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…
“Standing athwart history, yelling Stop!” Is the famous line of William F. Buckley which gave a pithy call to arms to conservatives in times when conservatives had their backs to the wall.…
I’ve done a few posts on the new church for Saint Michael the Archangel parish in Leawood, Kansas, even including a few photos. But this animated computer model shows it in a…
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…
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…
I recently finished a truly moving book on the life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta called Mother Teresa Come Be My Light. In my ignorance, I never really thought much more about…
Our friends at the New Liturgical Movement have done a great service in bringing photos of the the newly-rediscovered “Benedictine” arrangement of altar candles and crucifix to the fore. Pope Benedict is…
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…
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…
Schadenfreude Alert! Rosie Bombs—Must not feel good about anti-Catholic bigot’s dismal failure. Must not…heheheheh! Movie Review About Bolt and Me—Bolt is great. But I had a…difficult time. Priests Top The Charts?—Three Irish…
