Sanctity and the 'everyday life'

The Catholic Gentleman

Catholic Practice and Catholic Faith: a Survey Looks at the US | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Catholic Practice and Catholic Faith: a Survey Looks at the US | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Rocco Palmo on Twitter: "At today's Angelus, Francis veers into (another) scorching examination of conscience.... http://t.co/bWUe7LbNKl"

Rocco Palmo on Twitter: "At today's Angelus, Francis veers into (another) scorching examination of conscience.... http://t.co/bWUe7LbNKl"

The B.C. Catholic Paper - Cardinal Ouellet has authored new book on marriage

The B.C. Catholic Paper - Cardinal Ouellet has authored new book on marriage

Quebec to introduce sex ed pilot project with 'no exemptions' - Montreal - CBC News

Quebec to introduce sex ed pilot project with 'no exemptions' - Montreal - CBC News

Providing life ending care: How do doctors decide? - News Video

CTV News | News Video - Top National News Headlines - News Videos

The Tragedy of the Malformed Conscience

The Tragedy of the Malformed Conscience

Jimmy Carter, full of grace | Crux

Jimmy Carter, full of grace | Crux

Doctor-assisted suicide survey 'designed to manufacture fear' - Politics - CBC News

Doctor-assisted suicide survey 'designed to manufacture fear' - Politics - CBC News

The Only App You Really Need - The Catholic ThingThe Catholic Thing

The Only App You Really Need - The Catholic ThingThe Catholic Thing

The Top 4 Misconceptions About Pope Francis | TIME

The Top 4 Misconceptions About Pope Francis | TIME

016 St Matthew’s Laughter and Fr Brown’s Secret Mirth – Synod on the Family – Instrumentum laboris §130 | ARISE! LET US BE GOING!

This article is taken from a blog maintained by a priest in which he mines G.K. Chesterton's 'Fr. Brown Mysteries' to shed light on the how the upcoming synod should approach the question of gay relationships. It's a fascinating read!



016 St Matthew’s Laughter and Fr Brown’s Secret Mirth – Synod on the Family – Instrumentum laboris §130 | ARISE! LET US BE GOING!

Festival Chapeau debuts Saturday - fun times in my parish this weekend

Festival Chapeau debuts Saturday | Pembroke Daily Observer

Former Vatican adviser to Dominican Republic dies of ‘sudden illness’ before child pornography trial | National Post

He may have escaped trial in this life, but I wouldn't want to be in his shoes at the trial that awaits him before Christ. Jesus was pretty clear about the fate that awaited those who harmed children. Given that Wesolowski refused to take responsibility for his acts by pleading guilty in his criminal trial it's unlikely he died reconciled with God either.



Former Vatican adviser to Dominican Republic dies of ‘sudden illness’ before child pornography trial | National Post

A Synod Is Not a Council—and Other Canonical Facts | Catholic World Report - Global Church news and views

A Synod Is Not a Council—and Other Canonical Facts | Catholic World Report - Global Church news and views

We Are Saved by Christ, Not by Rules |Blogs | NCRegister.com

We Are Saved by Christ, Not by Rules |Blogs | NCRegister.com

The Consistent Ethic of Life and Archbishop Blase Cupich | Daily News | NCRegister.com

The Consistent Ethic of Life and Archbishop Blase Cupich | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Pro-life Even at the End of Life: What the Catholic Church Teaches about Care for the Dying

Pro-life Even at the End of Life: What the Catholic Church Teaches about Care for the Dying

'Catholicism by osmosis is dead'- Weigel hits the nail on the head - Catholic Culture

'Catholicism by osmosis is dead'- Weigel hits the nail on the head - Catholic Culture

‘Post-traumatic church syndrome’? Yep, it’s a thing | Crux

‘Post-traumatic church syndrome’? Yep, it’s a thing | Crux

Vatican backs plan to name Rome square for Martin Luther | Crux

Vatican backs plan to name Rome square for Martin Luther | Crux

Is Mercy Always Mushy? - Aleteia

Is Mercy Always Mushy? - Aleteia

Weigel's "Letters to a Young Catholic" is A Spiritual Journey Through Catholicism - Aleteia

Weigel's "Letters to a Young Catholic" is A Spiritual Journey Through Catholicism - Aleteia

