Guests for Tuesday, 12/7/2010

Rich Leonardi directs us to Zenit for Pope Benedict's remarks on authentic theology.

Dr Kevin Vost is online at drvost.com.


Kevin Wright is online at wrtareligioustravel.com.


Mike Aquilina is online at fathersofthechurch.com.


Bill Donaghy is online at twistedmystics.blogspot.com.

Kevin Schmiesing is online at catholichistory.net.

Paula Westwood blogs at createdorder.blogspot.com.

Kevin Prendergast can be contacted at sonrise@sacredheartradio.com.

Raymond Arroyo's dramatized New Testament is online at truthandlifebible.com.


Steve Smith and the GRACE Virtual Catholic School Program are online at pmgrace.com.

Fr Dwight Longenecker is online at dwightlongenecker.com.


Liz Carter and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul are online at svdpcincinnati.org.

Dr Jennifer Roback Morse is online at ruthinstitute.org.

Guests for Monday, 12/6/2010

Kevin Schmiesing is online at catholichistory.net.

Danny Abramowicz is online at crossingthegoal.com.


Rita Heikenfeld is online at abouteating.com.

Jennifer Fulwiler is online at conversiondiary.com.

Teresa Tomeo is online at teresatomeo.com.


Cheryl Dickow is online at bezalelbooks.com.


Lavonne Macke, author of "George and His Best Friend" is online at glittercreek.com.

Rich Leonardi directs us to Zenit for Pope Benedict's discussion of authentic theology.

Dr Kevin Vost is online at drvost.com.


Fr Kyle Schnippel is online at fatherschnippel.blogspot.com.

Steven Greydanus is online at decentfilms.com.

Dr Mike Gable and the Mission Office for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati can be contacted by calling 513-421-3131.

Mike Aquilina is online at fathersofthechurch.com.


Dan Egan is online at bibletidbits.blogspot.com.

Fr Ted Ross is online at athenaeum.edu.

Danielle Bean is online at faithandfamilylive.com.


Steven Greydanus is online at decentfilms.com.

Tony Beshara is online at thejobsearchsolution.com.

Fr Greg Friedman is online at franciscanmedia.org.

Msgr Eugene Morris is online at pcj.edu.

Lisa Hendey is online at catholicmom.com.


Eric Sammons is online at ericsammons.com.


Rita Heikenfeld is online at abouteating.com.

To support the Parish Kitchen's blanket drive this Advent, call 859-581-7745.

Cheryl Dickow is online at bezalelbooks.com.

Rita Heikenfeld's Two-Way Peppermint Bark

One of the nicest food gifts you can give. By using high quality chocolate, you will rival the gourmet bark that costs over $25 a tin in the store.

12 oz favorite chocolate chips, good quality
12- 16 oz white chocolate chips
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract or few drops of food grade peppermint oil, to taste
1/2 cup peppermint or spearmint candy, crushed and sieved (sieving is optional)

Prepare pan: either a 9x13 or cookie sheet lined with sprayed foil. Melt dark chocolate chips on stove in double boiler or a nonstick pot on low or in the microwave. (Regardless of which way you melt them, for both the chocolate and white chocolate pull off heat when there are still a few remaining lumps. Stir to smooth.) Pour onto prepared foil and spread in an even layer. Place in refrigerator until hard. This can take 20-30 minutes. Melt white chocolate chips using the same technique. Stir in extract. Let cool a little bit so it doesn’t melt the chocolate layer when you pour it on top. Pour this over chocolate layer, and, working quickly, spread to cover. Sprinkle with crushed candy, pushing it into the chocolate gently.

Chill until hard. Lift foil out of pan and shake off excess candy. Peel off foil. Trim edges. Cut as desired. Keep refrigerated, covered.

Guests for Thursday, 12/2/2010

Msgr Eugene Morris was commenting on this story about a protestant shortage of organists.

Fr James Kubicki is online at apostleshipofprayer.org.

Mary Cabrini Durkin is online at companyofstursula.org.

Send your questions for Catholic counselor Kevin Prendergast to sonrise@sacredheartradio.com.

Eric Sammons is online at ericsammons.org.


Fr Andrew Carl Wisdom, author of "Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Thomas Aquinas"


Rita Heikenfeld is online at abouteating.com.

Dan Egan is online at bibletidbits.blogspot.com.

Jan De Volder, author of "The Spirit of Father Damian"


Sr Judith Sutera, author of "Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Benedict"


Carole Pretty, author of "Billy's Angel" and LaVonne Macke, author of "George and His Best Friend" are online at glittercreek.com.

Lisa Hendey is online at catholicmom.com.

Pope Benedict's "Light of the World" on CD!

Lighthouse Catholic Media's December CD of the month features excerpts from Pope Benedict's new book length interview "Light of the World." If you're not familiar with Lighthouse Catholic Media's CD of the Month Club, it's a great way to get monthly audio recordings from Scott Hahn, Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Fulton Sheen and others. Click here to sign up for yourself (or to give a subscription as a Christmas gift), a portion of your purchase helps keep us on the air!

Tiresome Atheists at it Again

The tiresome atheists are at it again, pretending to be radical and brave while they are really just whining.

This time they're getting a lot of publicity for a billboard in New Jersey. It uses a piece of Christmas clip art featuring the Three Wise Men and the Holy Family, and says, “"You KNOW it's a Myth. This Season, Celebrate REASON!"

Blah, blah, blah.

Personally, I'm all for reason, although I draw the line at holidays celebrating it – that didn't go so well during the French Revolution.

But this sort of priggish, “I'm annoying you for your own good” mentality doesn't say much for the atheists, does it? After all, reason should tell them that spending $20,000 to put up a billboard like this and then claiming it's not anti-Christian is more than a little disingenuous. They say the billboard is actually for other atheists who dishonestly celebrate Christmas (imagine that – giving each other presents! decorating their houses! eating cookies and hams!). Well, should that be true I wish them luck. Reason parties don't sound like they'd be much fun, especially if this crowd is hosting.

But of course it's not true. What they really want to do is taunt Christians with the same old message that they are so much smarter and more enlightened and less needy than everyone else. The whole “Nyah nyah nyah, I'm more mature than you are” thing would be more convincing if they tried it on anyone who wasn't taught by their mythical God to forgive people who wrong them.

Here's my proposal. Atheists, I'll take you seriously if you do the following: Rent an equally prominent billboard for all of Ramadan, use clip art of Islamic calligraphy instead of a manger, and say “You KNOW it's a myth: This Ramadan, Celebrate REASON!”

Come on. Show you committed you are to your vaunted principles. Or maybe you've already shown that.

Guests for Wednesday, 12/1/2010

Paula Westwood blogs at createdorder.blogspot.com.

Fr Ronald Raab, author of "The Unsheltered Heart"


John Kruse, author of "Advent and Christmas Wisdom from Francis of Assisi" and "Advent and Christmas Wisdom from Pope John Paul II"


Jan De Volder, author of "The Spirit of Father Damien"


Mike Aquilina is online at fathersofthechurch.com.

Fr Warren Savage, author of "Joyful Meditations for Advent and the 12 Days of Christmas"


Fr James Kubicki is online at apostleshipofprayer.org.

Paul Badde, author of "The Face of God"


Kevin Wright is online at wrtareligioustravel.com.


Fr Andrew Carl Wisdom, author of "Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Thomas Aquinas"


Jennifer Fulwiler is online at conversiondiary.com.

Fr Kyle Schnippel is online at cincinnativocations.org.

Brenda Cerkez is online at familyhonor.org.