http://rochestercatholic.com A Journal of Catholic News and Views Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:40:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A recent graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Todd Duncan has been a practicing Catholic all his life. College is a time when some young people drift away from their faith, but it had the opposite effect on Todd, and in an unexpected way. It all began freshman ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/11/05/the-todd-duncan-story-written-by-lisa-spellman/ The following is excerpted from a LifeSiteNews.com story: Dr. Warren Hern, one of the last abortionists willing to perform very late-term abortions in the United States, has written published works describing man as a "malignant eco-tumor" destroying the earth. Esquire magazine reports in a story entitled "the Last ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/08/09/the-new-eugenicists/ Following are selected excerpts from an article titled Bishops Wrong: Healthcare Not a Right by Father Michael Orsi. Thank you Father Orsi for exposing this latest example of misrepresentation by the USCCB. The USCCB needs to be either reformed or disbanded before they can cause any more harm. I ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/08/06/healthcare-not-a-right/ The following is excerpted from Deal Hudson's article at InsideCatholic.com: The Congress and the White House have little to fear from the bishops' official statements opposing the abortion provisions in the health care bill. Unlike with President Barack Obama's appearance at Notre Dame, there is no chorus ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/08/04/healthcare-trumps-abortion/ The following is excerpted from a story in the Oakland Tribune: Three women in capri pants lounge on wicker chairs in an enclosed porch within sight of the sea. One has pierced ears, another has dyed hair, the third is wearing a T-shirt with a Winston cigarette ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/08/03/in-search-of-real-nuns/ The following is excerpted from a story on Newsblaze.com: Pope Benedict XVI does not want the faithful receiving Communion in their hand nor does he want them standing to receive Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. According to Vatican liturgist, Monsignor Guido Marini, the pope is trying to set ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/08/03/indult-to-be-revoked/ My wife and I spent this past weekend visiting with the Sisters of Reparation in Steubenville, Ohio. Although the intent of our visit was to perform maintenance on their various chimneys and furnaces, we did get to spend some time socializing. I must say that I won't soon forget ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/07/21/the-sisters-of-reparation/ Kathleen Kennedy Townsend spouts off in Newsweek Magazine (selected excerpts): In truth, though, Obama's pragmatic approach to divisive policy (his notion that we should acknowledge the good faith underlying opposing viewpoints) and his social-justice agenda reflect the views of American Catholic laity much more closely than those vocal ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/07/11/church-expert-spouts-off/ Selected excerpts from CNA on Cardinal Cottier: Responding to Cardinal Georges Cottier's recent article praising President Obama, Vatican analyst Sandro Magister has said the cardinal almost exalts Obama as "a new Constantine, the head of a modern empire that is also generous toward the Church." Magister responded by ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/07/07/american-idol/ Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue on disobedience in the Church (selected excerpts): Bishops who have deep theological differences with the Pope are undermining the unity of the Catholic Church, a prominent English bishop has claimed. "The idea that there could be theological differences between a bishop and the Pope ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/07/04/undermining-the-unity-of-the-church/ Bad news for some local Pius XII bashers: The Vatican's secret archives on Pius XII should be ready for opening in about five years and will clear him of accusations that he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust, the archives' head said on Thursday. "He was ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/07/03/bad-news-for-local-pius-xii-bashers/ Father Corapi on the state of the Church (from an interview in Legatus Magazine): I've been a harsh critic of ourselves, meaning the Church leadership - priests, bishops and theologians. I don't think we've done a particularly good job in my lifetime. We've had great popes; the top ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/07/01/father-corapi/ The Holy Father sets the dissidents straight (Lifesite News) "Paul wants the Christian faith have a 'responsible', an 'adult faith," said the Holy Father. "The word 'adult faith' has in recent decades become a popular slogan. It is often used to refer to the attitude of those who ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/06/30/dissent-is-childish/ The following is an excerpt from Father Kevin Murphy's column in the June 28 bulletin for St. Louis Church in Pittsford: I know to raise the issue of women and married men to be considered as priests is unacceptable for some among us...not for me...I pray that wherever ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/06/29/what-part-of-ordinatio-sacerdotalis-is-so-hard-to-understand/ From Phil Lawler at CatholicCulture.org: More and more often, the charitable agencies run by American Catholic dioceses are doing business with the government, providing contract services to fill various social needs. The offices of Catholic Charities, at both the local and national levels, receive the lion's share of ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/06/28/wards-of-the-state/ From a press release by Judie Brown and the American Life League: "Praise God! After months of tireless effort from American Life League and pro-life heroes in Boston and around the country to expose a potential scandal only days away from becoming a tragic betrayal of Catholicism's unwavering ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/06/27/cardinal-omalley-pulls-the-plug/ Virginian Judge Harvie Wilkinson on partial birth abortion (LifeNews): "The fact is that we-civilized people-are retreating to the haven of our Constitution to justify dismembering a partly born child and crushing its skull," Wilkinson wrote. "Surely centuries hence, people will look back on this gruesome practice done in ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/06/26/they-will-shudder/ From Robert Knight on the proposed "hate crime" legislation (Human Events): The proposed federal hate crime law, like all hate crime laws, politicizes crime, leading to pressure on police and prosecutors to devote more of their limited resources to certain victims at the expense of others. For example, ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/06/26/hate-crime-of-censorship/ From a press release by the American Life League: American Life League executive director Shaun Kenney announced a new campaign to investigate whether young mothers will be referred for abortions by Caritas Christi, the Boston Archdiocese-affiliated health-care provider, after its joint venture with CeltiCare goes into effect July ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/06/25/catholic-abortion-referral-service/ The latest from PETA (LifesiteNews article): A spokesman for the organization(PETA) told LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) in an interview that it is "loathsome" and "grotesquely hypocritical" that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of chickens and other animals used in the food industry. Saying it "loathsome" that ... http://rochestercatholic.com/2009/06/24/peta-says-pro-lifers-are-hypocritical/