Catholic Fire

An audience of half a billion tuned in to watch the performance that involved around 80 performers and was played out by young people at six major venues around Sydney. Over 270,000 international and local spectators also made their way to points around the city to watch the Stations of the Cross live and on big screen televisions. The first station held on the steps of St Mary’s Cathedral was attended by Pope Benedict XVI who led the prayer. “Make us generous and insightful as we try to walk in your footsteps,” the Holy Father prayed. MORE

In Deliberately Insulting the Most Deeply Felt Sensibilities of Other Human Beings , Jimmy Akin responds to a question on his call-in radio show "Catholic Answers Live" about Prof. P. Z. Myers, the Minnesota professor who has threatened to desecrate the Eucharist and post the results on YouTube. He shares an mp3 of the exchange. Diane at Te deum laudamos shares a wonderful post with lots of links and photos on Pope Benedict XVI and Don Bosco's Dream... At Daily Donna-Marie, she shares the amazing Stations of the Cross from World Youth Day through her commentary and a YouTube video. Jay Anderson shares a rewarding experience when he takes a day off from work to see the Vatican Splendors Exhibition at the museum of The Western Reserve Historical Society in his post Yesterday I saw the Vatican Splendors.