Category Archives: I’m just askin’…

My energies and time are rather limited at the moment, so I may not give much space to issues of the Holy Father’s trip to Africa. Still… the relative lack of interest shown by the secular media is interesting. I … Read More →

I am reading stories that "the Vatican" has "rejected" Williamson’s recently issued apology. Fr. Lombardi said: …Williamson’s statement "does not seem to respect the conditions" set forth by the Vatican on February 4, when it ordered Williamson to "in an … Read More →

I wonder how much Speaker Pelosi’s trip cost the American people? What was personal?  What was actually on behalf of the American people? I’m just askin’.

From Hell’s Bible… the floundering New York Times comes this. My emphases and comments. For Catholics, Heaven Moves a Step Closer By PAUL VITELLOPublished: February 9, 2009 The announcement in church bulletins and on Web sites has been greeted with … Read More →

A reader sent me this photo of a confessional. CLICK the photo to find out how it is being used now! What signal does this send to people about the importance of the sacrament of penance? I’m just askin’…

Some critics of the Pope are suggesting that the Vatican is open to the hard-liners on the right, but closed and cold to the warm-hearted forward-looking progressive thinkers on the left. The Pope is willing to bend over backward for … Read More →

Some years ago, when I was living in S. California, a priest friend showed up at the door saying gruffly, "Get in the car… I want to show you something." He drove us to a supremely ugly building, which he … Read More →

Sometimes it happens that a bishop or an MC will screw up an ordination badly enough that it has to be redone, for the sake of knowing without question that the man is validly ordained. I suppose this also works … Read More →