Here is an explanation that includes a sound-scene-tour of the Posadas which is a Latino Tradition of re-enacting the journey of Mary and Joseph trying to find room at the inn.
Even though Fr. Robert Carr didn’t ask for a blog plug, I will give him one anyway. He has his own blog Catholicism Anew which contains not only his posts but links to his podcasts.
I recently finished reading an article by Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio in this month’s This Rock magazine which I found to be excellent. The article "Unfinished Business of Vatican II" can now also be found on his site. After an overview he starts out by pointing out what was actually implemented as a result of the actual teachings of the council before getting in to the subject of what still needs to be done.
Here is a webcam which gives a view of St. Peter’s Square [Via Catholic Church Conservation]. I think they should call it the Vaticam.
Speculative Catholic has posted a powerful conversion story to Christianity of SF writer John C. Wright.
Matthew Mehan informed me about a website that he calls " sort of a JPII in journalism venture out of Australia" called mercator.net. It looks pretty good and under "what we stand for" it says:
MercatorNet offers analysis of current affairs and key international news and trends which touch its readers’ daily lives. It speaks to everyone who believes that ethics is more than opinions, that there is a transcendent dimension to our lives, and that facts are sturdier than ideology.
MercatorNet’s ambition is to put a sound vision of the human person at the center of politics, education, social policy and culture. It welcomes a diverse range of opinions on politics, economics and other social issues.
They have an RSS and ATOM feed and appears to be published on Mondays. Matthew is a contributor and currently has an article called "Manga mania" up.
Steve Kellmeyer makes some excellent points here. When the Mass was taken away from Christmas why should we be surprised that Christ is stripped also?