http://www.ncregister.com/ Breaking News, Analysis, and Blogs from the National Catholic Register en NCRegister Copyright 2013 2013-05-10T20:00:19+00:00 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/xvukkciKuv0/bishops-adviser-on-sexual-abuse-how-do-we-get-children-safer http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/bishops-adviser-on-sexual-abuse-how-do-we-get-children-safer#When:2013-05-23 21:28:01 By JOAN FRAWLEY DESMOND | Al Notzon III is the chairman of the National Review Board that advises the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, guidelines and...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/xvukkciKuv0" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-23T21:28:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/bishops-adviser-on-sexual-abuse-how-do-we-get-children-safer#When:2013-05-23 21:28:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/dPB8PLEIft8/usccb-reports-decline-in-abuse-allegations http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/usccb-reports-decline-in-abuse-allegations#When:2013-05-23 20:21:01 By JOAN FRAWLEY DESMOND | NEWARK, N.J. &mdash; As the U.S. bishops marked the release of an annual report with &ldquo;the fewest allegations and victims reported since the data collection for the annual reports began in 2004,&rdquo; the May 20 arrest of a Newark,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/dPB8PLEIft8" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-23T20:21:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/usccb-reports-decline-in-abuse-allegations#When:2013-05-23 20:21:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/5rRpKG9_RJM/jailed-pastor-in-iran-no-longer-in-solitary-confinement http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/jailed-pastor-in-iran-no-longer-in-solitary-confinement#When:2013-05-23 15:21:01 By ADELAIDE MENA/EWTN NEWS | WASHINGTON &mdash; American citizen and pastor Saeed Abedini has been released from his solitary confinement in an Iranian prison, and he sent a letter to his supporters in the U.S., thanking them for their prayers. &ldquo;You...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/5rRpKG9_RJM" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-23T15:21:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/jailed-pastor-in-iran-no-longer-in-solitary-confinement#When:2013-05-23 15:21:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/BdQBZwvh420/pope-ask-if-your-life-promotes-unity-or-division http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-ask-if-your-life-promotes-unity-or-division#When:2013-05-23 14:44:01 By DAVID UEBBING/CNA/EWTN NEWS | VATICAN CITY &mdash; The Holy Spirit made it possible for everyone to hear the apostles in their own language on Pentecost, uniting people who were divided, Pope Francis said May 22, calling on Christians to witness to...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/BdQBZwvh420" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-23T14:44:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/pope-ask-if-your-life-promotes-unity-or-division#When:2013-05-23 14:44:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/JaVaqIvX614/no-naysayers-at-nasa-a-response-homosexuality-and-the-theology-of-the-body http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/no-naysayers-at-nasa-a-response-homosexuality-and-the-theology-of-the-body#When:2013-05-24 06:01:01 By TITO EDWARDS | No Naysayers at NASA: A Response by Fr. Dwight Longenecker of the Strange Notions website - BigPulpit.com Homosexuality &amp; the Theology of the Body &ndash; Fr. Peter West, Catholic Lane The Religious Art of Daniel Mitsui &ndash; Cristina...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/JaVaqIvX614" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-24T06:01:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/no-naysayers-at-nasa-a-response-homosexuality-and-the-theology-of-the-body#When:2013-05-24 06:01:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/D7IxAqmPDpE/from-the-high-priesthood-of-the-scientific-caste http://www.ncregister.com/blog/mark-shea/from-the-high-priesthood-of-the-scientific-caste#When:2013-05-24 03:59:01 By Mark Shea | ...comes this latest piece of magical divination: a promise that doing an MRI of an actor and an astronomer reading from Shakespeare and Galileo, respectively, "might yield some clues to Galileo and Shakespeare&#39;s drives". Given...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/D7IxAqmPDpE" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-24T03:59:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/mark-shea/from-the-high-priesthood-of-the-scientific-caste#When:2013-05-24 03:59:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/50ugvrVanec/the-cold-cruel-fate-of-a-world-that-is-terrified-of-suffering http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jennifer-fulwiler/the-cold-cruel-fate-of-a-world-that-is-terrified-of-suffering#When:2013-05-23 20:36:01 By Jennifer Fulwiler | Like many folks, I&#39;ve spent a lot of time this week keeping up with coverage of the horrific tornadoes that hit Moore, Oklahoma. As I looked through pictures in this article at the Daily Mail, it literally took my breath...