Mary Donovan summed up what I’ve come to know as “the Church Search” trying to find a community that’s a good fit for one’s self. If find older people at times wondering why no young people are in their pews. Oftentimes, it’s because for younger people church has a different context. Check out some of …
Tag Archive: Church
Jan
28
Facebook and Following
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Jan
28
The Black Church & the Inauguration
I meant to blog this earlier in the week but…simply got busy. I enjoyed this take on Rev. Lowery’s benediction at the inauguration. A hat tip to Dr. Rachel Bundang for this one. And perhaps what has been controversial in some media outlets, is the final section or Rev. Lowery’s prayer, when he said: “We …
Jan
28
Contraception, Legitimate Fear and the Church’s Wisdom
The Obama story below on contraception brought out some comments from people who questioned the church’s prohibition on contraception. I wanted to expound on that a bit as there is often misconceptions about the church’s position–so I typed this as a comment in the thread but am also reposting here. The thing that most people …
Jan
28
Pope Benedict Responds to SSPX
Rocco Palmo has the scoop: Pope Benedict’s thoughts then turned to the Shoah, the memorial of which was celebrated this week. He said “the memories and images of my many visits to Auschwitz come back to me in these days, a death camp in which blind racial and religious hatred led to the ferocious extermination …
Jan
27
Obama asks Dems to drop Contraception Program from Stimulus Package
Perhaps this picture is not inaccurate? A huge hat tip to Deacon Greg Kandra here: A $200 million provision for contraception programs is being dropped from the $825 billion stimulus package following criticism from pro-lifers and Republican congressmen. President Barack Obama personally called House Democratic leaders to ask them to remove the provision, an Obama …
Jan
27
Commonweal on the SSPX statement
Grant Gallicho is right on the money here. Shrewd move, as far as it goes. I would have preferred something stronger (”ill-advised” doesn’t begin to describe what Williamson spews), sooner (why did it take so long for Fellay to publicly condemn Williamson’s unhinged views about the Shoah when he has been repeating them for years?), …
Jan
27
SSPX Superior to Holocaust Denier: Shut Up!
This just in from the National Catholic Reporter A statement from: Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (right): We have become aware of an interview released by Bishop Richard Williamson, a member of our Fraternity of St. Pius X, to Swedish television. In this interview, he expressed himself on …
Jan
27
SSPX: "Never really Excommunicated"
Deacon Greg puts forth a great resource today about the SSPX and the Pope’s reconciliation. Deacon Greg notes that the SSPX says they were “never really excommunicated” and they haven’t recanted their refusal to accept the Second Vatican Council. So why exactly are they back in union with the RC Church? Now I’m confused. Perhaps …
Jan
27
Run, Rabbit –Towards the Light
John Updike has died at the age of 76 from Lung Cancer. Updike was a key chronicler of the anxieties of his own age. BBC news has more: Updike’s first novel, The Poorhouse Fair, was published in 1959. The following year, though, saw the publication of the book which established him as one of the …
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Mike Hayes is an author, commentator, Campus Minister and Spiritual Director. He founded the award winning BustedHalo.com in 2001 and wrote the book Googling God with Paulist Press in 2007. Mike is currently a Campus Minister at The University at Buffalo where he serves on the staff of St Joseph University Church. He is available for speaking engagements, retreats and personal spiritual direction.
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