Month May 2008
McCain’s Vociferous Defense of Marriage—I’m being ironic Do You Believe What I Have to Put With?—When Nobody Else Will Listen, Talk to Mary NY Church Saved by Anonymous $20M Donation—Now will anybody actually go to Church? Common Sense Commencements—The best… Continue Reading →
Senator John McCain vociferously defended the institution of marriage today. If only he had come up with this ingenious intellectual argument which moves everyone who hears it to tears, then gay marriage never would’ve dared rear its head. McCain was… Continue Reading →
This is how I feel sometimes. Misunderstood by the world. Who else can you turn to? Who else is going to listen? This girl has it right. When the world doesn’t pay attention take it to the higher-ups. I saw… Continue Reading →
St. Brigid’s in New York City was saved from the wrecking ball by an anonymous $20M donation, says The New York Daily News. The historic church in the East Village, often called “The Famine Church” because it was built mainly… Continue Reading →
Commencement addresses are typically bastions of the banal. Every year at this time, commencement speakers from coast to coast bore graduates and their families with the same boring and trite admonitions. Be true to yourself (The Paula Abdul Commencement), make… Continue Reading →
The Legend of Shea and Eden—Brilliant exchange proves Mark Shea and Dawn Eden don’t exist. Unveiling the Icon: Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy—Project is living proof that the Holy Spirit is at work in the Second Spring of the Church…. Continue Reading →
Once upon a time, Mark Shea and Dawn Eden met in Seattle. Or so legend has it. In a fascinating exchange of scholarly insight into the alleged events show us that there may be less than meets the eye. Mark,… Continue Reading →
The Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy in Chicago has announced a special event at 5 pm on May 31st: the televised unveiling of the iconic monstrance which will be the centerpiece of the forthcoming Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy, a… Continue Reading →
This whole gay marriage thing has me flummoxed. Thoughts and streams of logic keep running through my mind. But in any argument against gay marriage, if you bring up religion they say separation of church and state. If you say… Continue Reading →
Archbishop Chaput has a fascinating and hard hitting article on the First Things blog. The Archbishop relay a little of his own history with supporting pro-choice candidates. After Robert Kennedy died, the meaning of the 1968 election seemed to evaporate…. Continue Reading →