Religion, God, Judgement, Armor, Alito

January 10, 2006 By

Only have time for a quick glance around the internet (I hate when real life interferes with my reading!) but thought I’d pass these nuggets on – Religion is bothering a lot of the secularists, lately, as Alexandra points out in her excellent piece, but it’s not bothering the Russians, who are all too familiar [...]

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I kinda like these Santa Clothes

December 21, 2005 By

Julie at Happy Catholic has Benedict all poped-out in traditional papal habidashery. Dappled Things has more and links to a slide show. It’s nice, the special clothes and festooning…but I don’t get hung up on it, and doubt that Benedict will, either. I loved JPII – he was so outsized, so larger than life, that [...]

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St. Tookie and Bad old Benedict XVI?

December 12, 2005 By

I’m driving tonight and listening to the “all news” station in NYC. And what I am hearing is basically, that the founder of the Crips, on death row and hoping for a stay from the SCOTUS, is being talked about like he’s a saint. They talk about his founding of the gang, as though he’d [...]

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JPII was grand. Benedict is homey.

November 17, 2005 By

I loved Pope John Paul the Great and honor his memory, but I must say, I am really enjoying getting to know Benedict XVI. John Paul was the deep and mystical philosopher, whose writings are so dense my limited intellect gets bogged down. Benedict, on the other hand, whether writing or talking, is plainspeaking, clear [...]

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Pope Benedict: The Quiet Riot

August 26, 2005 By

Fausta has an interesting post on Benedict XVI: Papa Benedicto XVI pidió ayer más libertad para la Iglesia católica en Venezuela con el fin de que se ”disipen” las dificultades actuales en las relaciones entre el gobierno de Hugo Chávez y las autoridades eclesiásticas. (my translation:) Pope Benedict XVI asked for more liberty for the [...]

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A Look Back At An Extraordinary Month

August 2, 2005 By

Hugh Hewitt is raising an eyebrow as he links to the LA Times’ review of John Allen’s new book on Pope Benedict XVI. I think the review is as fair as anything written in the LA Times can be – they will always throw their bones to the left and make sure they get in [...]

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“Cold” Pope? Hardly

July 28, 2005 By

Remember when Pope Benedict emerged onto the balcony at St. Peter’s, and so many immediate started labeling him, calling him “cold,” and “ruthless,” etc? Everything I have read since that day seems to completely disprove those assertions. Benedict seems enormously pastoral and clear-eyed. I do wish the press would just step out of the picture [...]

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