Month December 2007
New York’s Roman Catholic Church is trying a novel approach to bring children into the Church – making them scared to death of priests. The diocese is alerting children to the danger of being sexually assaulted by a priest with… Continue Reading →
I went and did it again. I made the mistake of reading the National Catholic Reporter. Ugh! Can we please stop pretending that The NCR is even remotely Catholic. Their most recent editorial is absolutely ludicrous. They are actually defending… Continue Reading →
In Persona Christi—I believe this is what the Pope intended by freeing the Latin Mass. A joy to read. Irony Alert: Catholic Disallowed to Speak About Intolerance Toward Catholics—Intolerance toward those who are intolerant of intolerance. Kasper the Unfriendly?—Cardinal tries… Continue Reading →
Some may ask, what was the purpose of the recent Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum? There certainly has been no groundswell for the Traditional Latin Mass. Sure it is now available more and that is a good thing, but will it… Continue Reading →
If this woman was looking for someone to prove her point, she found it. The Royal Commonwealth Society barred a well-known Roman Catholic commentator from attacking intolerance towards Christians at its annual carol service. Cristina Odone, a writer and editor… Continue Reading →
Kasper the Unfriendly?—Cardinal tries to throw cold water on proposed Anglican Unity, but the Pope may be warmer to the idea. The Wisdom of Cormac McCarthy—Great wisdom from “our greatest living writer” that didn’t make into the movie. Synods: Not… Continue Reading →
It is being reported by the Catholic Herald that Cardinal Kasper has expressed his personal ambivalence toward a potential reunification with those Anglicans part of the Traditional Anglican Communion. When asked whether he felt encouraged by the TAC’s request, the… Continue Reading →
In his novel No Country for Old Men, now appearing as a movie, Cormac McCarthy gives a great bit of monologue from the Texan character Sheriff Bell. His original punctuation is kept: “…I got set next to this woman…and she… Continue Reading →
I piled the kids into the minivan to go see Santa. I don’t do hair real well (except pony tails) but I tried. I really did. But my wife took over and made the kids look great. The girls in… Continue Reading →
In the latest edition of America Magazine, the Rev. Kevin E. McKenna writes of the unfulfilled hopes that friends of the Spirit of Vatican II had for the synods of bishops. Since the Second Vatican Council, synods have borne the… Continue Reading →