Last week, the Obama administration’s Department of Health and Human Services announced the final version of a rule that would require all employers and insurers to provide sterilization and contraceptives, including some abortion inducing drugs in their health plans. Although it was earlier announced that certain religious organizations would be exempt from the rule, the… [Read More]
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A Catholic Burial . . . An Eternal Sign of our Faith
The primary mission of Austin Catholic New Media is to serve the Church. The obvious means in which we do that is by evangelizing via new media tools. Another way we can serve the Church and the Church community as a whole is by supporting and promoting local Catholic businesses. Here at ACNM we are… [Read More]
Two Guys a Girl and a Catholic Podcast Episode 40 – Why I Love Jesus But Hate SOPA and PIPA
Episode 40 [powerpress] Current Events: Wide Web protests turn tide against anti-piracy bills as Congress effort goes down in flames Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/tech-junkies-protest-sopa-bill-designed-stop-internet-piracy-streets-york-city-article-1.1008161#ixzz1jsiNL6j8 Compare this with the Occu-pocalys Jesus vs religion video not sure where to put this but wanted to talk more about the impact then the actual video. Catholic response: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru_tC4fv6FE&feature=youtu.be Church News:… [Read More]
It’s Not Religion You Hate, It’s Hypocrisy
If you’ve been under a rock the past week or so {ok, so that doesn’t come across as entirely nice, so let’s just say you weren’t under a rock, but you avoided all social media outlets the past week 😉 }, you probably missed a “lovely” gem of a video that made the rounds on… [Read More]
El Valiente
¿Cuantos de nosotros vamos a una película de terror o a una casa de espanto para aterrorizarnos? Si claro, es por un momento, pero ahí vamos, pagamos dinero, y tenemos un momento de aventura, corre la adrenalina o nos divertimos un poco, pero al fin, con menos dinero en la cartera. La semana pasada escuche… [Read More]
The Internet Is Dark Today
There are two bills currently in Congress that could have a huge impact on Internet if made law. The first is known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House and Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate. I didn’t link to the Wikipedia entries on them (which I usually would do) and… [Read More]
Sexuality—It’s a Slow Fade
I see it every day and I’m pretty sure you do, too. The sexualization of men and women, teenagers and young boys and girls is everywhere. The billboard on the highway. The front window of a store. Magazine ads. Television commercials. Mailers in my mailbox. And, it’s all over the internet. We can’t get away… [Read More]
Two Guys a Girl and a Catholic Podcast Episode 39 – The Silver Ring Thing
Episode 39 [powerpress] Feedback Ryan’s Feedback Current Events: General Tebow discussion ABC Special on Tim Tebow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs898BJM6YY Forget Tim Tebow. What about Mark Wahlberg http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505270_162-57355882/mark-wahlberg-talks-film-family-and-faith/?tag=facebook%3Ftag%3Dfacebook Church News: Silver Ring Thing Interview – http://www.silverringthing.com/registrationdisplay.asp?regID=517 Have you ever been interested in signing your kids up for Catholic school? Saturday, January 21st 10am to 2pm, St. Michaels Catholic… [Read More]
Hope in Death [A Review of Give Us Rest]
Great music can be some of the most beautiful art, and Christianity is in great need of more of it today. It’s no secret that in contemporary music the Catholic Church is not at its high mark. Personally, I think that Gregorian chant from the Traditional Latin Mass is hard to beat, but I also… [Read More]
Celebrating One Year Online and a Giveaway to Boot
It’s amazing how time flies. One year ago we launched the Austin Catholic New Media website with the simple goal to connect Catholics in the Diocese of Austin interested in promoting the New Evangelization using new media. We quickly learned that the Lord had slightly bigger plans for us. Over the past year we have gathered a wonderful… [Read More]
La Finalidad de la Vida
Comenzando esta semana, voy a tener un grupo pequeño de adultos en Saint William donde estaremos estudiando algunas verdades del Credo y del Catecismo para continuar su preparación como evangelizadores. Este es un esfuerzo de Saint William de mover el enfoque de la parroquia de un estado de “mantenimiento” a un estado de “misión”…. [Read More]
Tweeting Catholics
I am a social media addict, but not in a bad way. It’s just that when I want to know what’s going on in the world, I don’t turn on the TV, I pull up Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest. At 800 million users, if Facebook were a country, it’d have the third largest population in… [Read More]
Playing with the Girl Who Was on Fire (Review: “The Hunger Games”)
This may be the hardest review I’ve written for ACNM. This is not because I didn’t read the book. I did; I’ve read it twice now, and I would never try to review a book I hadn’t finished reading. This is not because I didn’t like the book; it was amazing. This is because the… [Read More]
Two Guys a Girl and a Catholic Podcast Episode #38 – The Gang Welcomes In The New Year
Episode 38 [powerpress] Current Events: Ben Breedlove from Westlake made national news on Christmas week. Part I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmlTHfVaU9o Part II http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4LSEXsvRAI&feature=related Church News: The next Theology on Tap is Jan. 11 at Pluckers near Lakeline Mall in Cedar Park. Father Alberto Borruel, Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Lockhart will present on Mary’s “Yes” and… [Read More]
Matthew Kelly to the rescue!
