Latin Mass Crowd Ousts Cardinal
CNS provides us with a story that allows us to see that while our church is quite diverse in terms of liturgical preferences (e.g. Latin mass vs. post-Vatican II liturgy),…
This Should Have Happened a Month Ago in Ireland
After visiting abuse victims in Malta Pope Benedict made an rare public statement–which the NY Times reports Pope Benedict XVI pledged Wednesday that the Catholic Church would take action to…
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…
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…
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…
Best Easter Vigil… Ever
So I’ve been blessed by parishes that do good liturgy throughout my adult life. But I think this year had to have been one of the best Easter Vigil Masses…
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.…
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…