August 13, 2008

Catholic Carnival 185: One of the Best

I've been doing the Carnival now for over three and half years; I have to say the quality seems to keep getting better. These articles are excellent and show the talent in the Catholic blogging community. The Truth is being preached everywhere in the Catholic blogosphere, so enjoy:

Long Skirts starts us off with a lighthearted poem in Termites. God made termites as well, didn't He? But what was His greatest creation? Find out in the poem.

From Army of Martyrs we have Do Catholics also use Private Judgment? This post explores the differences between Catholic "private judgment" and how protestants view "private judgment."

Book Reviews and More offers us Spiritual Biographies - Seminars. A few years back in a course called Shapers of the Roman Catholic Tradition, RS 383 the primary text was John R. Tyson's Invitation to Christian Spirituality: An Ecumenical Anthology. He reviews his courses and links to each of them.

Catholic New Media Roundup brings us Episode 4. It discusses the sacrament of Confirmation and features congratulatory voice messages for Inge, who received the sacrament of confirmation this Sunday.

And The Catholic Journeyman has A Call to our Catholic Married Women . . . it's football season. The post offers advice to wives who end up in Mass without their significant other. But it also includes links to podcasts that your husband might appreciate!

Homeschool Goodies celebrates 100 Years of Orthodoxy, the book by G.K. Chesterton. It was written 14 years before his conversion and is now 100 years old! More details in the post.

Next, The Apostolate of the Laity explores The Illusion. God is a mystery, a truth one can never fully understand; yet the mysterious can be embraced.

The Political Housewyf goes a different direction with The Beijing Olympics: Why I Worry. Image vs. reality at the Beijing Olympics; should we worry that many people will buy China's presentation of itself at the Games?

A Catholic Mom Climbing the Pillars tells the story of A Conversation at Pillars House Yesterday. When your child asks about Planned Parenthood, do you know what to say? This mom did - and explained the truth to her teenage child.

Transitus Tiber knows The Power of the Eucharist. This post recalls and awesome homily by the Parochial Vicar and adds in a Eucharistic miracle to boot.

Not Strictly Spiritual speaks On a More Serious Note. Much More Serious. The post explores the impact on her life of a daughter, Grace's, short life of 11 weeks in the womb.

View from the Choir discusses mortal sin with a priest in Missing Mass, Missing the Point. Is missing Mass a mortal sin? What if your priest says it isn't?

And at Catholic Fire we learn about St. Clare of Assisi - No "Ordinary" Saint: Contemplative, Lover of the Eucharist, Miracle Worker. On her feast day, this post shows that Saint Clare possessed extraordinary gifts, which she used for the love of God. This post contains quotes from the saint, a quote from Pope John Paul II about the saint, and links to other posts.

My Domestic Church celebrates an anniversary with 29 and Counting . . . [Ed. Note: Wow! Congratulations to you and your husband] This post includes pictures, which makes it even better (love the white suit!)

Soul Pockets considers Mulieris Dignitatem in The New Feminism. How does our culture understand women? And how does that coincide with Pope John Paul II's view in MD (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women).

A Catholic View points out that New York City has Extremely High Abortion Rate Despite Free Birth Control. Does free birth control reduce abortions? Look at the evidence and ask yourself why we keep buying these "truths."

Prepare for Mass takes a closer look at Sunday's readings with Gather Us In. It looks at the big picture of what Jesus was trying to do in Matthew 15.

Continuing that line of thought, Ho Kai Paulos is Listening for the Tiny Whispering Voice. This post explores Sunday's reading where Elijah hears God not in the wind or the fire, but in a tiny whispering sound. We need to be attentive - and quiet - at times, to be ready to hear God's voice ourselves.

Quantum Theology stays Old Testament with Street Corner Prophets. The words of the prophet Amos were hard to listen to at daily Mass last month. How would you have responded to encountering Amos in the street? This response ended up as a column in Philadelphia's Catholic paper: The Standard and Times.

From the Field of Blue Children closes us out in style with Summer School. What did this homeschooling family learn during their Summer break? Take a look - you'll enjoy it!

God bless,
Jay

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