Have you heard Matthew Kelly is coming to speak at St. William Catholic Church in Round Rock? NO??? Have you heard of Matthew Kelly? Still no?? You’ve heard of St. William in Round Rock, right? Ok, let’s start with that. Take I-35 and exit the Round Rock exit McNeil and head towards the GIANT church… [Read More]
Día de Reyes
Nuestra cultura esta llena de bellas tradiciones basadas en nuestra fe. Este viernes muchas familias celebraran el Día de Reyes, cual se celebra cada 6 de Enero. Los niños esperan sus regalos de los Tres Reyes ansiosamente, habrá rosca de Reyes, y rico chocolate para tomar. En Estados Unidos, la Iglesia Católica celebra La Epifanía… [Read More]
Henry VIII is Rolling in His Grave
In addition to ringing in the new year, on January 1st, the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter was created in the Catholic Church. It is basically a diocese for the entire United States for those people—lay and cleric, individually or corporately—who are formerly Anglican/Episcopal and have “swam the Tiber” to join the Catholic… [Read More]
The Power of Words
Our fifth child was born premature, spent time in the NICU and has various developmental delays. Recently, a friend and I were talking about any future children I might conceive when she made the comment, “Well, your early delivery with your fourth child was your warning sign.” What was that supposed to mean? That because we chose to… [Read More]
Offering the First and the Best of 2012
There is an abundance of speculation about this year, and like it or not, 2012 is here. Many joke around with the idea of the end of the world coming in 2012, and it seems as if proudly surviving countless prophecies of apocalyptic times before means it won’t happen this time. I’m not saying the… [Read More]
Sunday Says Podcast: January 1 Readings and Reflection
[powerpress] Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God – January 1, 2012 Skip to 2:52 to go to reflection. Reading 1 – Numbers 6:22-27 Responsorial – Psalm 67:2-3,5,6,8 Reading 2 – 2 Galations 4:4-7 Gospel – Luke 2:16-21 Reflection done by Cristobal Almanza – @SoulPainter Theme song – Ignite – Soundwave soundwave.cc Feedback Line Number: (512) 200-ACNM (2266) feedback@austincnm.com… [Read More]
Making Time for God in the Present
The New Year is almost here. Have you done everything you planned to this year? Are your goals set for next year? Have you compared your state-of-me with your peers, coworkers, friends, to make sure you’re making the same strides that they are?In the midst of our reminiscing of the past and our dreaming in… [Read More]
Joseph: Carpenter, Saint, Daddy
I don’t know if it’s all the Nativity scenes that are around or that really vivid dream I had a few days ago about getting married, but St. Joseph has been on my mind a lot. I love St. Joseph like I love my own father and during the Christmas season especially I like to… [Read More]
Trusting in the Truth (Review: “How to Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul”)
I hate to begin blog posts with apologies, but I feel I must offer mine for the tardiness of this review. I spent the day after-Christmas shopping with my mom and sister. I don’t see my family very often since they almost all still live in Maryland, so I try to make myself available to… [Read More]
“Creepy” Baby Jesus
“The more you honor me, the more I will bless you.” –The Infant Child Jesus of Prague When I first met my husband, he wore a religious medal I was unfamiliar with. The image on the medal was that of Jesus as an infant, but dressed in clothing from the 15th and 16th century. I… [Read More]
Well blessED your heart, you’re a SAINT now!
Earlier this week, Pope Benedict XVI recently approved a series of decrees by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. In short, this means that a group of seven candidates were approved by not only the pope, but also passed the authenticity of a miracle attributed to their intercession, paving the way for the final… [Read More]
The Greatest Miracle – Movie Review
My family and I recently watched The Greatest Miracle movie and truly enjoyed this inspiring Catholic movie about the Catholic Mass. The movie is about three different people going through personal struggles, who find their way to Mass one day. Their Guardian Angels walk them through the Mass, encouraging them to fully live out their… [Read More]
All Sins Must Go!
