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How Does the Catholic Church Choose a Pope?

March 6, 2013 by Deacon Joel Schmidt Leave a Comment
Papal emblem (during Sede vacante)

Many major news organizations are reporting on the papal election process with little understanding of how it actually works. Considering that most people get their news from non-Catholic sources, you may be encountering some confusion on the part of your friends and colleagues. Here are two short, entertaining, accurate video resources to help you answer their questions.

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel Tagged: Papal Conclave, Pope, Vatican

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

One Couple’s Story: The Moral Shipwreck of In Vitro Fertilization

February 28, 2012 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 19 Comments

The desire to have a family leaves couple stranded with a moral dilemma  Editor’s Note: In 1987 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, under the direction of Pope Blessed John Paul II and prefect Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI), issued a document known as Donum Vitae (“The Gift of Life”). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Guest Contributors Tagged: Donum Vitae, Embryos, In Vitro Fertilization, Infertility, Joseph Ratzinger, Marital Embrace, Marriage, Marriage Act, Morality, National Catholic Bioethics Center, Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Prolife, Religion, Science, The Gift of Life, Vatican, Vocation of Marriage

We Survived the Beatification (Part 2)!

May 12, 2011 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 3 Comments
The crowd in St. Peter's Square for the Beatification of Pope John Paul II.

Read We Survived the Beatification (Part 1) first. Before we all got separated, our pilgrimage guide Mountain Butorac (The Catholic Traveler) had encouraged us to keep to the right (left in the photo). Initially, this seemed like a huge mistake. Not only did we get split up, but the crowd swept us into a portico outside … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Lino Rulli, Pilgrimage, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican

We Survived the Beatification (Part 1)!

May 4, 2011 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 3 Comments

It was Day One of our pilgrimage. After seeing some of the major sites of Rome, we went out for dinner as a group. But on the way back to our hotel, things changed. Around 11:00 PM while going around the streets blocked off for the 1 million plus people expected to cram the streets … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Lino Rulli, Pilgrimage, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Rome, St. Peter’s Square, The Catholic Guy Show, Vatican

Beatification Update #2

May 1, 2011 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt Leave a Comment

8:15 a.m. – We got into the piazza! Millions of people here!

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Blessed Pope John Paul II, Lino Rulli, Miracle, Piazza, Pilgrimage, Pope Benedict XVI, Rome, SiriusXM 129, St. Peter’s Square, The Catholic Channel, The Catholic Guy Show, Vatican, Via della Conciliaziona

Beatification Update #1

April 30, 2011 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 1 Comment

2:00 a.m. – Sitting outside Saint Peter’s Square with, oh, probably at least a million others waiting for the beatification Mass for Pope John Paul. The crowd, comprised of people all over the world, is energized and eager. We are blessed to be here, witnessing this moment in history. More updates to come as events … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Lino Rulli, May 1, Miracle, Piazza, Pilgrimage, Polish, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Rome, SiriusXM 129, St. Peter’s Square, The Catholic Channel, The Catholic Guy Show, Vatican, Via della Conciliaziona

The Practicing Catholic is Going on Pilgrimage!

April 27, 2011 by Deacon Joel and Lisa Schmidt 7 Comments

Last summer, we were selected for the Greece & Turkey pilgrimage with Lino Rulli and The Catholic Guy Show! However, when the Beatification of Pope John Paul II was announced, our travel coordinator The Catholic Traveler did some fast rearranging to include it in our itinerary. Tune in Friday, April 29 when Lino will be … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faith, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa Tagged: Emmaus Road, Lino Rulli, Miracle, Piazza, Pilgrimage, Pope Benedict XVI, Recovery and Motivation, Rome, SiriusXM 129, St. Peter’s Square, The Catholic Channel, The Catholic Guy Show, Vatican, Via della Conciliaziona
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