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/50ugvrVanec" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-23T20:36:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jennifer-fulwiler/the-cold-cruel-fate-of-a-world-that-is-terrified-of-suffering#When:2013-05-23 20:36:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/9aKV_tCEhiw/ten-marks-of-a-good-school http://www.ncregister.com/blog/simcha-fisher/ten-marks-of-a-good-school#When:2013-05-23 15:18:01 By Simcha Fisher | In the last nine years, our family has tried five different types of elementary school:&nbsp; home school, private school, parochial school, public school. and charter school.&nbsp; We&#39;re extremely lucky to have found one that works very...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/9aKV_tCEhiw" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-23T15:18:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/simcha-fisher/ten-marks-of-a-good-school#When:2013-05-23 15:18:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/TgFHNrZ0Qu4/the-liturgy-of-the-hours-for-the-rest-of-us http://www.ncregister.com/blog/dan-burke/the-liturgy-of-the-hours-for-the-rest-of-us#When:2013-05-23 10:40:01 By Dan Burke | The Everyday Catholic&#39;s Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours, by Daria Sockey (Servant Books, 2013), 116 pages&nbsp; If you&#39;re like any number of Catholics, you&#39;ve heard of the breviary, the Divine Office, and the Liturgy of the Hours....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/TgFHNrZ0Qu4" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-23T10:40:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/dan-burke/the-liturgy-of-the-hours-for-the-rest-of-us#When:2013-05-23 10:40:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/izM6XRhakS0/is-god-telling-us-fictions-about-the-past http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/is-god-telling-us-fictions-about-the-past#When:2013-05-22 23:57:01 By Jimmy Akin | Wouldn&#39;t it be great if scientists invented a device that enabled us to have a clear window into the past--so that we wouldn&#39;t just&nbsp;have to read about the past in books? Instead, with the new device--let&#39;s call it a Time...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/izM6XRhakS0" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-22T23:57:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/is-god-telling-us-fictions-about-the-past#When:2013-05-22 23:57:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/ipA_6XRisvs/pope-francis-sends-message-of-condolence-to-oklahoma http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-francis-sends-message-of-condolence-to-oklahoma#When:2013-05-21 16:16:01 By Edward Pentin | The Vatican released the following message this evening following the massive tornado that struck Oklahoma yeserday. Message sent through the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington&nbsp;to the Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley, Archbishop...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/ipA_6XRisvs" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-21T16:16:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/pope-francis-sends-message-of-condolence-to-oklahoma#When:2013-05-21 16:16:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/KDaEJkWEjjE/psst-episcopalians-over-here http://www.ncregister.com/blog/simcha-fisher/psst-episcopalians-over-here#When:2013-05-21 11:14:01 By Simcha Fisher | You may remember The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.&nbsp; When she took office in 2006, she was interviewed by the New York Times, and had the following exchange: Q: How many...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/KDaEJkWEjjE" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-21T11:14:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/simcha-fisher/psst-episcopalians-over-here#When:2013-05-21 11:14:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/DvN7SeFP6RU/meeting-pope-francis http://www.ncregister.com/blog/dan-burke/meeting-pope-francis#When:2013-05-20 16:02:01 By Dan Burke | Francis, Pope of a New World, by Andrea Tornielli (Ignatius Press, 2013), 200 pages In the first book to be released in a flurry of new releases and looks at our current pope, Francis, formerly Jorge Bergoglio, Andrea Tornielli...