Month November 2008
Would it be a surprise to GK Chesterton that as faith dwindles in his homeland, belief in the supernatural would soar? OK. Let me thumb through my mental index of Chesterton quotes which every good Catholic blogger has handy for… Continue Reading →
Santa’s a Jerk—He’s no saint. He’s practically Archie Bunker with a beard! Cease The Peace—My suggestions on where to stick the Sign of Peace. Save the Tofurkey!—We are shocked, horrified, and hungry. The Last Gasp of the Hippies—Priest faces excommunication… Continue Reading →
Last night, all of a sudden everything became Christmasy around my house. I was going through the house taking down Halloween decorations. (I know it’s late. I know! Don’t you dare judge me.) But as I took them down my… Continue Reading →
Vegetarians around the planet were horrified to learn today that the popular Thanksgiving dish for vegetarians called Tofurkey doesn’t actually derive from the vegetarian bean curd known as Tofu but from a very small and extraordinarily cute endangered species called… Continue Reading →
As was reported last year, Pope Benedict has asked that the placement of the Sign of Peace be reviewed perhaps placing it earlier where it will be less disruptive to the preparation of the faithful for communion. Cardinal Arinze, Prefect… Continue Reading →
The Last Gasp of the Hippies—Priest faces excommunication for participating in female ordination. Modernly Immaterial—L’Osservatore Romano updates itself to irrelevance. The Culture of Death and Miracle of Life—Must see video about the heartbreaking and inspiring story of Haleigh Poutre. Fr…. Continue Reading →
Consider this the last gasp of the hippie generation. This entire generation is stunned that they were unable to completely overhaul the Church during their lifetime. They had such success changing academia and even local parishes but now they wander… Continue Reading →
Even the most frivolous among us would likely agree that we live in dark, dramatic, and disturbed times. Renouncing any call to seriousness or significance, ostensibly demanded by events of the day, the official Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano turned its… Continue Reading →
Remember Haleigh Poutre. She’s the little girl who was nearly beaten to death by her stepfather and then nearly killed by her doctors and the state in their attempts to remove her from her ventilator. But due to the thanks… Continue Reading →
Fr. Barron on Advent (and Road Rage)—The spiritual solution to traffic jams! Palin Pardons Turkey But Not All Of Them—Sarah Palin teaches horrified mainstream media how the turkey gets from the farm to the plate. Roseanne Barr: Give Jerusalem To… Continue Reading →