Author Patrick Archbold
Nebo-Sarsekim – the chief eunuch to King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon – is being audited. It is a darn good thing he kept his receipts. A popular notion among scholars that has trickled down to the secular culture is that… Continue Reading →
Environmentalists Worship the Golden Calf——Karen Hall describes the paganism of the moment. An Abnormal Life In the Me-Centric Universe——It is all about how you define normal. Trautman: Not In My Diocese!——My ineffable revulsion for what the Bishop has wrought to… Continue Reading →
It should come as no surprise that the statement issued by Bishop Trautman of Erie, PA on the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum is as weasily as the politically-correct translations he would have us suffer. The bishop issued a statement that… Continue Reading →
Trautman: Not In My Diocese!——My ineffable revulsion for what the Bishop has wrought to thwart the motu proprio is unfeigned. Be Afraid of World Population Day. Be Very Afraid!——Be be glad you ignored it, while you still can. Bugger Off!——Damian… Continue Reading →
Three cheers to Damian Thompson of the UK Telegraph for telling the Beeb (BBC) to take a hike when they came calling. Mr. Thompson is well aware of the consistent bias shown by the beeb when they asked him to… Continue Reading →
Triumphalist Flair——A little papist paraphernalia in our moment of joy! See them all. Washington Post Hits New Low with Vitter——Journalists finally find a politician they want kicked out of the church. Reverend Tori Spelling Marries Two Men——No, she is not… Continue Reading →
This has been such an incredible week for the Pope and the Church. For one shining moment faith and reason won the day. I am grateful and overwhelmed. We have spent so much time in the shadows, afraid to show… Continue Reading →
Amber Alert for Father Richard McBrien——Vatican one-two punch may be too much for Fr. McBrien. CDF Document on ‘The Doctrine On The Church’——What the meaning of ‘is’ is. We Are Getting Our Money’s Worth——U.S. contributions payed back in entertainment value…. Continue Reading →
CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH RESPONSES TO SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE DOCTRINE ON THE CHURCH Introduction The Second Vatican Council, with its Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium, and its Decrees on Ecumenism (Unitatis redintegratio) and the… Continue Reading →
We Are Getting Our Money’s Worth
The Vatican has reported its finances and the United States is by far the largest contributor and helped keep it in the black. “The trend is positive and encouraging,” said Cardinal Sergio Sebastiani, who heads the Vatican’s office of economic… Continue Reading →