Happy Easter!

Wishing everyone a happy and blessed Easter! May the Love of our risen Lord, Jesus Christ, bring you peace and fill you with blessings!

Today's musical interlude - Chelsea Moon and the Franz Brothers sing What Wondrous Love is This:

Habemus Papam!

Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum; Habemus Papam:
(I announce to you a great joy: We have a Pope!)

Thank you, Pope Benedict!

On his last day as Pope, thanks for his service to the Church:

Viva Christo Rey!

Tonight's history of religious persecution video:




Go here for a good article giving more detail on the resistance and those martyred for their faith in Christ.



Trailer for the movie:

Test of Fire

Tonight's election 2012 video:

Election '08: The Catholic Vote

Today's chart p.o.r.n., on the key Catholic vote in November (click to embiggen):

(Graphic: Time)

There are 47 million Catholic voters, and while they are too numerous and varied to speak of as a monolithic Catholic bloc, they have long been a kind of holy grail for presidential candidates. The winner of eight out of the past nine elections has captured a majority of Catholic votes (they voted for Al Gore in 2000), and there are large Catholic concentrations in key states like Florida, Ohio and New Mexico.

Read the associated article here.