newspaper editor, officer of the Catholic Press Association and recipient of the St. Francis de Sales Award...
A vision of Heaven
As Dale McKay was facing death, he spoke to writer Nancy Schertzing about his feelings and his hopes for heaven. Later, Nancy spoke with Dale's widow, Ellen, who shared the joy of their marriage and the moving experience of Dale's death. Their story is filled with love and hope that speaks to all of us.
New Mission Education Materials From Glenmary
A major commitment of Glenmary Home Missioners is to call young people into mission and to raise awareness of mission need here in the United States. That’s the goal of the new Educate & Inspire: Home Mission Materials From Glenmary, a joint project of Glenmary priests, brothers and sisters. The first materials were released in time for Mission Month (October) 2006 and the latest...
Danny's Magic Drawings
“But it’s just a picture,” said Danny. He sat on the sidewalk in front of his house. Green and purple sidewalk chalk smudged his face and t-shirt.
Our monthly TV Mass became a weekly TV program and over 30 years has remained the only regular, local Catholic TV presentation in Scranton, PA. On January 26, 1987 Catholic Television (CTV) of the Diocese of Scranton made its debut as a 24-hour cable TV channel. Today, it is the first and only Catholic Diocesan Communications Office...
Daily Mass from St. Ann's Media
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Part 4: How to Be a Dynamic and Evangelizing Parish
Two very different parishes show what it takes to be both energetic and spiritual.