Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!

"A [preacher] who does not love art, poetry, music and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they are necessarily reflected in his [preaching]." — BXVI

11 April 2009

Words of Wisdom from the 2nd Century

On the Resurrection of the Dead , Athenagoras of Athens (ca. 190) Chapter One—Defense of the Truth Should Precede Discussions Regarding It B...

10 April 2009

Good Friday homilies: 2006 & 2007

Feverishly working on the book manuscript! Here are my Good Friday posts from the last two years. . .please, forgive my re-posting. Rejoice!...

09 April 2009

Just Say NO to P.C. foot-washings!

Q: Any opinion on the yearly controversy over the rubrics regarding the Holy Thursday liturgy for foot washing? A: I always dread this que...

08 April 2009

Condoms (and the West) fail Africa

A bleak story about the failure of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. . . Bleak Stories Behind Failed Condom Campaigns by ...

07 April 2009

"an incredible audacity under a mock semblance of humility"

Sent to me by an up and coming young Dominican. . . Pius X, Pascendi Dominici gregis : With all this in mind, one understands how it is that...

Postings around. . .

A quick round up of excellent blog posts. . . US gives Italian earthquake victims $50,000 . Maybe someone should tell The One that an abort...

06 April 2009

Bishops spank Notre Dame

Catherine Harmon of Catholic World Report has a round-up of bishops who have spoken out against Notre Dame's shameful invitation of The...

More abortionist folly. . .

The lengths pro-aborts will go to in order to protect their "right" to kill children: Why A Botched Abortion Case Should, and Does...

Yes, Rebecca, confessions are allowed during the Triduum!

Is your pastor telling the parish that there will be no confessions after Wednesday this week? Is he claiming that this is stipulated by the...

The Book

The book contract with Liguori Press arrived in the mail this morning! Back to work. . .

Quaking in Rome! (UPDATE 3)

credit: TIMES Online Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Central Italy (Breibart) ROME (AP) - A strong earthquake struck central Italy early M...

05 April 2009

Real Men for Christ!

To be a Real Man for Christ! Drawing God's people to God Himself. . .

Obama Bowing and Scraping to Saudi King

I know quite a few of you really hate it when I post on overtly political subjects. If you are one of these, you will want to skip this pos...

04 April 2009

Conscience for me but not for thee

Obama Catholics in the Democratic Party continue to work hard to "reduce the number of abortions" by making them moral, legal, fre...

Why someTHINGS and not noTHINGS at all?

Way back a hundred years ago, I made a "D" in ECON 202. That's when I decided that perhaps International Banking wasn't t...

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