02 April 2010

What the papal preacher did not preach. . .

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The papal preacher did N.O.T. say that the Church's current problems are comparable to the historical persecution of the Jews in terms o...
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Communion at St. Peter's

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A Good Friday first for me. . .I will be distributing communion at St. Peter's Basilica this afternoon! I usually avoid Vatican liturg...
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Politics in the confessional

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Q:  Father, I recently went to confession and told my pastor about harboring uncharitable thoughts about a prominent politician.  I told him...
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Coffee Bowl Browsing

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Much like they pushed a mythical consensus on global-warming science, the media are now pushing the notion that there is an academic consens...
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01 April 2010

Why did Christ die on a wooden cross?

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Love the internet!  I was planning on doing something similar to this, but Taylor Marshall did the footwork for us. . . +   +   + Seven R...
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Voting in the U.K. general elections

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The Telegraph's Catholic blogger, Damien Thompson, links to a nifty online guide that helps U.K. voters in matching their political posi...

Coffee Bowl Browsing

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Why do right-wing militia wing-nuts always look like they are products of the shallowest end of the gene pool? Over-reactionary theologic...
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31 March 2010

A difficult decision. . .(UPDATED)

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If you have been reading this blog for the last two years, you know that I have been struggling with how my vocation as a priest is properly...
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Walking back from class. . .

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Adventures to and from the Piazza Navona. . . Stopped by a German couple looking for the Termini.  They anxiously refused to ride the bus....
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Very sad that my French classes are over. . .(yea right)

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Dancing around my pig sty and singing: French is done!  French is done!   French is done!  OK.  Not very original.  But what it lacks ...
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Coffee Bowl Browsing (Late Morning Edition)

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I worked at McDonald's for a couple of summers when I was in high school.  We never had anything like this happen to us.  People seem t...
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Resend your questions. . .

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Today is the LAST DAY of French!!!  Well, it's the last day of French classes.  I will have to continue on my own. Looking over my ema...
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30 March 2010

Cancel your NCReporter subscription!

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Fr. Z. asks the hard-hitting question for Holy Week:  is it time to cancel your NCReporter subscription? The answer is:  YES! The NCR (or,...
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Thought Experiment: new world, new rules*

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The year is 2187.  Though global warming proved to be a cruel hoax back in the early 21st century, the world is soon to be destroyed.  Scien...
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29 March 2010

BXVI & the "secret" of the 2001 letter on abuse

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John Allen , reporter and blogger for the execrable NCReporter, clarifies the 2001 letter, De delictis gravioribus ,  sent by then-Cardinal ...