has a line of work people are dying to get into: If you’ve longed for that simple JPII pine box funeral (without the global media coverage, immense liturgy, and hundreds of heads of state, dignitaries, bishops, priests and an audience shouting “Santo Subito!”) Marcus is your go to guy for the pine box part. You [...]

…something else is happening this weekend in addition to the Royal Wedding. Some sort of religious thing in Rome about a figure who was important to a couple of people a few years ago. Can’t remember his name. Santo subito!

I’m quite willing to pray for the guy. I certainly hope he found mercy. But I’m basically with Mark Brumley when it comes to the absurd de facto canonization of the Edward Kennedy. “Santo Subito” is one thing when it comes to the cry of the global Church at the funeral of JPII. It’s rather [...]

I’m quite willing to pray for the guy. I certainly hope he found mercy. But I’m basically with Mark Brumley when it comes to the absurd de facto canonization of the Edward Kennedy. “Santo Subito” is one thing when it comes to the cry of the global Church at the funeral of JPII. It’s rather [...]

His Vigil will be at Blessed Sacrament 7 PM tomorrow. The funeral will be the next day (same place) at 10 AM. Get there early for both because I think it will be extremely crowded: a beautiful testimony to a man much loved. I’ve already started to ask his intercession. Santo subito!

Uh Huh This is the sort of story that the Spirit Daily Personality and the Pathological JPII Hater will both eat up–and draw diametrically opposed conclusions: “He’s a Saint consumed with the Fire of the Holy Spirit!” “He’s a damned sinner roasting in the pits of Hell!” Personally, I think when the Church shouts “Santo [...]

Uh Huh This is the sort of story that the Spirit Daily Personality and the Pathological JPII Hater will both eat up–and draw diametrically opposed conclusions: “He’s a Saint consumed with the Fire of the Holy Spirit!” “He’s a damned sinner roasting in the pits of Hell!” Personally, I think when the Church shouts “Santo [...]

Four Last Things No. Not *those* Four Last Things. *These* four last things. 1. Pope John Paul’s Last Will and Testament 2. Cardinal Ratzinger’s terrific funeral sermon for Pope John Paul II. 3. One friend’s experience of the funeral (which I missed since I was busy burning up with fever and trying to sleep): I [...]

Four Last Things No. Not *those* Four Last Things. *These* four last things. 1. Pope John Paul’s Last Will and Testament 2. Cardinal Ratzinger’s terrific funeral sermon for Pope John Paul II. 3. One friend’s experience of the funeral (which I missed since I was busy burning up with fever and trying to sleep): I [...]

Santo Subito! Sounds about right to me. The sensus fidelium (sense of the faithful) is making a good call here. I think the Church has to wait five years to open canonization proceedings (and trust me, the enemies of this Pope will labor overtime to annihilate his legacy). But I think he will be canonized [...]