Year 2007
Vocations: A Different Breed—The new breed of men entering the seminary. Caveat Pre-Emptor—Bishops document on music comes with built in excuses for ignoring it. Scientists Discover Truth in The Bible! Again!—There’s a thing mentioned in the Bible. Scholars, scientists, and… Continue Reading →
There is a nice article in the Catholic Key, the diocesan newspaper of Kansas City, about the quickly growing number of men in the seminary, the direct result of a concerted effort. In recent years, the Diocese of Kansas City-St…. Continue Reading →
Yesterday,USCCB Committee on Divine Worship released its long awaited document on music in the liturgy Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship. I wish to highlight one particular section of the document that speaks about Gregorian Chant and its… Continue Reading →
A wall mentioned in the Bible’s Book of Nehemiah and long sought by archaeologists apparently has been found, an Israeli archaeologist says, even though most scientists…unsuprisingly…believed the wall didn’t really exist. How many times do we see this story every… Continue Reading →
Rowan Williams Goes Into the Closet—Does Secret ‘Gay’ Eucharist signal the end of the Anglican Communion. Rudy Was Honest About His Dishonesty—All above board, no worries. Well, except for the cheating thing. No Wonder Liturgy is Often Ugly—Formless, hastily made,… Continue Reading →
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, displayed his bravery by going into the closet. Williams presided over a ‘secret’ Eucharist for the Clergy Consultation, a lesbian and gay group of Anglican clergy. The brave Archbishop was so proud over… Continue Reading →
A report posted on Politico.com Wednesday said that at the time when Giuliani was beginning an extramarital relationship with Judith Nathan, who eventually became his third wife, he billed obscure city agencies thousands of dollars for his police security detail… Continue Reading →
No Wonder Liturgy is Often Ugly—Formless, hastily made, theologically vacuous, emotion-driven rather than content-driven. This does not bode well. Catholic Colleges Fail Condom Study—Might there still be some Catholics at these Catholic Schools? Memories Best Forgotten—Communion with the Clowns Catholic… Continue Reading →
The 2008 National Meeting of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions will be held at a convention center near the Milwaukee Airport. This event, which is the meeting of the heads and committee members of worship commissions from dioceses around the country, was… Continue Reading →
The makers of Trojan brand condoms recently released their 2007 Sexual Health Report Card based on sexual health awareness programs, condom & contraception availability, web-based sexual health information. You want the good news? The condom guys said that Catholic Universities… Continue Reading →