"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
A new assisted suicide bill that has been introduced in the California legislature. Jimmy Akin was recently on PBS discussing it, together with another man who lost his wife to cancer:
There is also a fifteen minute radio discussion which is available for here
Nelfler Productions have produced a Catholic parody of Iggy Azalea’s “(I’m so) Fancy”:
So, it’s nearly the end of January which means that we’re just a couple of weeks away from Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.
So, what are you going to be doing this Lent? Give up chocolate…again?! Don’t misunderstand me, fasting from treats is a good thing to do, but why not do something a little different this year?
With that in mind, why don’t you join me for Scripture study? Throughout Lent I will be posting videos on YouTube three times a week. Each video will be nice and short, enough time for you finish a nice cup of tea (or coffee, if that is your poison).
For an audio-only version of this video, please click here.
We’ll be working through St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians using the RSV-CE translation. More details to follow in the run-up to Ash Wednesday!
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Back in Advent, the New York Times listed the failure rates of the different kinds of artificial contraceptives. People are often distrustful of stats produced quoted by religious authorities, so I thought I’d post this secular source here so I can find it again later when the subject of contraception comes up:
I’m really quite impressed with the New York Times. Not only is the webpage is nicely produced with interactive graphics, it also lists the effectiveness of various methods both with Perfect Use and, more importantly, Typical Use.
We have had enough of exhortations to be silent! Cry out with a thousand tongues. I see that the world is rotten because of silence!
– St. Catherine of Siena
The other day I was pleased to discover that Catholic Answers have put up on YouTube the entire debate of Trent Horn with atheist Dan Barker entitled “God: Supreme Being or Imaginary Friend?”
It’s Theology On Tap season again! This series kicked off with Fr. Anthony Saroki speaking on “Angels & Demons: Who are they and how do they influence us?”:
Main Talk (Download)
Q&A (Download)