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This Week's Highlights

God So Loves the World... There is a sense of closure about this feast of the Holy Trinity, at least in terms of major celebrations.  We have journeyed through salvation history, from Ash Wednesday to Pentecost, commemorating the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, his ascension to the Father, and the sending of the Holy Spirit.  Today we summarize all of these events in terms of how they help us understand the mysterious nature of our God, and his presence in our world and in our lives.

Recommended Websites

The Catholic Media Association In response to the continuing call of the Church to use all of the “new technologies” for the “New Evangelization” the Catholic Media Association exists to provide a virtual home and association-based community for faithful Catholics involved in any and all forms of media.

The Cardinal Newman Society Founded in 1993, the Cardinal Newman Society is dedicated to renewing and strengthening Catholic identity at America's 224 Catholic colleges and universities. The Society focuses its work on assisting students, alumni and school officials; urging fidelity to the magisterium of the Catholic Church; and researching activities both on campus and in the classroom. The Society is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit organization supported by more than 20,000 private individuals, corporations and foundations.

Is Liberal Catholicism Dead? He may not have been thinking about it at the time, but Pope Benedict, in the course of his recent U.S. visit may have dealt a knockout blow to the liberal American Catholicism that has challenged Rome since the early 1960s. He did so by speaking frankly and forcefully of his "deep shame" during his meeting with victims of the Church's sex-abuse scandal. By demonstrating that he "gets" this most visceral of issues, the pontiff may have successfully mollified a good many alienated believers — and in the process, neutralized the last great rallying point for what was once a feisty and optimistic style of progressivism.

Does the earth have a prayer? Love of creation has deep roots in our Catholic spiritual traditions. It is our practices—spiritual and otherwise—that will make a difference in the way we care for creation. In the past we often compartmentalized our lives into holy actions and mundane tasks. If we are to care for earth for future generations, the holy and mundane must meet.