304th Civil Affairs Brigade Brings Christmas to Iraqi Children

By CPT Andrew Romer 12/31/2008 BAGHDAD (Catholic Online) – The monstrous desert painted MRAP’s rolled into the Iraqi Village kicking up dust and debris, the five vehicle convoy moved ominously within a cloud of death and destruction, but that didn’t deter the children as they flocked to the American vehicles with no sign of fear [...]


The Mother of God calls us to be ‘Bearers of God’

By Deacon Keith A Fournier 12/31/2008 CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) – From antiquity, Mary has been called “Theotokos”, or “God-Bearer” (Mother of God). It is a relatively recent phenomenon among some Christians that this term has even become controversial. Yet since the Protestant reformation – it has. So, sadly, it is this title which prevents [...]