So why are we going through all this trouble anyway? According to state statistics, gays and lesbians just don’t want to get married. While there was a rush of marriage licenses in the seven months of 2004 that they were being issued to same... [Continue Reading]
What can the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis expect from its new coadjutor Archbishop John Nienstedt when he formally takes the helm next year? He provided a few clues in his first press conference, as recorded by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune... [Continue Reading]
The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader believed by Buddhists to be the reincarnation of the Buddha, is a darling of the West’s glitterati, who fancy the Lama’s religion to be a light kind of spirituality that offers no moral judgments... [Continue Reading]
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is looking for a way to give an exemption to Catholic Charities in Massachusetts from a state law barring discrimination against gays looking to adopt kids. Here’s the thing: How does one enforce a ban on a... [Continue Reading]
In the Soviet Socialist Republic of Canada, you can’t discriminate against homosexuals because of your religious belief, but apparently they can discriminate against you. Recall the recent story of a Knights of Columbus council in British... [Continue Reading]
Catholic World News writes of Pope Benedict’s governance style (subscriber only link) that we’ve come to know in his first eight months.For one thing, the usually tight rein on secrets is even tighter. While the usual leaks continue from... [Continue Reading]
Aristotle of the Confessions of a Recovering Choir Director blog is holding a fundraising drive to send a small group to be part of the Juventutem Pilgrim Choir at World Youth Day in Cologne. Juventutem is the traditional Catholic contingent to WYD... [Continue Reading]