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/DvN7SeFP6RU" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-20T16:02:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/dan-burke/meeting-pope-francis#When:2013-05-20 16:02:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/FI-1pIQEztc/interesting-discussion-with-a-reasonable-unbeliever http://www.ncregister.com/blog/mark-shea/interesting-discussion-with-a-reasonable-unbeliever#When:2013-05-20 03:59:01 By Mark Shea | In the course of a discussion about the existence of God and of the miraculous, an unbelieving&nbsp;reader (who strikes me as open to reasonable discussion) writes: All I&rsquo;m saying is that people everywhere demonstrate a powerful...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/FI-1pIQEztc" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-20T03:59:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/mark-shea/interesting-discussion-with-a-reasonable-unbeliever#When:2013-05-20 03:59:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/wgP4gfSasds/my-big-fat-unholy-wedding http://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-archbold/my-big-fat-unholy-wedding#When:2013-05-20 03:11:01 By Matthew Archbold | Many people dream of the BIG WEDDING, the fairy tale ending with cake makers, dress designers, florists, jewelers, photographers and more for the low low price of a mortgage-like sum!!! But it might just be causing...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/wgP4gfSasds" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-20T03:11:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/matthew-archbold/my-big-fat-unholy-wedding#When:2013-05-20 03:11:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/Yf5Z8CEPMV4/register-radio-darkness-and-light http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jdemelo/register-radio-darkness-and-light#When:2013-05-19 12:15:01 By Jeanette DeMelo | Part 1: Gosnell&rsquo;s Case Changes Abortion Debate The trial and conviction of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell for the murder of babies born alive after an abortion and the death of woman due to complications from her...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/Yf5Z8CEPMV4" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-19T12:15:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jdemelo/register-radio-darkness-and-light#When:2013-05-19 12:15:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/DmdnrrTRAlc/8-things-to-know-and-share-about-pentecost http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/8-things-to-know-and-share-about-pentecost#When:2013-05-18 22:34:01 By Jimmy Akin | The original day of Pentecost saw dramatic events that are important to the life of the Church. But where did the feast of Pentecost come from? How can we understand what happened on it? And what does it mean for us...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/DmdnrrTRAlc" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-18T22:34:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/8-things-to-know-and-share-about-pentecost#When:2013-05-18 22:34:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/vKppZ-l_gkM/parishes-worldwide-prepare-for-eucharistic-adoration-hour http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/parishes-worldwide-prepare-for-eucharistic-adoration-hour#When:2013-05-17 18:37:01 By Edward Pentin | To emphasise the centrality of the Eucharist during this Year of Faith, an hour of Eucharistic Adoration will take place worldwide on Sunday June 2nd &ndash; the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/vKppZ-l_gkM" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-17T18:37:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/parishes-worldwide-prepare-for-eucharistic-adoration-hour#When:2013-05-17 18:37:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/vsptbljad2I/my-profession http://www.ncregister.com/blog/simcha-fisher/my-profession#When:2013-05-17 12:51:01 By Simcha Fisher | In her illuminating post the other day, Jennifer Fulwiler describes going to a party where she knew hardly anyone, and conducting a little social experiment:&nbsp; for the first half, she introduced herself as a stay-at-home mom,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/vsptbljad2I" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-17T12:51:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/simcha-fisher/my-profession#When:2013-05-17 12:51:01 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~3/dyhWGub7qHQ/two-stories-that-are-totally-not-related-or-anything http://www.ncregister.com/blog/mark-shea/two-stories-that-are-totally-not-related-or-anything#When:2013-05-17 03:59:01 By Mark Shea | Almost 20% of teen births are not a first child Plan B for Everyone of All Ages! We must continue our Civilizational Mission to the rest of the world! They hate us for our freedom! America: The Light and the Glory! Our enemies...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NCRegisterDailyBlog/~4/dyhWGub7qHQ" height="1" width="1"/> 2013-05-17T03:59:01+00:00 http://www.ncregister.com/blog/mark-shea/two-stories-that-are-totally-not-related-or-anything#When:2013-05-17 03:59:01