World Marriage Day
Over at the Deacon’s Bench, Deacon Greg reminds us that today is World Marriage Day and treats us to one of the most beautiful homilies on marriage I have ever…
A bittersweet Sunday
I finally got a chance to get to mass as one of New York’s great churches, St. Paul the Apostle, the Paulist Motherhouse in Manhattan, where I was a more…
Coming to a Theatre Near You: Mary, the Mother of the Christ
Interestingly enough, they didn’t title it Mary, the Mother of God. Hat tip to Deacon Greg here and Barbara Nicolosi. The Hollywood Reporter tells us: Camilla Belle, who is onscreen…
Podcast: Is Addiction a Mortal Sin?
This week’s podcast is up and running! Is addiction a mortal sin? And I preach on Prophets in their own land. Check it out here http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GooglingGod
Catholics: Sponsored by the Word Transparency
John Allen at the National Catholic Reporter cites three big stories all surrounding the word transparency in Catholic life today. As always, nicely done. Here are the three stories in…
Cardinal Egan adds to SSPX outrage
Rocco has the scoop: “Yesterday, the Vatican condemned in the clearest terms a statement made by an illicitly consecrated Bishop by the name of Richard Williamson in which the evil…
President Obama: “No religion hates”
President Obama’s main quotable from the National Prayer Breakfast: “No matter what we choose to believe, let us remember that there is no religion whose central tenet is hate. ……
National Prayer Breakfast: Tony Blair Steals the Show
The now Catholic Tony Blair had two poignant moments at the National Prayer Breakfast. The first came when he noted “religion is under attack from without and from within. From…
iPod touch blogging
So I’m trying to post with my touch. Let’s see if it works. Mobile Blogging from here. http://feeds2.feedburner.com/GooglingGod
I’d be a lousy Slumdog
The poor are much smarter than we are. I just watched Slumdog Millionaire which reminded me so much of my experience in Nicaragua. The slums of India are the centerpiece…