Pentecost: Expired and Inspired
Fr. Gerard Sauer had an awesome homily on the feast of Pentecost that I’ll riff on today… Have you ever heard someone in a hospital say when a patient dies…
Diaz Gets Praise from Nuncio
President Obama’s pick for the Vatican Ambassador spot got the thumbs up from Archbishop Pietro Sambi at the Catholic University of America. Rocco has the scoop In an unplanned intervention…
Fr. Cutie to the Episcopalians for a prayer to be named later
He’s outta here! From Catholic News Agency: Miami, Fla., May 28, 2009 / 03:54 pm (CNA).- Father Alberto Cutie, a priest and television host who was well-known in the Miami…
Sotomayor: Pro lifers have something to like about her
President Obama nominated Federal Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court pending congressional approval. Judge Sotomayor would be the first person of hispanic ancestry to rise to the Court.…
Susan Boyle: Through to the Semi finals
Well…she was a bit clunky at the start of this rendition of “Memory” from Cats. But she came through in the clutch. Eccentricity at the end but that only adds…
Irish Sex abuse Scandal: Treated like “brute animals”
From the Catholic Review and a h/t to Deacon Greg: – At Goldenbridge Industrial School in Dublin, children who had been taken away from their parents would regularly wet their…
3 Tips for Lectors
So as not to embarrass the lector in question, I attended mass tonight (which is unusual for me to go to a Saturday night vigil mass but we were out…
Congrats to the New Brooklyn Deacons
I spent the morning watching the entire ordination mass for the 20 new Brooklyn Deacons on Net TV. Just a note, but when was the last time you heard a…
Cardinal George Praises Obama on Conscience Rights of Health Care Providers
The USCCB released this statement from their President about President Obama. I am grateful for President Obama’s statement on May 17 that we should all “honor the conscience of those…
“Cautiously Optimistic”
After seeing what the fallout has been regarding President Obama’s speech I’ve seen several people who would never think about being supportive of the President speaking at a Catholic school…