There's a new Catholic website by Steve Wood called, "Luke21.com".
Steve, is the founding father of our "St Joseph's Covenant Keepers, Men's Group and he also heads up the Dads.org website.

This new website is on Catholic Eschatology (Study of the End Times). He uses scripture. the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Church Fathers for his study, especially St Augustine.

No, he won't be making any predictions on a date of the Second coming but he promises to make known the Catholic perspective of the end times, it's relevance today and why we as Catholics need to know this.

The first of many coming Podcasts is uploaded to this website (Luke21.com), and he explains it's purpose in the first episode.

I like it and will be following this presentation. I'll probably load the podcasts and listen to it on my vanpool ride home....what else am I going to do for 2 1/2 hrs 😊

Check it out, tell me what you think!
Link: http://luke21.com/

The O'Reilly, No Spin Zone - No CCD Zone

Bill O'Reilly has mentioned his Catholicity on more than one occasion, often claiming Sister So-in-So use to keep him in line with her ruler.

Unfortunately Bill's knowledge of his faith and the Catholic truths he opines about leave me with a Simpson "Doh!" on my lips. I can't believe he says some of the things he says about the faith.

Just the other night while finally inviting Santorum onto his show he made some blatant errors on the topic of contraception and Catholic teaching.

• 98% of Catholics don’t follow the teaching:
• It’s like eating meat on Friday:
• It’s a man-made doctrine; Jesus didn’t say it:
 
I didn't get a chance to post on it however I did read a post that had the same thoughts on the interview, so I rather give the recognition to the "  Two Catholic Men and a Blog  " who did a good job with the analysis.

Bill O’Reilly, Rick Santorum & Artificial Contraception  

 Here's the interview:

St Thomas Aquinas was for Abortion?

You know, I hate it when individuals quote truely Catholic Philosophers, doctors and teachers of the church and turn their teachings 180 degress around.

Case in point Mr.Sam R. Sperry who served as an editor at the Seattle P-I and on the Washington State Catholic Conference Board. He is a lifelong Catholic educated here in Catholic schools.

Carl Olsen analysis:

A latte lies from a cafeteria Catholic

When a Catholic education and $3.75 gets you a latte and this sort of nonsense, you might want to ask yourself: "Does the guy behind the coffee bar know more about Catholic doctrine and moral theology than I do?" Chances are, he does. Chances are, for example, he knows this is pure rot:
THE American Roman Catholic Bishops stubborn insistence on scaling back women's abortion rights in pending health-care-reform legislation demonstrates their willingness to "toss off the bridge" millions of people who would benefit.
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Fr. Barron Review- Michael Moores "Capitalism"

Carl Olsen at InsideScoop has the video...

Ted Kennedy - Reflection

The funeral for Ted Kennedy was perplexing to me. The sorrow of losing a prominent figure in politics, of a family leader as he was, well I understand that.

I found something odd about such an elaborate news coverage on the event though, from the motorcade departing Boston to the Arlington resting place.

You'd have thought it was a President being buried. The Catholic blessing, the Archbishop there presiding, ok I understand.

But in the back of my mind I kept thinking "made for TV".

I'm still reading articles on the absent voice of Benedict the XVI on the passing of Ted Kennedy. Most of it is negative, " Why hasn't Benedict responded? Where is the Vatican's voice in this matter"

What is it that they are expecting? What do they want Benedict to say?

Do they want a verbal from B16 that he lived a good life and will enter the gates of heaven.

That judgement will be made by God himself.

Before his death the news mentioned a personally written letter from Ted to the Pope and hand delivered by President Obama himself.

Supposedly it was a personal note, yet it was read at the funeral ceremony.

Why? I'm not claiming anything I just have the question why?

A personal note is just that, a personal note. A note you don't want just anyone to see.

Meanwhile, the efforts are underway to continue the legacy of Ted... I guess that means his support for abortion, stem cell research and gay marriage.

I think the press coverage of 'the end of Camelot' ...whatever that means' has said it all and them some.

Kennedy Catholicism

"I have always tried to be a faithful Catholic, Your Holiness," Ted Kennedy wrote to Pope Benedict XVI, in a letter dramatically read by Theodore Cardinal McCarrick at the senator's burial, "and though I have fallen short through human failings, I have never failed to believe and respect the fundamental teachings."
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