Marc Barnes says it beautifully... I love being Catholic, not only for the vast horizons the Church opens before my searching eyes and thirsting heart, but also for the mighty, wooden doors she closes in front of my inquiring nose. That the Church dares — in a world nauseous with false egalitarianism — to declare things too holy to be dressed in anything but a finery I cannot afford, a secrecy I cannot know, and a reverence I can only hope to attain — all this convinces me that she … [Read more...]

... And you just made the Holy Spirit laugh. An American pope? I'm against it, as Terry Nelson is so fond of saying. Mr. Nelson - who if you don't already, should be reading his blog daily - explains why he has such an aversion to the idea of an American pope. An aversion we share. He writes; It seems to me we Americans get ourselves caught up in cheering 'candidates' on as if it were a competition or a campaign for political office - which is precisely why I would never want an American as … [Read more...]