A Bishop’s Job Is Hardly Ordinary | Daily News | NCRegister.com

A Bishop’s Job Is Hardly Ordinary | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Top 50 Quotes from the Saints - Aleteia

Top 50 Quotes from the Saints - Aleteia

Efforts to Silence Clergy Continue Apace - Crisis Magazine

Efforts to Silence Clergy Continue Apace - Crisis Magazine

Black Holes Aren't As Black As Thought, Says Stephen Hawking In New Theory | IFLScience

Black Holes Aren't As Black As Thought, Says Stephen Hawking In New Theory | IFLScience

How Pope Francis Challenges the Catholic Right | National Catholic Reporter

How Pope Francis Challenges the Catholic Right | National Catholic Reporter

A look back at the Conclave that elected Albino Luciani Pope - Vatican Insider

A look back at the Conclave that elected Albino Luciani Pope - Vatican Insider

Stephen Colbert, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Henry Newman, and the Providence of God | Word On Fire

Stephen Colbert, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Henry Newman, and the Providence of God | Word On Fire

5 Ways to Lose Your Faith in College

5 Ways to Lose Your Faith in College

How To Share Your Catholic Faith With Others - Aleteia

How To Share Your Catholic Faith With Others - Aleteia

New Study on Assisted Suicide Finds Worrying Trends - Aleteia

New Study on Assisted Suicide Finds Worrying Trends - Aleteia

Women’s ordination: One door closes and another opens | Crux

Women’s ordination: One door closes and another opens | Crux

5 Stereotypes About Religious Life That are Totally Wrong - LifeTeen.com for Catholic Youth

5 Stereotypes About Religious Life That are Totally Wrong - LifeTeen.com for Catholic Youth

How Pope Francis Challenges the Catholic Left | National Catholic Reporter

How Pope Francis Challenges the Catholic Left | National Catholic Reporter

Is Catholicism Biblical? That question is backwards! - Catholic Culture

Is Catholicism Biblical? That question is backwards! - Catholic Culture

Is Abortion Moral? | The American CatholicThe American Catholic

Is Abortion Moral? | The American CatholicThe American Catholic

Nigeria is a laboratory for testing solutions to religious persecution | Crux

Nigeria is a laboratory for testing solutions to religious persecution | Crux

Pro-Life Atheist Presents a Powerful Secular Case Against Abortion - Aleteia

Pro-Life Atheist Presents a Powerful Secular Case Against Abortion - Aleteia

Psychologists at odds over effects of video game violence - Home | The 180 with Jim Brown | CBC Radio

Psychologists at odds over effects of video game violence - Home | The 180 with Jim Brown | CBC Radio

Science and religion are partners, not antagonists - By Msgr. M. Francis Mannion

Science and religion are partners, not antagonists - By Msgr. M. Francis Mannion

“Do You Also Want to Leave?”: Reflecting on the Sunday Gospel - Aleteia

“Do You Also Want to Leave?”: Reflecting on the Sunday Gospel - Aleteia

Snow falls in western Alberta as frost advisories issued - Calgary - CBC News

OK. I know we Canadians are a tough lot, but SNOW during the summer season? This has got to be a sign of a coming apocalypse. Either that or it's time for all of us to move to Florida!



Snow falls in western Alberta as frost advisories issued - Calgary - CBC News

Jimmy Carter, full of grace | Crux

"Few Americans would call Jimmy Carter a model president.
But yesterday he offered us a model for facing where we’re all heading: death."

Click link below to read the entire article:

Jimmy Carter, full of grace | Crux

Here comes the sequel to 'Father Elijah: An Apocalypse' by Michael O'Brien.

