Fr. Barron's Catholicism Project: Preview of Episode 8 -- Saints

Here is another excellent clip from Fr. Robert Barron's Catholicism series.



You can find more of these clips at Fallible Blogma.

And if you live in the United States, don't forget to check to see if this series is airing on a PBS station in your area.

We Are More (World Youth Day 2011)

Here is a video with some nice images from World Youth Day in Madrid:

How is the New Translation of the Mass Different?

Jimmy Akin of Catholic Answers provides an answer to that question in the following video:

Why is the Mass Changing?

Jimmy Akin of Catholic Answers discusses the upcoming changes in the Mass, with the third edition of the Roman Missal, which will be implemented in Advent of this year.

Fr. Barron on Mother Teresa and Joy

Fr. Robert Barron talks about his trip to Calcutta, India, and what we can learn from Mother Teresa about true joy:

Vocation Fridays: An Introduction to Consecrated Virginity

Fr. Barron's Catholicism Project: Preview of Episode 7 -- The Mystery of Eating Jesus's Flesh

Here is another clip from Fr. Robert Barron's Catholicism series.



You can find more of these clips at Fallible Blogma.

Also be sure to check out the National Catholic Register's interview with Fr. Barron, which was posted to their web site today.

Pope Benedict - I've Been Everywhere

Here is a nice lighthearted video highlighting Pope Benedict's travels:




I found this video at the end of an interesting blog post by Monsignor Charles Pope, regarding Catholics and the new media.

Dawn Eden: The Thrill of the Chaste

Here is another video from the Veritas Forum. Here is their description of the video:

Sex can bring pleasure -- but does it bring joy? Why would a 31-year old unmarried rock journalist in New York City embrace chastity? Dawn was a columnist for Salon, Billboard, and Mojo, and she is now the deputy news editor at the New York Daily News. After a dramatic conversion to Christian faith in 1999, Dawn traded the incessant pursuit of gratification for the thrill of chastity. For Dawn, chastity is not simply a "no" to sex, but a "yes" to living out all the graces one has been given by God as a human being made in God's image. Dawn is the author of The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On (2007). She will speak, followed by a question and answer period.

Vocation Fridays: The Priesthood and the Eucharist

Fr. Barron's Catholicism Project: Preview of Episode 6 -- Papal Infallibility

Here is another excerpt from Fr. Robert Barron's Catholicism series.



The National Catholic Register recently posted an excellent article on the Catholicism series. This series will be available soon on DVD, as well as airing this fall on EWTN and on some PBS stations.

This video clip and other excerpts from Catholicism were originally posted on Fallible Blogma.

Robert George: Natural Law, God, and Human Dignity

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse on the attempt to redefine marriage

Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse is a great advocate for marriage, who has written on many of the problems facing marriage today. In this talk at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Dr. Morse discusses the attempt to redefine marriage as a gender-neutral institution (i.e., the attempt to institute so-called "same-sex marriage").

Russia's Shrinking Population

This is a very well-made video from the Population Research Institute, detailing the problem of Russia's declining population. Many countries may face a similar problem in the near future, but it seems to be especially bad in Russia, due to a high abortion rate, a low birth rate, and a relatively short life expectancy.



(Thanks to the Ruth Institute Blog for finding and posting this video.)

Vocation Fridays: What is a Religious Brother?

Youcat book trailer

Here is a short video promoting Youcat, the church's new youth catechism. I am planning to use this catechism in my parish's Confirmation preparation class starting this fall. I haven't had a chance to read much of it yet, but so far it looks good.

Peter Kreeft: The Problem of Evil and Suffering

In this video from the Veritas Forum, Dr. Peter Kreeft discusses questions such as: Does God exist? How can God exist with so much evil in the world? Doesn't evil disprove God?

Fr. Barron's Catholicism Project: Preview of Episode 5

Here is the fifth preview clip from Fr. Robert Barron's upcoming series Catholicism, a ten-part series which is scheduled for release in the fall of this year, on DVD and on at least some PBS stations.

According to Fallible Blogma, which has been posting these clips for several months now, this clip is from Episode 5, "The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure."



You can click here to see the previous clips from this series.

Vocation Fridays: Women of Mystery, Women of Hope

Jennifer Fulwiler talks about her conversion from atheism

I had this post scheduled for next week. But then late yesterday I discovered that Jennifer Fulwiler had mentioned my blog on her well-written and popular Conversion Diary blog. I certainly didn't expect that! Jennifer, if you are reading here, thanks for your recognition of my blog, and congratulations on winning several categories in the Catholic New Media Awards. I wish I had remembered to vote for those awards, but it looks like you did OK anyway. :-)

In light of Jennifer mentioning my blog, I thought it would be appropriate to move this post up to today. Here is the post as I had already composed it:

A few weeks ago, I posted a video of Jennifer Fulwiler (of the excellent Conversion Diary blog) on EWTN, discussing her conversion from atheism to the Catholic Church. Here is another video in which Mrs. Fulwiler presents a talk on this same topic. The first half of the video is her talk, followed by a question and answer session in the second half of the video.