Donate to Catholic Answers please!

Anybody who has been involved in American Catholic radio and apologetics knows the unique position of Catholic Answers has in the field. Their magazine, This Rock, was one of the first apologetic magazines post-Vatican II. Their radio talk show, Catholic Answers Live was the first live apologetics show that was radio-only (I remember the dark days of EWTN shortwave where every program except Catholic Answers life would have the awkward comment now of "now on your TV screen" seemingly every five minutes) and still is the premiere live Catholic radio shown on EWTN's radio network. On their website forums you call ask almost any question regarding apologetics and get an answer. In addition, their phone line is probably one of the few ways can actually make sure you talk to a professional Catholic apologist. While many dioceses have cut back on apologetic staff, they have basically taken up the national slack. Unfortunately, their donations have been hit hard by the financial crisis (they are not funded in any way from the USCCB, EWTN or local stations who carry their show) and if they were to cut back any more I wouldn't like to think of the harm it would do to the Catholic apologetics movement. So please donate here.

Divine Mercy Chaplet, Sunday 3 PM

My parish church, Our Lady of the Lake in Ashland, Wisconsin, will have a divine mercy chaplet, led by some parishoners at 3 PM this Sunday. All our welcome to attend. Bring your rosary and pray!

Courageous Heart of Irene Sendler 8PM Sunday

Although EWTN often has many good Catholics specials, rarely do we have such sympathetic portraits of Catholics on regular TV let alone the major networks. The Hallmark special this weekend is about the woman that many people call "the Female Schlinder", Irena Sendler, who probably saved 2500 Jewish children from death in Poland. There is a review about the Hallmark special, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler which will be on at 8-10 PM (CST) on CBS (KDLH, Channel 3 on cable). The National Catholic Register has an article on the special. Also you might want to look at the Wikipedia article on Irena Sendler as well as the Irena Sendler website which is presentation of her story, "Life in a Jar" which was created by Protestant kids in rural Kansas. In 1965, Sendler was recognized by Yad Vashem as one of the Righteous Among the Nations, which was confirmed in 1983 by the Israeli Supreme Court.

The director, John Kent Harrison, of the Hallmark special on Irena Sendler is the same director of the Pope John Paul II miniseries, that starred Cary Elwes at him as a young man and Jon Voight from 1978 to his death. That miniseries also aired on CBS.