News Roundup: October 24, 2013
So you are considering raising a pig for the family table? The Farmstead Meatsmith, the poet of piggery, takes you on a fairytale journey through the history of home butchery to supermarkets and back...
Author: Stephen Heiner
News Roundup: October 23, 2013
Reviewing the movie, Amour, for Tradition in Action, Fr. Paul Stretnovik expresses his horror at the surprise ending and what it means for the souls involved. Catholic artist Daniel Mitsui’s wife gave birth prematurely on...
News Roundup: October 22, 2013
St. Wendelin of Trier Classical Catholic educator and homeschool guru Laura Berquist shares her educational philosophy in a brief post on the Circe blog. In this 4 1/2 minute video, Mrs. Berquist gives some...
All Francis Friday: October 18, 2013
Rorate reports on Francis’ praise of a language that supports the unity of the Church. Yay! Right? Within two hours of the publication of an article that criticizes Francis, Radio Maria Italy fired the...
News Roundup: October 17, 2013
The “s” word is being used as a possibility for the Church in Germany. Crisis summarizes Archbishop Zollitsch’s leaked working paper for “pastoral care for the divorced-remarried”. The government caved, but Thomas More Law...
News Roundup: October 16, 2013
Abridge too far? Comparing two editions of Les Miserables, Stephen Fitzpatrick discusses what is lost when editors omit what is “in their estimation, long, boring, and arduous;” “Fr.” Dwight Longenecker reviews Rod Dreher’s...
News Roundup: October 15, 2013
Was Mars Robert’s surrender to a slovenly Grant the beginning of the “jeans at church” revolution? Putting manners in a Christian and historical context, The Imaginative Conservative presents “A Requiem for Manners”. “Fr.” Alexander...
News Roundup: October 14, 2013
Common Core standards are being adopted in many Catholic schools and could even impact homeschoolers, according to this Crisis Magazine article by Anne Hendershott. Coming out day at Catholic colleges? The College Fix reports...
All Francis Friday: October 11, 2013
John Allen at National Catholic Reporter twists the prodigal son parable, making Catholics who don’t like what Francis is doing look bad by comparing them to the elder son. So in John Allen’s story,...
News Roundup: October 10, 2013
When getting down to brass tacks hurts like hell. “Bring it On: I Will Not Comply with Obamacare” provides an easy-to-understand, yet chillingly detailed explanation of what Obamacare means for your family, via Lew...
