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Monthly Archives: May 2016
Sam Gregg: False mercy and emotivism
At Catholic World Report, we find an article by Sam Gregg of Acton Institute. Here is a sample from his article… Three Counterfeits of Mercy […] Mercy as Sentimentalism Like everyone else, Christians are influenced by the social climate in … Read More
Vocations to the priesthood: bad numbers? Those numbers didn’t just happen by themselves.
I’ve written many times about the situation of vocations to the priesthood. We all know that there are certain parishes in dioceses which produce more priests. We all know that there are certain dioceses which produce more priests. We all … Read More
It’s nuts out there. I pity young people today for the pressures they endure.
I have written in the past of my grudging respect for Camille Paglia. Although I definitely am on the other side of the fence than she is on a number of issues, she is smart, honest, and writes beautifully (unlike … Read More
Observances of Ascension Thursday Thursday not Ascension Thursday Sunday
On my planet, this coming Sunday is the 7th Sunday after Easter, Ascension Thursday having fallen on Thursday. In most places – not all – Ascension Thursday has been transferred to Sunday. The notion the bishops had was to expose … Read More
My View For Awhile: Whirlwind Edition
This short trip to the Windy City was a treat. But first, off to pick up my newly framed altar cards from Silverstream Priory. They turned out very well. I was eager to see an exhibit at Chicago’s Art Institute … Read More
The slide continues… rock in the Sistine Chapel
We saw that the Sistine Chapel was rented out to Porsche. We had the projections of critters on the facade of the Vatican Basilica. Now we have rock music in, again, the Sistina. From Reuters: U2’S THE EDGE BECOMES FIRST … Read More
Believing in two genders is a ‘hate crime’ at (Jesuit) Loyola Marymount:
More idiocy at a Jesuit-run school. Surprised? Form The College Fix: Believing in two genders is a ‘hate crime’ under police investigation at Catholic college ‘You can have your opinion’ as long as it doesn’t ‘deny my existence’ It’s uncommon … Read More
I’ve heard of “flying bishops”, but … not this
I saw at katholisches.info via the curiously-named Eponymous Flower an … what’s the word … oddity, hopefully unique. Not my translation: The new Archbishop of Palermo, recently appointed by Pope Francis, Msgr. Corrado Lorefice, swung himself in a bicycle … Read More
Bright flash of light marks the moment of conception
Many think that the image on the Shroud of Turin is of Christ and that the image formed when a great burst of light occurred at the moment of His resurrection. How about a burst of light at the beginning … Read More
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