Month August 2008
New Planned Parenthood Ads Are Sad—Not so much sad in the boo-hoo way but kinda’ creepy sad, if you know what I mean. Saints in Beijing—The Vatican fields a team of Saints, Old Testament prophets, and Apostles to bring home… Continue Reading →
“Take Care Down There” is the new series of web ads made by Planned Parenthood. And they’re not talking about Australia. I’m just trying to decide whether they’re more disgusting or sad. You decide. Or this one entitled “I Didn’t…”… Continue Reading →
The Vatican has officially been a city-state for decades but many were surprised at the announcement yesterday that the Vatican will be fielding a team for the Olympics. And many sports officials across the world are crying foul because although… Continue Reading →
Fr. Jay Toborowsky, the Young Fogey himself, has a very interesting piece on an instruction sent out by Cardinal Arinze of the Congregation for Divine Worship prohibiting the literal Hebrew pronunciation of the name of God to be used in… Continue Reading →
The opening of the Guadalupe Shrine in LaCrosse raises some significant questions. Is simply “going back” to the past a suitable way to build churches. The answer is no. Does this mean that the past is banished? Also, no. The… Continue Reading →
Thinking Theologically About Liturgical Architecture—When it comes to liturgical architecture, style is secondary. An Open Letter to ABC News—The media refers to Dems as “pro-life” and Republicans as “anti-abortion.” The La Crosse Gudalupe Shrine and What it Means—A direct attack… Continue Reading →
Dear ABC, I see you have discovered the term “pro-life” which you mentioned in this piece entitled “Are Democrats Now Pro-Life?” After all these years while folks who oppose abortion have been calling themselves “pro-life,” the media including, I believe,… Continue Reading →
I’ve noticed a few blogs have posted some of the beautiful photos from the LaCrosse Tribune’s coverage of the new Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe dedicated recently by Archbishop Burke. Most of the comments about the building are quite… Continue Reading →
In what is clearly a victory for homeschooling parents in California and across the country, a California court reversed a lower court decision which had put into question whether homeschooling was a right under the Constitution. An appeals court in… Continue Reading →
Father Bernardo Cervellera, the director of Asia News and an acknowledged expert on China has published a book in Italian called “The Flipside of the Medals” which speculates that China has only become more oppressive because of the Olympics. He… Continue Reading →