Catholic Church

By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic Herald - Ash Wednesday (and) Valentine’s Day fall on February 14… The two days, steeped in tradition, don’t have too much in common beyond their religious roots. Valentine’s Day, named after St. Valentine, a third-century martyr, is all about romance with its emphasis on cards, candy, flowers and nice dinners, where Ash Wednesday takes a more sombre tone as the start of 40 days of prayer, fasting and almsgiving of Lent.

By Church Militant - I have another dream to tell you, a sort of aftermath of those I told you last Thursday and Friday, which totally exhausted me. Call them dreams or whatever you like ... I spent the whole next day worrying about the miserable night in store for me, and when evening came, loath to go to bed, I sat at my desk browsing through books until midnight. The mere thought of having more night­mares thoroughly scared me. However, with great effort, I finally went to bed.

By John Nolte, Breitbart - Jim Caviezel, the actor who memorably portrayed Jesus in director Mel Gibson’s 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ, says that Gibson is planning a sequel that will be “the biggest film in history. It’s that good.”