Seminary Application: Question #1: Are You Gay?
The New York Times has an unbelievable story today about the seminary application process and the concentration on whether someone is homosexual or not. Here’s a snip with a few…
How to Fill Your Pews
Deacon Greg pointed me to this link from Joe Ferullo and the National Catholic Reporter My cousin is a business graduate student back at home, and is staying with us…
Attack of the Cardinal
The British Tablet has this blockbuster where Cardinal Christoph Schönborn calls for reform of the curia, suggests the Pope is already working on it and then (gasp!) says the church…
Breaking: Lawrence Taylor Arrested for Rape of Minor
Since we’ve talked about priests who have sexually abused minors here, I think it’s only fair to discuss this when it happens to a major sports celebrity as well. ESPN…
Two Sides of the Same Church?
Semi-mocking what many would call “the one true church” Nick Kristof took aim at the Catholic Church’s hierarchy this weekend. He details two members of our church, a priest and…
Can You Hear Me Now?
Today is Good Shepherd Sunday and the gospel contains the line…”My sheep hear my voice, I know them and they know me.” Many people have chosen to take the time…
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),…
“The Coolest People in the World Might be Nuns”
So says, Nicholas Kristoff, in the NY Times the other day. I don’t agree with everything he says in his column here but this snip touched my Nun-loving heart: There’s…
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…
Bless Me Father…Now Please Don’t Blab
From today’s Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel: A priest may face excommunication for breaking the seal of confession. A snip: Archbishop Jerome Listecki relieved Father David Verhasselt of his duties as pastor at…