Dear friends and family, My new novel, Elijah in Jerusalem, will be published this coming month by Ignatius Press. It is the continuing story of the priest, Fr. Elijah Schäfer. A convert from Judaism, survivor of the Holocaust, he has for decades been a Carmelite friar on the mountain of the prophet Elijah. In the events of the preceding novel, Father Elijah: An Apocalypse, the central character confronted the President of the European Union, a man rising toward global control as President of the soon to be realized World Government. The Pope recognizes in the President certain qualities that are anti-Christ, and asks Fr. Elijah to call the man to repentance, though his attempts at this prove to be unsuccessful.     In this sequel, now-Bishop Elijah, accompanied by his fellow friar Brother Enoch, enters Jerusalem just as the President arrives in the city to inaugurate a new stage of his rise to power. They hope to unmask him as the Antichrist prophesied by Scripture and to warn the world of the imminent spiritual danger to mankind. As the story unfolds, people of many kinds meet the undercover priest, and in the process their souls are revealed and tested, bringing about change for the good or for evil. Elijah perseveres in his mission even when all seems lost. The dramatic climax is surprising, yet it underlines that God works all things to the good for those who love Him, testifying to the truth that in the end Wisdom will be justified and Satan confounded. It is available for ordering in the USA and abroad through: http://www.amazon.com/Elijah-Jerusalem-Michael-D-OBrien/dp/1586179462 and in Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Elijah+in+jerusalem Let us keep praying and fasting for the light of Christ to triumph in the Papal journey to the U.N. and for the conference on the family in Philadelphia in September, and the Synod on the Family in October. Grace and peace be with you always, in Christ victorious, Michael O'Brien

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Charles Lane: Breaching the taboo against physician-aided death is euthanasia’s slippery slope | National Post

Charles Lane: Breaching the taboo against physician-aided death is euthanasia’s slippery slope | National Post

Scientists must act now to make artificial intelligence benign: Don Pittis - Business - CBC News

Scientists must act now to make artificial intelligence benign: Don Pittis - Business - CBC News

Stephen Colbert Speaks About His Catholic Faith and How He Has Dealt with Suffering - Aleteia

Stephen Colbert Speaks About His Catholic Faith and How He Has Dealt with Suffering - Aleteia

Can it Be Denied Any Longer that ISIS and Its Cruelties are Religious? - Aleteia

Can it Be Denied Any Longer that ISIS and Its Cruelties are Religious? - Aleteia

Facebook tells Catholic priest to lose his title on site | Fox News

Facebook tells Catholic priest to lose his title on site | Fox News

45 Years Ago Today: Sudbury Tornado Kills 6 | Q92

Boy, do I remember this! I was 12 years old when the tornado ran through my home town. This CBC news story brings it all back again. The one thing I remember as being so strange was the capricious nature of the destruction. For example while most of our block was entirely untouched, the houses and businesses on each side of it were all severely damaged or destroyed. It was as if the tornado jumped over us without taking so much as a shingle yet laid waste to the properties all around us. Another example was seen in the destruction of the business section of town and the local high school, but the four churches in between them were untouched. It was mind-boggling to me... then and now. 



45 Years Ago Today: Sudbury Tornado Kills 6 | Q92

Eight signs a global market crash is imminent as central banks lose control | Financial Post

Eight signs a global market crash is imminent as central banks lose control | Financial Post

Sean Murphy: Turning physicians into executioners | National Post

Sean Murphy: Turning physicians into executioners | National Post

Got Joy? New Study Suggests Religion Is The Key To Lasting Happiness - Aleteia

Got Joy? New Study Suggests Religion Is The Key To Lasting Happiness - Aleteia

A New Pope in 2016? - Karl Keating suggests it's possible

A New Pope in 2016? | Catholic Answers

The Deeper Issue at the Synod | George Weigel | First Things

The Deeper Issue at the Synod | George Weigel | First Things

BREAKING: Catholic Church Is Returning to Ad Orientem Worship!BREAKING: Catholic Church Is Returning to Ad Orientem Worship! - Roman Catholic Man

Not sure about this since many modern churches are built with a North/South orientation. How could we all face east then? Celebrate mass standing sideways?



BREAKING: Catholic Church Is Returning to Ad Orientem Worship!BREAKING: Catholic Church Is Returning to Ad Orientem Worship! - Roman Catholic Man

Technical Problems

We've been experiencing technical troubles with our internet service and I have been unable to post new material. Hopefully, we will have everything resolved within a week or two once the new equipment arrives to replace what has failed. I thank you for your patience until then and look forward to seeing you soon here 'Where the Rubber Hits the Road'.

Fr. Tim

NOTE: My ISP has contacted me to advise that the part required to reconnect me to the net should arrive before week's end and a technician will arrive to effect the repair at that time.

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Alex Schadenberg, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Provincial government appoints pro-euthanasia panel to devise euthanasia laws.

