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Great Movie Reviews

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has a Office for Film and Broadcasting that features movie reviews that really matter. Check it out.
The Office for Film and Broadcasting is responsible for reviewing and rating theatrical motion pictures, previewing and evaluating television programming as well as providing the Catholic public with information about the role [...]


Great talks on the True Devotion to Jesus

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

Father Donald Libby, Associate Pastor at St. Francis in Traverse City, will be giving a series of talks about True Devotion to Jesus through Mary of St. Louis de Montfort. Each Sunday in November from 2:00 to 3:00 pm you can...
come and learn why Pope John Paul II held this devotion in such high regard!
Books [...]


700 pound Rosary built with bowling bowls

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Ralph Kluk had some bowling balls, lots of room in his front yard, and what he did next you won't believe. Kluk took 20 cans of spray paint, 59 bowling balls, and some 40 feet of black piping to construct a 700 pound Rosary. Kluk is a native of Poland, and even had a pen [...]


A look at Rome from Cardinal Sean

Monday, September 25th, 2006

See everyone has a blog! Follow Catholic Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley on his latest visit to Rome. Lots of cool photos including a bunch from the Padre Pio celebration!
Visit CardinalSeansBlog.org!


It's good to pray…

Friday, September 1st, 2006

Found this on the Leelanau Post. It's an article about the history of churches and religion in Leelanau County, including this about St. Mary of Lake Leelanau (our home parish)...
Holy Mass was offered up by Rev. Mrak in the home of Jacob and Margaret Schaub at the new settlement of Le Naro, later Provemont, and [...]


Check out Ave Maria University

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Mary and I, and some friends, went to a special night at the Holiday Inn to learn more about Ave Maria University and the new community Ave Maria, both of which are currently under construction. We had a great time. The evening started out with mass led by Fr. Joseph Fessio. Then we enjoyed dinner [...]


Change is coming…

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

The last couple of weeks have brought rumors and announcements of changes for Leelanau County's Catholic Parishes. This Enterprise article recaps some of what has been decided and outlines some of the challenges ahead.
Read Parishes face challenges in the Enterprise


Marriage Encounter…

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

was awesome! We had a great time and it was great not having any interruptions. The kids stayed with Chris and Becky and were very good from what I was told.
Mary and I learned some new tips for better communicating and listening (the listening was especially good for me). If you get a chance and [...]


Check out Pope Benedict's first Encyclical

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Pope Benedict XVI has written his first Encyclical entitled "Deus caritas est" (God is love). It is dated December 25th and it talks about the question of Christian love. I have just scanned the summary so far, but am looking forward to reading the complete text.
This really grabbed me from the summary...
"By participating in the [...]