July 19, 2010
I thought there is no public funding of abortion?
I wonder what Sister Carol Keehan, Bart Stupak and all the so-called Catholic health organizations think about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi receiving an award from abortion giant Planned Parenthood in recognition of her efforts in ensuring that the abortion funding ban was not inserted in ObamaCare. Never mind, I don’t want to know.
History and Catholicsim:
I’m not looking to re-fight the Thirty Years War or defend all the actions of Mary I of England, but this interesting article should remind all Catholics that most of the history books we read are written by people that at their core are anti-catholic. If you like to read a good history of the Catholic Church to recommend Harry Crocker’s book:
Faith vs Works? I choose Christ.
The New Oxford Review has a wonderful piece by Stephen Rombouts. He takes on the debate between faith versus works and talks about having a “truly personal relationship with Jesus” through the Eucharist.
June 3, 2010
Appearing at Pellevoisin in 1876, Our Lady said to Estelle Faguette: “It saddens Me the most to see that people have no respect for My Son in The Holy Eucharist and the way the people pray whilst their minds are on other things. I say this to those who pretend to be pious.”
Today’s feast of Corpus Christi is so crucial to our Faith that it deserves reflection and clear understanding. It is the Feast of the Body of Christ. Today across the world, this Feast is being celebrated in Catholic Churches and schools. Today is a great reminder of the importance of reverence to the Eucharist.
A little history on the Feast of Corpus Christi may inspire us all. And so, SMS taps our friends at New Advent as the source.
(Feast of the Body of Christ)
This feast is celebrated in the Latin Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday to solemnly commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist.
Of Maundy Thursday, which commemorates this great event, mention is made as Natalis Calicis (Birth of the Chalice) in the Calendar of Polemius (448) for 
the 24th of March, the 25th of March being in some places considered as the day of the death of Christ. This day, however, was in Holy Week, a season of sadness, during which the minds of the faithful are expected to be occupied with thoughts of the Lord’s Passion. Moreover, so many other functions took place on this day that the principal event was almost lost sight of. This is mentioned as the chief reason for the introduction of the new feast, in the Bull “Transiturus.”
Read more on the Feast of Corpus Christi here.
