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…
Anglicans May be Denying Christ’s Death
At least according to this acquaintance of Adam Dawkins, the Paulist Development Director who reports this tidbit from the Holy Land: Best line overheard in the Holy Land: yesterday while…
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…
Papal Preacher is No Fr. James Martin, SJ
Fr. Jim Martin, SJ had words that everyone should have read yesterday: Good Friday, though, reminds us that Jesus went to his crucifixion freely and surrendered his life for something…
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.…
“When I Think of Hitler and Stalin…I think of social justice”
Fr. Jim Martin, S.J. jumped on the Colbert Report to discuss the Glenn Beck “social justice is communism rant.” Hysterical. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Live Tweeting Abortion
Angie Jackson has taken micro-blogging to a whole new level. The New York Daily News reports one of the more tasteless stories I’ve heard about in a long time. A…
In Case of Rapture, Feed My Dog!
Shannon Shark over at the Mets Police (which is an excellent sports blog BTW) points us to this hysterical post. Eternal Earthbound Pets is a site that says that atheists…