Month December 2007
From Online Opinion By Peter Sellick Let me propose an outrageous suggestion. The 16th century Reformers of the church had good cause to protest against a church that was drunk on power and greed and which had largely reduced the… Continue Reading →
The Vatican said on Thursday it had discovered a lost drawing by Renaissance master Michelangelo of a design for the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Holy Cow folks. Misfile some bills? Ok. Misplace some indulgences? Sure. Misfile a Michelangelo? Come… Continue Reading →
“I read that marriage is good for the environment so…Will you split your carbon footprint with me?”
Today is the Real Feast Day of Good Ol’ Saint Nick—St. Nicholas Feastday is December 6th. He is the patron of Bakers and Pawnbrokers Who’d a thunk it? Fr. Greeley: Priests Are Happy Without Wives—Stop the presses. We agree with… Continue Reading →
St. Nicholas Feastday is December 6th. He is the patron of Bakers and Pawnbrokers Who’d a thunk it? Far from being fat and jolly, it is believed that from his earliest days Nicholas would take nourishment only once on Wednesdays… Continue Reading →
In an op-ed yesterday published in the Chicago Sun-Times, Father Andrew Greeley argues that priests don’t necessarily need to get married to be happy or that marriage will stop sexual abuse of children. Though there are many things I don’t… Continue Reading →
Pope Benedict XVI is offering relief from purgatory to Roman Catholics who travel to Lourdes over the next year, the Vatican said yesterday. Pilgrims to the shrine in south-west France will receive “plenary indulgences” from the Pontiff. The indulgences will… Continue Reading →
Matthew and I are always reminding each other to highlight some of the great work of our friends in the blogosphere and other stuff. The Pope has recently told us why we should have hope. Now Jen at Et Tu?… Continue Reading →
Obama Must Have Been Pretty Smart—The inevitable candidate must be very insecure if she is leveling this silly charge. Can We Please Stop Pretending?—The National Catholic Reporter drops the facade of Catholicity. Can we stop pretending now? Catholic coloring book… Continue Reading →
Hillary Clinton levelled a bizarre attack on Barack Obama using the word of his kindergarten teacher that he wrote a theme entitled, “I want to be President When I Grow Up.” Besides being the weirdest political attack…ever, I had a… Continue Reading →