Upon a darkened night the flame of love was burning in my breast And by a lantern bright I fled my house while all in quiet rest Shrouded by the night and by the secret stair I quickly fled The veil concealed my eyes while all within lay quiet as the dead ~ "The Dark Night of the Soul," John of the Cross, adapted by Loreena McKennitt After a week of wrangling over the role of women religious in the Church, it comes as blissful relief to celebrate the Feast of my favorite woman … [Read more...]
Two weeks ago, in the New York Times, Ross Douthat stirred up a bit of an ecclesial ruckus by asking "Can liberal Christianity be saved?" Douthat was moved to ask by viewing the news out of the then recently concluded General Convention of the Episcopal Church---news that confirmed the markedly liberal social and ecclasiastical turn the denomination has taken in recent years---alongside recently released statistics on the precipitous decline of membership, financial support, and … [Read more...]
After the radio silence of my weekend in the wilds of Southern Indiana, many voices this morning: Former NYT editor Bill Keller, echoing the It's-time-to-get-outta-Dodge chorus that has included full-page ads from the Freedom From Religion Foundation in the NYT and WaPo, writes today (h/t Deacon Greg Kandra) that Catholics who disagree with Rome should stop dithering and vote with their feet. It's a sentiment, Keller notes, that appears to be shared by the hierarchy. He cites Bill Donohue on … [Read more...]
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