To defeat the church, foment hatred of Benedict

Jonah Goldberg makes an excellent point: But my guess is that won’t be happening any time soon, and not just because Ratzinger’s the new pope. Some believe there is a radical left wing in the Catholic Church that seeks to unravel the teachings of John Paul II, but this is an exaggeration of the Western [...]

Heartening homily of those willing to hear it

Benedict XVI’s first homily as pope is a good opportunity for those who are certain the world is ending to take heart. He specified some of the top priorities of his papacy: the promotion of the unity of Christians and a commitment to ecumenism, the continued dialogue with other religions and the fulfillment of the [...]

No Honeymoon for Benedict XVI

It seems a shame, really. The man hadn’t been pope for two hours when the lefty blogs went (literally) profane and disgraceful (and – of course – adolescent) and the press was hardlining their memes and caricatures of him. Benedict XVI, it seems, is a relentless and remorseless hard-ass who takes-no-prisoners and wields a clumsy [...]

Joseph, Yesterday and Benedict, Today

Yesterday, Cardinal Ratzinger closed his very Christ-centered homily thusly: We live out our ministry in this way, as a gift of Christ to humanity! But at this time, above all, we pray with insistence to the Lord, so that after the great gift of Pope John Paul II, he again gives us a pastor according [...]

Joe Marshall has completed his interview

Amusingly, Joe has (as I knew he would) taken my questions to him to be somewhat revealing of myself. The only thing I was trying to reveal by my questions is that I resist intimacy and never pry too deeply into anyone’s personal life! Arms length is just fine by me. You can read his [...]