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Yes, it is highly unusual for a Bishop to be transferred to a new diocese with a smaller population and an even smaller number of nominal Catholics. Yet, Birmingham, the new diocese of Robert Baker, the former Bishop of Charleston, includes one specific Catholic institution, which deserves special treatment (for better or for worse). From our collection of episcopal reactions to Summorum Pontificum: In a letter to priests of the Diocese of Charleston, SC, Bishop Robert J Baker takes a warm and positive position. Among the many good things he says are the following, "Let us use this time of...

July 30 Roundtable (former Pentecostals)

David J. Hartline  Other Articles by David J. HartlinePrinter Friendly Version   The Tide Is Turning Toward Catholicism: The Laity July 16, 2007 It started with anti-Catholic flyers on the windshields of cars in a Catholic church's parking lot.  One could argue that the modern post-Vatican II Catholic apologetics movement started with that act.  San Diego businessman Karl Keating became so upset about these flyers, he felt called to take action.  He subsequently started Catholic Answers and one of his first employees was Patrick Madrid.  For over 25 years, Catholic Answers has been providing Catholics with answers about their...

Fr. Francis Mary welcomes the The Community of Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal was Established in 1988 under the auspices of John Cardinal O’Connor of New York, with Fr. Andrew Apostoli, CFR, as Founding Father. The aim of the Community is to live the Gospel values in simplicity according to the ideals of Saint Francis as handed on by the Capuchin tradition. The spiritual values uniting the sisters are personal and communal commitment to Jesus Christ through contemplative and liturgical prayer (daily Mass and Divine Office), daily Eucharistic adoration, Fridays as a special day of prayer, a time set...

The Language of Tradition The pope brings back the Latin Mass BY RAYMOND ARROYOFriday, July 13, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT Reform of the liturgy has been a central concern for Pope Benedict for decades. Disgusted by some of the liturgical experimentation he witnessed in the past few decades, the pope suggested in a letter to the bishops (issued along with the decree) that these "arbitrary deformations of the liturgy" provoked his actions.... *snip* By placing the two Masses in close proximity, the pope is hoping that the new Mass will take on the sensibilities of the old. The pope is...

A documentary on the pilgrimage to Rome by traditional Catholics (FSSP included) for the 10th anniversary of the Motu Proprio Ecclesia Dei in 1998 is on EWTN right now.

                Specials schedule is subject to change without notice. THE WORLD OVER LIVE SPECIAL: ANALYSIS OF MOTU PROPIO: SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM Host Raymond Arroyo will discuss the newly- released papal document by Pope Benedict XVI widening use of the 1962 Roman Missal. Guest include: Most Rev. Fabian Bruskewitz, Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska Monsignor James Moroney, Executive Director of the USCCB Secretariat for the Liturgy Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ, Editor of Homiletic & Pastoral Review Most Rev. Thomas G. Doran, Bishop of Rockford, Illinois Fr. George Gabet, FSSP, North American District Superior of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter July 9, ...

A Roman Catholic cable television network is airing a program on Monday intended to "set Christians across America on fire to peacefully work to end abortion." The 30-minute program, called Being Human, focuses on ordinary people who are fighting abortion in their communities through prayer and activism, the Eternal Word Television Network said. EWTN is a global Catholic network that airs family and religious programming from a Catholic point of view in English and Spanish. The show, presented by the Coalition for Life, premieres on Monday at 6:30 p.m. EDT. It will air in 128 million homes in 140 countries...

Congratulations ... to Thomas Nash, author of Worthy Is The Lamb: The Biblical Roots of the Mass, who has accepted a position with EWTN after working for several years for Catholics United for the Faith (CUF). He writes: I am very happy to report that I have accepted the position of Theology Advisor at the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN)--www.etwn.com. EWTN, which is based just outside of Birmingham, Alabama, has had a profound, worldwide impact in advancing the mission of Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church, and I look forward to being part of the EWTN team.  I begin working...

Lent is the season of conversion of heart. At Easter, new catechumens are welcomed into the Catholic Church. Throughout Lent this year, I will be posting the conversion stories of some well known individuals and their journey home to Rome. Marcus Grodi - Marcus Grodi (1958?-     ): apologist, president of The Coming Home Network, and host of EWTN's "Journey Home" program; originally a Presbyterian pastor. I am a former Protestant minister. Like so many others who have trodden the path that leads to Rome by way of that country known as Protestantism, I never imagined I would one day convert...

