Author Patrick Archbold
I think that we have all seen how wrong Catholic funerals can sometimes go, in all directions. We have seen faithful Catholics denied a funeral mass by their faithless and selfish offspring. On the opposite end of the spectrum, we… Continue Reading →
Some interesting but unconnected items. Well, sort of connected. They all involve the brain dead. First off, a few weeks ago the contents of a letter by the Archbishop of Canterbury (written several years ago) was revealed. In the letter… Continue Reading →
“To be perfectly blunt, the more liberal groups don’t know who they are.” Sister Patricia Wittberg, a sociology professor at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. Check out this good story in Naples News about some young nuns living in a… Continue Reading →
Danielle Bean, over at Faith and Family Live, asks “What three things would you tell someone who is about to get married?” Danielle provides some excellent advice for the newly married.1. The thing that drives you crazy is also the… Continue Reading →
Mark Shea has an article on InsideCatholic.com in which he takes on “Those Angry Traditionalists.” In this article Mark portrays “traditionalists”as unchristian wild-eyed conspiracy nuts who in their enthusiasm for the Latin Mass think that clown masses are the rule… Continue Reading →
In recent days I have come across two items pertaining to former child actors who, counter-culturally, have become working Christian actors. The first is Jay Underwood. Jay made appearances at a young age in such movies as “The Boy Who… Continue Reading →
At Homiletic & Pastoral Review, Fr. Kenneth Baker S.J. explores the subject of post resurrection regalia. After the resurrection while we walk around in our glorified bodies, will we be naked or will we wear clothes? Fr. Baker takes a… 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 →
Guess Who’s Playing Mother Teresa?—One hint – she won sexiest woman of the year by FHM Magazine. “Open to Life” And Other Simple Phrases—It is always best to first define your terms. Belly Grafitti for the Pro-Choicers—Caption contest for the… Continue Reading →
There is a very interesting debate going on among some of my favorite blogging dames. Danielle Bean (here) and Erin Manning (here and here) are discussing some of the issues surrounding family planning. Actually they are discussing how some of… Continue Reading →