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Alex Schadenberg, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition: Provincial government appoints pro-euthanasia panel to devise euthanasia laws.

Dutch Court Orders Woman With Dementia Euthanized - Aleteia

Dutch Court Orders Woman With Dementia Euthanized - Aleteia

Pope Francis: Take Some Time Out - (I am... thank God for vacations, I am.)

Pope Francis: Take Some Time Out - Aleteia

It Makes Sense to Me: Planets, Dr. Seuss and Snowflakes---Combined Proof That There is a CREATOR

It Makes Sense to Me: Planets, Dr. Seuss and Snowflakes---Combined Proof That There is a CREATOR

Is Your Parish Like a Convenience Store? - Aleteia

Is Your Parish Like a Convenience Store? - Aleteia

Praying your way to good health? - Blog | White Coat, Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman | CBC Radio

Praying your way to good health? - Blog | White Coat, Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman | CBC Radio

Science Contra Hubris - A reflection on faith and science

Science Contra Hubris | Public Discourse

The universe is slowly dying, galaxy survey confirms - Technology & Science - CBC News

The universe is slowly dying, galaxy survey confirms - Technology & Science - CBC News

Correction of the day: is the Pope Catholic? - Spectator Blogs

Correction of the day: is the Pope Catholic? - Spectator Blogs

Donald Trump has a Pope Francis problem | Crux

Donald Trump has a Pope Francis problem | Crux

Has Rome Tipped Its Hand on Medjugorje?

Has Rome Tipped Its Hand on Medjugorje?

The pope and the politicians: Francis is certain to challenge lawmakers | Crux

The pope and the politicians: Francis is certain to challenge lawmakers | Crux

On Hiroshima anniversary, the pope called for a total ban on nuclear arms | Crux

On Hiroshima anniversary, the pope called for a total ban on nuclear arms | Crux

Catholic Myths About Big Families - Aleteia

Catholic Myths About Big Families - Aleteia

Stephen Harper pledges $9M for religious freedom in Middle East - Politics - CBC News

Stephen Harper pledges $9M for religious freedom in Middle East - Politics - CBC News

​Catholic Social Work and the Right to Religious Freedom | Frances Robinson | First Things

​Catholic Social Work and the Right to Religious Freedom | Frances Robinson | First Things

People for the Ethical Treatment of People |Blogs | NCRegister.com

People for the Ethical Treatment of People |Blogs | NCRegister.com

Shibboleths - An interesting column from Mark Shea

Shibboleths |Blogs | NCRegister.com

Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity — and Its Predators | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity — and Its Predators | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Beware of unintended consequences on the divorced and remarried | Crux

Beware of unintended consequences on the divorced and remarried | Crux

Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign - Aleteia

Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign - Aleteia

Nuns of a New Generation Forge Their Own Path - The New York Times

Nuns of a New Generation Forge Their Own Path - The New York Times

Introducing Bernard Lonergan’s Philosophical Proof for God | Strange Notions

Introducing Bernard Lonergan’s Philosophical Proof for God | Strange Notions

Ask Fr. Mike: Why Does God Allow People to Commit Evil Acts? - Aleteia

Ask Fr. Mike: Why Does God Allow People to Commit Evil Acts? - Aleteia

What do the pope’s words mean for the Communion debate? | Crux

What do the pope’s words mean for the Communion debate? | Crux

Pulling Back the Curtain on Planned Parenthood | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Pulling Back the Curtain on Planned Parenthood | Daily News | NCRegister.com

NASA EPIC camera captures images of moon's dark side - Trending - CBC News

NASA EPIC camera captures images of moon's dark side - Trending - CBC News

Pope Francis to American Catholics: Defend Marriage and Religious Liberty from 'Invasive Public Policies' - Aleteia

Pope Francis to American Catholics: Defend Marriage and Religious Liberty from 'Invasive Public Policies' - Aleteia

What do the pope’s words mean for the Communion debate? by John Allen

What do the pope’s words mean for the Communion debate? | Crux

Rev. Gretta Vosper, Atheist Minister, Fighting United Church's Attempt To Fire Her

Rev. Gretta Vosper, Atheist Minister, Fighting United Church's Attempt To Fire Her

Fund Planned Parenthood you Anti-Feminist Woman Hater!

