Month July 2008
Last week we wrote about the Batty Babes in Beantown, the womynpriest movement performing their mock ordinations in Boston. I noted then that the ceremony was conducted at a protestant church, specifically the Church of the Covenant which is affiliated… Continue Reading →
I was reading a few stories on the new movie Brideshead Revisited and came across a word not often associated with Catholicism. In asking the screenwriter of the film which seems to bastardize the great Catholic novel what the story… Continue Reading →
X-Files is a Hateful Anti-Catholic Movie—The truth is not there. Liturgical Institute Answers Liturgical Questions Online—Have a question about the liturgy? Ask the experts. Inflatable Church On Beach—”Bouncy” Church setup on beach to attract sunbathers. Whither Goes The Article, So… Continue Reading →
I’ll admit it. I was an X-files fan. I mean, I didn’t go to any conventions or anything but I wanted Mulder to get to the truth behind his sister’s disappearance. And I actually cared whether Mulder and Scully got… Continue Reading →
The Liturgical Institute at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois, announced today that as a public service it will make its faculty available to answer questions on its web site about the sacred liturgy. Simply e-mail… Continue Reading →
I recognize that I have a traditionalist bent that makes me less than receptive to innovation, but this is ridiculous. [UK Times]Sunbathers wishing to attend a Sunday service without the bother of getting dressed were offered an alternative form of… Continue Reading →
Have you ever noticed that when you learn a new word, for a short ensuing period the word then seems omnipresent? A sensible soul would likely conclude that the presence of the word in their experience is not new, but… Continue Reading →
More Incense, Less Nonsense!—”No other religion would dare to have something so awesome.” Colbert On the Anglican Schism—”There are many high ranking religious figures opposed to gay priests, for instance … God!” Sportsmanship—For the love in the game. CDF To… Continue Reading →
Well you can’t get more incense than the Botafumeiro. July 25th is the feast day of St. James The Greater. At Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Spain, they celebrate the feast in style. There is so much incense there that… Continue Reading →
“There are many high ranking religious figures opposed to gay priests, for instance…..God!”