The Pope’s Unanswered Questions
While Pope Benedict’s trip to Malta was widely considered a good one and he should get much praise for meeting with people who had been abused, the Vatican once again…
Caught in Jesus’ Net
You can’t be something that you’re not. It sounds like an easy platitude to follow–be yourself. But quite often we choose to be something other than who we really are.…
Do You Love Me?
As Jesus asks Simon if he loves him in our gospel this week, I couldn’t help but be reminded of this touching scene from Fiddler on the Roof. Take a…
Vatican Distances Itself From Cardinal’s Praise of Sex Abuse Defender
John Allen at NCR has this bombshell of a report in which the Vatican seriously distanced themselves from Columbian Cardinal Dario Castrillón Hoyos, who according to reports praised a Bishop…
If a Dog is Too Hard to Love…
They say that when you look at how a culture treats its animals, you can make a direct correlation to how it treats vulnerable people as well. Jarrad Venegas, who…
Benedict Deserves Better
The NY Times Ross Douthat really understands what I’ve been trying to say about Pope Benedict’s record on the sexual abuse scandal. The church’s dilatory response to the sex abuse…
Are The Wounds Too Deep For Jesus?
I think there’s a bit of Doubting Thomas in me this week…and I suspect that there’s a bit of Thomas in all of you as well. I have doubted this…
Peace Be With You
Today’s gospel places the disciples in the upper room after hearing about the two disciples who were on the road to Emmaus. Jesus appears before them and utters those words…
Labels are Unnecessary
From the inner sanctum of church-politics. The announcement that Archbishop José Gomez was to become the coadjutor Bishop of Los Angeles has enlivened many that a Hispanic Bishop was named…