Author matthew archbold
The news about the Wal-Mart worker has me thinking about evil and cruelty. Not in the grand sweeping sociology way. I’m thinking particularly about how excellent at cruelty I can be. When I was younger I was a mean kind… Continue Reading →
Bishops OK Muslim Prayer Rooms in Catholic Schools—No longer convinced of the Church’s unique role in salvation, bishops in UK push diversity over truth. Scorn Makes You Stupid—Did Mark Shea go over the line? Sound and Ghastly Reasoning—Death plays the… Continue Reading →
A group of bishops in England overdosed on stupid pills this week and then sadly, came out with a document.Daily Mail Muslim prayer rooms should be opened in every Roman Catholic school, Church leaders have said. The Catholic bishops of… Continue Reading →
I read something that shook me to my core today. I mean, this is exactly the kind of thing that makes so many of us fear for the 21st Century. It’s written with a tone of compassion and sensitivity and… Continue Reading →
Bishop: Stop With the Silly Names!—Enough with Apple, Scout, Pilot Inspektor, or Moonblood. What happened to Mary? My Conservative Manifesto—My long-winded remedy for what ails the conservative movement. Nifty Computer Animation of St. Michael’s Church—Enjoy this proof that the Second… Continue Reading →
I knew a couple that was trying for years to have a child. One night he told me they were feeling quite desperate about the whole thing and it was even affecting their marriage. I suggested praying to the Blessed… Continue Reading →
So you remember this about the Maryknoller priest named Bourgeois who is being told he may be excommunicated for his participation in the unauthorized ordination of a female priest. Well who’s speaking out for the priest and against the Church… Continue Reading →
The “Old” Liturgical Movement: 1947 “Benedictine” Arrangement—Reform or discontinuity? Mother Teresa on Becoming Holy—The private writings of Mother Teresa are inspirational. Villagers Kill Male Babies to Prevent War—If women were in charge there would be no war, only mass infanticide…. Continue Reading →
The old saw that there would be no war if only women were in charge was proven true today by a story coming out of New Guinea. They’re right. If women were in charge there would be no war. There… Continue Reading →
This is kind of sad and kind of funny in a sad way. A screenwriter is suing Mel Gibson saying that he was underpaid for his work on “The Passion. Now, since this was a movie based on the Bible… Continue Reading →