Spies Like Us
Today is “Spy Wednesday” which has been called such because we reflect on the betrayal of Jesus by Judas. I often think that really Jesus was betrayed by all of…
Glenn Beck Couldn’t Pick Dorothy Day Out of a Police Lineup, But Knows She’s a Marxist
From the Sojourners blog today and Robert Ellsberg. It was surprising to see Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement, described on the Glenn Beck show as a Marxist.…
Can God Forgive Us?
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about the need for forgiveness, not because I’m particularly troubled by my own failure at reconciliation (I am. But that’s another story.). Rather, I’ve…
1000 Comments, in fact, nearly 1,100
Katie Revai, a student from our alternative spring break trip is the winner in the “Be the 1000th comment” contest here on Googling God. She is saving me postage by…
Despite the Sex Scandal, I Remain Catholic
A friend recently asked me to talk to him about how I’m able to stay Catholic despite the sexual abuse scandal that has reared it’s ugly head in Ireland and…
Should Martyrs be Automatically Made Saints?
I know of nobody more deserving of sainthood than the El Salvador Martyrs namely: Archbishop Oscar Romero, the Jesuit Martyrs from Central American University and the Nuns and lay workers…
Can Somebody Put the Pope on the Next Flight to Ireland?
From Pope Benedict XVI’s pastoral letter to the people of Ireland: For my part, considering the gravity of these offences, and the often inadequate response to them on the part…
How Will You Enter Holy Week?
At our staff meeting at St. Joseph’s yesterday we meditated on the Gospel that opens the Palm Sunday procession. Jesus enters into Jerusalem riding on a donkey and there is…
Condemning Evil
Today’s first reading from the book of Daniel tells the story of Suzanna, or more aptly the story of a woman who was falsely accused only to have Daniel come…
Has No One Condemned You?
I have always been fascinated by the story of the woman who was caught in adultery in the gospel. First of all, how did these men know that this woman…