About CatholicismCatholicismTraditional Latin Mass in "All the Parishes"- June 17, 2008 Damian Thompson, a writer for the Telegraph of London, has dropped a bombshell on his indispensable blog, "Holy Smoke." During a visit to London on Saturday, June 14, 2008,...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/17/traditional-latin-mass-in-all-the-parishes.htm Will President Bush Convert to Catholicism- June 16, 2008 On Friday, June 13, 2008, as George W. Bush met with Pope Benedict XVI, the London Telegraph reported rumors that the President is considering conversion to Catholicism. On one...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/16/will-president-bush-convert-to-catholicism.htm Lost Something It's Your Lucky Day!- June 13, 2008 June 13 is the feast day of Saint Anthony of Padua, a priest and doctor of the Church. Chosen by St. Francis of Assisi himself to teach theology to...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/13/lost-something-its-your-lucky-day.htm More on First Confession and First Communion- June 12, 2008 After last Friday's Reader Question ("The Order of the Sacraments"), I received a note from the reader who had asked the question: I actually called the Archdiocese here in Louisville. ...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/12/more-on-first-confession-and-first-communion.htm Wordless Wednesday: Saint Anthony of Padua- June 11, 2008 (Photo by Scott P. Richert) Wordless Wednesday on About.com More Wordless Wednesday...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/11/wordless-wednesday-saint-anthony-of-padua.htm St. Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church- June 9, 2008 June 9 is the feast of St. Ephrem the Syrian, a saint who is well known among Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox but much less so in the West. ...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/09/st-ephrem-deacon-and-doctor-of-the-church.htm Give Your Father the Gift of Laughter- June 8, 2008 Father's Day 2008 is just a week away, which means that many of us are just getting around to thinking about an appropriate gift. There are always the old...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/08/give-your-father-the-gift-of-laughter.htm Confession Is Just the Beginning- June 7, 2008 Around the world, access to the Sacrament of Confession differs from country to country, and even from parish to parish. Here in the United States, most parishes schedule the...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/07/confession-is-just-the-beginning.htm Reader Question: The Order of the Sacraments- June 6, 2008 A reader writes: I am confused about the reader question from Friday May 16, 2008. Regarding the part about going to Confession before First Holy Communion: We never had a first...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/06/reader-question-the-order-of-the-sacraments.htm Legal Scholar Denied Communion for Endorsing Obama- June 5, 2008 Washington Post syndicated columnist E.J. Dionne has some interesting news: Douglas Kmiec, a law professor at Pepperdine University and a Catholic, has been denied Communion by a Catholic priest for...http://catholicism.about.com/b/2008/06/05/legal-scholar-denied-communion-for-endorsing-oba... |