This weekend’s gospel talks about “the man born blind”. We see Jesus heal this man–a man thought to be incurable–not because of the lackof medical technology but rather, because it was believed that he was a sinner and that God had in fact smited him. Jesus essentially says that this is hogwash. He also points …

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A hat tip to A Catholic View via Twitter This morning Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone to become the next Bishop of Oakland, Calif. Currently serving as an auxiliary bishop of San Diego, Bishop Cordileone will become the shepherd of 400,000 Catholics in the Oakland area. Bishop Cordileone will be taking over …

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A beautiful story lede in the NY TImes today: LUANDA, Angola — Manuel Domingos Bento, a 62-year-old farmer with a paralyzed right leg, had journeyed 50 miles to the outskirts of Angola’s capital and slept here under the stars beneath a thin blanket. A faithful Catholic, he did not want to be late for Mass …

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Over the weekend veteran WABC radio newsman George Weber was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment, a victim of murder. The police are investigating but it looks like he was stabbed in the neck–most likely, in my view, is that he walked in on a robber who panicked. Dreadful news, to be sure. I didn’t …

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Spent the weekend in Baton Rouge as I did the keynote at the Diocese of Baton Rouge’s conference. A great time despite some technical snafus during my presentation. It worked out though. Thanks to Charles Jumonville and his wife Wendy for their wonderful hospitality and their son Ben as well. Fr. Michael Aiello invited me …

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