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Dot-catholic is cool, but what about .sex, .porn & .adult?

June 25, 2012 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment

Moral and ethical questions abound in the creation of new real estate in cyberspace. We sometimes struggle with our domain name. After all, who are we to own ThePracticingCatholic.com? As if we’re the epitome of what practicing Catholics should be. Hardly. Still, it does convey a message, a sense of mission. It tells you something … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Catholic, Decency, FCC, Google, Government, ICANN, Internet, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Morality in Media, National Catholic Register, pornography, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, TLD, Top-Level Domain, Vatican, War on Illegal Pornography

Invite Them Back — Invite Them In

December 15, 2011 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

Christmas is a great time to invite friends & family back to Mass On November 27, the first Sunday of Advent and the start of a new liturgical year in the Church, Roman Catholics across the English-speaking world began using a new translation of the Roman Missal. The revisions provide a more literal English translation … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Dr. Edward Sri, fallen away Catholics, Fr. Dan Barron, Life Teen, Mass, Matt Maher, National Catholic Register, Returning to Mass, Roman Missal, St. Henry Catholic Church

Clip Out, Photocopy & Pass-On Advent Guides

November 15, 2011 by Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

The National Catholic Register’s 2011 Advent Guides I enjoy receiving our printed copy of the National Catholic Register this time of the year for the clip out, photocopy, and pass-on Advent guides. Previous years’ clip-outs still remain in my prayer journal, and I refer to them often (e.g., the How (and Why) of Daily Prayer and Praying the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Confession, Mass, National Catholic Register

7 Quick Takes: First Friday Shout-Outs

November 4, 2011 by Lisa Schmidt 8 Comments

A few things worthy of a First Friday shout-out — 1 — You want hits? Archbold delivers hits. Matthew Archbold gave us a shout-out over at the National Catholic Register a couple weeks back, and the day he linked to us resulted in twice the number of hits we had received on our previous best … [Read more…]

Posted in: Fun, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: 7 Quick Takes, Deacon Digest, Decent Films Guide, Jim Caveziel, kid-tough digital camera, Matt Archbold, National Catholic Register, Person of Interest, Prolife, repurposed jewelry and accessories, Respect Life, Steven Greydanus, The Christophers, Tony Rossi, vintage jewelry

The Curious Case of the Cursing Catholic Coach

September 7, 2011 by Deacon Joel Schmidt 8 Comments

How should Catholics respond when other Catholics publicly misrepresent the Church? That’s really the fundamental question. It has been before American Catholics ever since September 12, 1960 when John F. Kennedy, in a televised speech in Houston, essentially disavowed the influence of the Catholic faith on his political choices. With regard to politicians, U.S. bishops … [Read more…]

Posted in: Schmidt, Joel Tagged: cross, Example, Ezekiel, Fidelity, Football, Frank Leahy, Greg Pollowitz, JFK, John F. Kennedy, Knute Rockne, Lou Holtz, Luke, Matt Archbold, Mission, Moral, National Catholic Register, National Review Online, Notre Dame, Politics, Public, Reconciliation, sacrament, sin, Social, witness, Woody Hayes
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