I hope these final days of Advent are giving you a chance to slow down and make your final preparation—physically and spiritually—for Christmas. While receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation is not technically required during Advent (ref. Canon 988), it is a very laudable practice and a tangible way to prepare spiritually for the Christmas season…. [Read More]
Las Posadas and the Devil at the Nativity
I was born and raised here in Texas, but spent almost every Christmas of my childhood with my family in Mexico. Growing up in a very Catholic family, it was almost like a yearly pilgrimage we took to return to family and celebrate the birth of our Savior. We just celebrated Rorate Sunday (4th Sunday… [Read More]
The Meanings Behind All Our Christmas Decorations
I originally posted this last year over at my Catholic Warthog blog but thought it would be a good idea to cross post it here at ACNM. I know that we are still in Advent but the rest of the world is already primed and decked out for Christmas. With that in mind I wanted… [Read More]
Bishop Vasquez’s State of the Diocese Address
The following recording of Bishop Vasquez’s State of the Diocese Address was recorded on December 14th, 2011 at the Assembly of Catholic Professionals. A special thank you to our friends at Relevant Radio 970AM for providing this recording. [powerpress]
The “O” Antiphons 101
“The ‘O’ What-iphons?” If you’re like me, that was your response to the above title. If you already knew what they are, then consider this your reminder for this year. I only learned about the “O” Antiphons last October when I was scouring the web for Advent craft ideas. They’re a procrastinator’s dream Advent devotion,… [Read More]
2011 Fourth Quarter Update and Meet Up
2011 has been an exciting year for us here at Austin Catholic New Media. Our website is not even a year old, and we’ve seen some incredible response to our local mission. We are still only getting started with many of the different elements of our apostolate, but we are very grateful for the support… [Read More]
Presbyterian Lies and Literary Truths (Review: “The Wednesday Wars”)
As a happy Catholic who is involved in media, I try to keep my ears open for positive portrayals of religion in any setting: movies, television, and especially books. Religion in literature tends to be more honest than movies or TV. It’s very easy to toss a cross around a character’s neck or pan past… [Read More]
Two Guys a Girl and a Catholic Podcast Episode #37 – Zuckerberg Hacked! and Other Signs of the Apocalypse
2 Guys, a Girl and a Catholic Podcast – Episode 37 – [powerpress] Current Events: The Vatican begins to digitize 80,000 manuscripts with NASA technology. – Cristina http://www.romereports.com/palio/vatican%27s-library-begins-to-digitize-80000-of-its-manuscripts-with-nasa-technology-english-5590.html Vatican approves Blessed Marianne Cope miracle and blessed Kateri Tekakwitha -Cris http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2011/12/for-us-church-new-year-brings-new.html US Government to archive every tweet in Library of Congress – Chris http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2011/12/library-of-congress-to-store-tweets-based-on-twitter-deal/1 Church News:… [Read More]
¿Creen los Católicos que las personas que no son Católicos van al infierno?
Hace unos meses me encontré en una conversación en la cual ni esperaba platicar temas de fe. Pero en medio de la conversación, ahí estaba una pregunta, frente a mí por unos segundos (que ahora parece como minutos), esperando una respuesta como si fuera una de esas preguntas que les hacían a las candidatas de… [Read More]
The Art of Making a Good Advent
During the past few years I have found that the first Sunday of Advent, much like its secular equivalent of New Year’s Day on January 1, is a great time of looking forward with hope and anticipation, a chance to “restart the spiritual clock” and to reflect on what we can do to better prepare… [Read More]
Our Lady of Guadalupe “Patroness of the Unborn”
In 1531, the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe brought an end to human sacrifice all over the Americas. Before she appeared to St. Juan Diego, cruel human sacrificing rituals were performed on a scale never approached, even remotely, by other peoples of the era. Many methods were used. In one of their religious ceremonies,… [Read More]
Sunday Says Podcast: December 4, 2011 Readings and Reflections
[powerpress] December 4, 2011 – Second Sunday of Advent Skip to 4:25 minute mark to go to reflection. First Reading Isiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Responsorial Psalm Psalm 85:9-10-11-12, 13-14 Second Reading 2 Peter 3:8-14 Gospel Mark 1:1-8 Reflection done by Cristobal Almanza – @SoulPainter Theme song – Ignite – Soundwave soundwave.cc Feedback Line Number: (512) 200-ACNM (2266) feedback@austincnm.com http://www.austincnm.com
Two Guys, a Girl and a Catholic Podcast 36: Santa Visits The Wildcard
Episode 36 [powerpress] Current Events: Orange county Diocese buys Crystal Cathedral http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/18/local/la-me-crystal-cathedral-20111118 New Vatican commission cracks down on church architecture http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/architettura-architecture-arquitectura-10121/ Man gives away life savings in donated suit http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-accidentally-gives-away-life-savings-hidden-away-165333331.html Is Siri pro-life? http://gizmodo.com/5863445/is-siri-pro-life-apparently-yes Church News: Sarah’s Hope – Wed, December 7 Vitae Clinic Sarah’s Hope is a free spiritual support program for couples struggling… [Read More]
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