Many Protestants today realize that Catholics adhere to two of the important "solas" related to salvation sola gratia (by grace alone) and solo Christo (by Christ alone) but fewer are aware that Catholics can also accept the formula of justification sola fide (by faith alone), provided this phrase is properly understood. The term pistis is used in the Bible in a number of different senses, ranging from intellectual belief (Romans 14:22, 23, James 2:19), to assurance (Acts 17:31), and even to trustworthiness or reliability (Romans 3:3, Titus 2:10). Of key importance is Galatians 5:6, which refers to faith working...

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING PAPAL VISIT TO TURKEY ~ ARRIVAL IN ANKARA AND VISIT TO THE MAUSOLEUM OF ATATURK (90:00) Tuesday November 28, 2006 6:00 AM Eastern Time Tuesday November 28, 2006 3:00 AM Pacific Time   SPECIAL PRORGAMMING PAPAL VISIT TO TURKEY - MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS (60:00) Tuesday November 28, 2006 9:30 AM Eastern Time Tuesday November 28, 2006 6:30 AM Pacific Time   SPECIAL PROGRAMMING SISTER MARIE DE MANDAT-GRANCEY: A TRUE DAUGHTER OF CHARITY, FOUNDRESS OF MARY’S HOUSE (30:00) Tuesday November 28, 2006 10:30 AM Eastern Time Tuesday November 28, 2006 7:30 AM Pacific Time   SPECIAL PROGRAMMING PAPAL...

Istanbul, Turkey - EWTN Global Catholic Network, has announced that it will broadcast LIVE worldwide from the Ecumenical Patriarchate as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians worldwide, will receive His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in Istanbul, Turkey.On Nov. 29, at 4:30 AM (ET), EWTN will broadcast LIVE from the Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, the Doxology of Thanksgiving, exchange of greetings and mutual reverence of the Holy Relics upon the occasion of the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The program will repeat at 9 PM (ET). On Nov. 30, beginning at 2:00 AM (ET)...

MUNICH, Germany - Greeted by a thunderous chorus of church bells, Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage to his native Bavaria on Saturday, a six-day visit laden with meaning for him and the future of his increasingly liberal Roman Catholic flock in Germany. ADVERTISEMENT Tens of thousands poured into the narrow streets in this city where he served as priest and archbishop more than a quarter-century ago, before moving to the Vatican as the church's doctrinal watchdog. "My heart beats Bavarian," he assured reporters on his plane from Rome. Benedict, 79, was welcomed by German President Horst Koehler and Chancellor...

Aug. 14 (CWNews.com) - More than 5,000 people attended a weekend celebration in Birmingham, Alabama on August 12-13 as the Eternal Word TV Network (EWTN) marked its 25th anniversary. Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, the president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving on Sunday, and familiar hosts from the EWTN broadcast line-up hosted sessions in a Birmingham convention center, during the celebration. But the most famous figure associated with EWTN-- the founder, Mother Angelica-- was missing because of ill health. Mother Angelica, who founded the broadcast giant in 1981 and won over millions of viewers...

Fr. Jan Larson of the Archdiocese of Seattle shows you how, in a tidy 766 words. I was recently watching a part of the daily televised liturgy on EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network). You know--them. No doubt Father had a snifter of vermouth handy and had already taken the precaution of slathering himself with a topical cream to pre-empt the hives.The liturgy there is an odd mix of English and Latin, while following the texts of the current Roman Missal. And so Fr. Larson begins his anthropological examination of this strange relict population ("odd mix", whatever that is). The difference...

http://www.dioceseofspokane.org/Communications/IR_2006/ir070606/larson070606.htm (This article is from the news magazine of the diocese of Spokane which is the home of Bishop Skylstad, the president of the USCCB, and is also one of the bankrupt dioceses.) Liturgy Reflections: Mysterious liturgy by Father Jan Larson (From the July 6, 2006 edition of the Inland Register) I was recently watching a part of the daily televised liturgy on EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network). The liturgy there is an odd mix of English and Latin, while following the texts of the current Roman Missal. The priest and ministers of the liturgy look way too somber and...

I read on another forum that for today's Mass on EWTN, they offered an Eastern-Rite Divine Liturgy. It was either Syro-Malabar or Syro-Malankara Rite.

Give yourself this interactive test, which is not an advanced examination, but very basic one. Any child preparing for Confirmation should be able to earn a grade of 80% on this. Take the exam honestly, without looking up the answers, then take appropriate steps to advance your faith. You should be able to answer these questions easily and without reference or a book. A minimum grade of 80% would indicate that you are on the right track, but not there yet. 100% is what excellence is all about. Make a commitment to learn your faith! Live what you have learned...