It’s Time for an Encyclical on Christian Persecution - Crisis Magazine

It’s Time for an Encyclical on Christian Persecution - Crisis Magazine

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 70 Years Later

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 70 Years Later | Daily News | NCRegister.com

Still think Pope Francis is 'soft' on abortion?

What do the pope's words mean for the communion debate?

http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/08/05/what-do-the-popes-words-mean-for-the-communion-debate/?s_campaign=crux:email:omg

Pope Francis on the Divorced and Remarried: 10 Things to Know and Share |Blogs | NCRegister.com

Pope Francis on the Divorced and Remarried: 10 Things to Know and Share |Blogs | NCRegister.com

MercatorNet: Question about ethics of sting operations

MercatorNet: Question about ethics of sting operations

Catholic and Protestant Bibles: What is the Difference?

Catholic and Protestant Bibles: What is the Difference?

The Chinese government cutting down virtually every cross in region as part of ‘alienating crackdown’ | National Post

The Chinese government cutting down virtually every cross in region as part of ‘alienating crackdown’ | National Post

Pope Francis: Church should give better treatment to divorced Catholics who remarry - World - CBC News

Pope Francis: Church should give better treatment to divorced Catholics who remarry - World - CBC News

This Flowchart Will Tell You When Cooperation with Evil is Immoral - Aleteia

This Flowchart Will Tell You When Cooperation with Evil is Immoral - Aleteia

On social justice, Francis isn’t rethinking so much as recycling | Crux

On social justice, Francis isn’t rethinking so much as recycling | Crux

Healthy nurse’s decision to end her life with lethal injection revives heated assisted suicide debate in U.K. | National Post

Healthy nurse’s decision to end her life with lethal injection revives heated assisted suicide debate in U.K. | National Post

The One and Only Culture War | J. D. Flynn | First Things

The One and Only Culture War | J. D. Flynn | First Things

A Person's a Person, No Matter How Small |Blogs | NCRegister.com

A Person's a Person, No Matter How Small |Blogs | NCRegister.com

Synod. The Key Question: Does Jesus Allow Divorce Or Not? - Sandro Magister

Synod. The Key Question: Does Jesus Allow Divorce Or Not?

Pope Francis and the Gadgets of Sin - Aleteia

Pope Francis and the Gadgets of Sin - Aleteia

'Abominable Evil': An African Perpective on Planned Parenthood - Aleteia

'Abominable Evil': An African Perpective on Planned Parenthood - Aleteia

How Can We Change Modern Media? : Catholic Stand

How Can We Change Modern Media? : Catholic Stand

Twelve Causes of Gender Confusion

Twelve Causes of Gender Confusion

There’s one group still excluded from the Boy Scouts: atheists | Crux

There’s one group still excluded from the Boy Scouts: atheists | Crux

A little something to enjoy this Sunday when the news is light!

Stephen Harper asks governor general to dissolve parliament and kick off long federal election campaign | National Post

Stephen Harper asks governor general to dissolve parliament and kick off long federal election campaign | National Post

George Weigel and Cardinal Schönborn Offer Hopes and Predictions for the Synod |Blogs | NCRegister.com

George Weigel and Cardinal Schönborn Offer Hopes and Predictions for the Synod |Blogs | NCRegister.com

5 Things Christians Shouldn’t Say to Atheists

5 Things Christians Shouldn’t Say to Atheists

Ten “Isms” That Are Destroying the Church

Ten “Isms” That Are Destroying the Church

Top 10 Apps for Catholics-EpicPew

Top 10 Apps for Catholics-EpicPew

Planned Parenthood's Mammography Lie| National Review Online

Planned Parenthood's Mammography Lie| National Review Online

The true meaning of 'Pro-Life'.

I'm not usually a fan of Sr. Joan Chittister but she's right-on with this point. 

Being pro-life is much, much more than just being 'pro-birth'. It requires a commitment to others that extends from conception through to life's natural end. One cannot claim to be pro-life and at the same time deny the right of every person to receiving the support required to be fed, housed, educated, and loved.

Sanity in the Court: Judge Denies Claim That Chimps are Persons - Aleteia

Sanity in the Court: Judge Denies Claim That Chimps are Persons - Aleteia