This is from a column by Peter Gelzinis in the Boston Herald from April. A friend just sent it to me; I must have missed it when it first ran, but it’s a priceless exposition of how I would have reacted in the same circumstance. Unfortunately... [Continue Reading]

The newspaper are reporting the story that the Vatican is preparing to issue a document that would bar homosexuals from seminaries. The reactions are predictable, but one piece of analysis was a real howler: The Vatican’s anti-homosexual... [Continue Reading]

I’m watching Walter Mondale’s concession speech for the Minnesota Senate seat and a reporter asks him about the Wellstone memorial service cum political rally. So Mondale gives the predictable response: “the eulogizers hurt... [Continue Reading]

Would you believe liberal Massachusetts would elect a Republican governor for the fourth consecutive time (albeit four different governors), nearly abolished the income tax (53-47%), and casts out bilingual education by a 2:1 margin? I think... [Continue Reading]

The US bishops’ conference has published the new revised Dallas policy. It is posted alongside the original policy to make it easy to compare the two. I’m still reading it and I’m sure Catholic World News will have an analysis... [Continue Reading]

Mark Shea links to an article by a woman who doesn’t like the new VeggieTales movie because it tampers with the truth of Scriptures. You see, Jonah wasn’t really a cucumber and the sin of the Ninevites wasn’t slapping people with... [Continue Reading]

Cardinal George talks about the revisions made to the Dallas policy in the Washington Post. The major changes are: (1) The statute of limitations for when an accusation can be made has been returned to 10 years from the accuser’s 18th... [Continue Reading]

Steve Gandt sends an email relating his experience at a VOTF chapter meeting at his parish: It was pretty much like the one a month before - approximately 120 - 150 people (approx. 1/3 fewer than the September meeting), nearly all attendees between... [Continue Reading]

Some secondhand stories of miracles: Another friend who became a priest, John K., had a brother who was deaf who died at a young age. One night soon after, John had a dream that he was sitting a church with his sister and his now-deceased brother... [Continue Reading]