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Well, apparently the unannounced meeting with the Curia was about the upcoming trip to Latin America. Too bad, but we shouldn’t let facts get in the way of wild speculation. I will now hang my hat on the rumored Dr…. Continue Reading →
The V.I.S. is reporting that the Pope had an previously unannounced meeting with the heads of dicasteries of the Roman Curia today.[Begin Rumor Mill]Hmmm?They might have been discussing what the Pope wants for his birthday or maybe, just maybe, an… Continue Reading →
Get used to it folks, because this is only the beginning.Time magazine has an article on the expected “Motu Proprio” titled “A Step Backward for Pope Benedict?”.Remember, this is just a preemptive strike and when the document is released the… Continue Reading →
This is Tom Wolfe’s America and we are just living in it. Compare Wolfe’s excellent “Bonfire of the Vanities” to the Imus debacle. Stories of unbridled self interest and egotism both. Here you have a stupid and off-color comment from… Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago we had a visiting Priest at my parish. From his opening greeting I knew that this was a priest who likely looks at the General Instruction of the Roman Missal as mere silly suggestions. “Oh well,… Continue Reading →
I would like to say a quick thanks to Danielle Bean for her kind link to our blog. We truly appreciate it. We also wish to welcome all of our first time readers and ask you to come back and… Continue Reading →
Several months ago I received a letter from Yale University asking me to fill out a questionnaire explaining why I didn’t attend my 15 year reunion since there was a very low turnout from my class. If anyone at the… Continue Reading →
My family and I go to a diner most Sundays after church. It’s our big event of the week and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Recently, two women sitting at an adjacent table engaged in a lengthy conversation about… Continue Reading →
An article on BBC news is reporting the Sunspot activity is at a 1,000 year high. Scientists based at the Institute for Astronomy in Zurich used ice cores from Greenland to construct a picture of our star’s activity in the… Continue Reading →
History is Written by the Victims
In a reversal from the famous quote by Churchill that “History is written by the victors” it seems that history continues to be re-written by the victims. The Vatican’s ambassador to Israel, Monsignor Antonio Franco, said on Thursday that he… Continue Reading →