For the memorial of the first martyrs of the Church of Rome, we recommend the painting “The Crucifixion of St. Peter” by Carvaggio. Learn more about the first Christian martyrs from Melissa Musick, after the jump:
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Posted in Feast, Liturgical Calendar, Memorial | Under Art, Carvaggio, First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, Martyrs, Memorial, Nero, Paul, Peter |
6.29Benedict XVI Praises Francis “Your Goodness is the Place Where I Live”
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Under Christian Unity, Misc: Article, neither left nor right, Pope Benedict, Pope Francis
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In Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s second public address since abdicating the papacy, he publicly praised and thanked Pope Francis. More from Crux: Benedict XVI Breaks Silence to Praise Pope Francis. And Cosmos in the Lost: Benedict’s Unequivocal Endorsement Silences Francis’ Critics. Watch it after the jump:
Read More6.29Sex and Property by G.K. Chesterton
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Under Capitalism, Children, Distributism, Economics, Fertility, G.K. Chesterton, Marriage, Misc: Article, Relationships, Sex
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In this essay from The Well and the Shallows, G.K Chesterton writes about how our age has reduced sex to mere pleasure, and work to mere profit, and in the process has demeaned and misunderstood both. Read it here: Sex and Property
Read More6.28The Bad Faith of the White Working Class
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Under Church, Community, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Hope, Jesus, Misc: Article, Poor, Whites, Working Class
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An MIT economist found that, “attending services produces good character.” So why have white working class people stopped going to church? It’s in The New York Times: The Bad Faith of the White Working Class
Read More6.28TCC Films: Sweetening the Pill
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Under Birth Control, Documentary, Feminism, Feminists for Life, Fertility, Natural Family Planning, Science, Sweetening the Pill, TCC Films, The Pill, Women's Health
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Ricki Lake’s natural childbirth documentary The Business of Being Born questioned the over-medicalization of birth. Her new film, Sweetening the Pill, questions the over-use of artificial birth control. More and watch the trailer after the jump:
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