Litany of St. Thomas More, Martyr and Patron Saint of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers V. Lord, have mercy R. Lord have mercy V. Christ, have mercy R. Christ have mercy V. Lord, have mercy R. Lord have mercy V. Christ hear us R. Christ, graciously hear us V. St. Thomas More, Saint and Martyr, R. Pray for us (Repeat after each invocation) St. Thomas More, Patron of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers St. Thomas More, Patron of Justices, Judges and Magistrates... Read more
“And they’ll know you are Christians by your love, by your love….” Easy to sing. Not so easy to remember, when you’re facing off with someone from the Other Side. Y’know what I mean? Dearborn, Michigan has the distinction of having the highest population of Muslims per capita of any city in the United States. Approximately 30% of Dearborn residents are Arab-American. So it’s no surprise, then, that Dearborn would host the annual Arab International Festival, the largest outdoor gathering of... Read more
Today is Trinity Sunday. It’s so darned easy to take that for granted—to listen to the Gospel with the ears of someone who has heard that old story s-o-o-o many times before, then to drive back home, mow the lawn and enjoy your Sunday dinner and maybe a movie. But wait! What is this “three persons in one God” stuff really about? The word “Trinity” never shows up in the Bible; but with the eyes of faith, you can find... Read more
Can’t we all just get along? Do you remember Rodney King? He was the African-American who was beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a traffic arrest in 1991. The beating, which was caught on videotape by a bystander—and the subsequent acquittal of the officers involved—enraged the black community in that city and sparked a race riot which played out on television screens across America. Before it was over, more than 7,000 fires had been set, the city had sustained... Read more
This weekend, there will be two major Catholic conferences in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Because I think the Detroit News coverage has been so patently slanted, I wanted to point out important differences between them. #1 – CALL TO HOLINESS The Call To Holiness Conference conference will be held on Saturday, June 11, at Burton Manor Conference Center in Livonia. Call To Holiness, which draws hundreds or thousands of participants each year, is one of the most dynamic events in the Catholic... Read more
People don’t read much any more. And they don’t listen so much, either. This presents an imposing challenge for the U.S. Bishops, who have the responsibility for clearly elucidating Catholic teaching on contemporary moral issues. We all know people who are self-identified Catholics, yet who deeply misunderstand or have never heard the clear teaching of the Church on flashpoint issues like abortion, same-sex marriage, and bioethical issues including stem cell research and in vitro fertilization. Shift in Public Attitudes Toward... Read more
Then he said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’ The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to meet the guests he saw a man there not dressed in a wedding garment. He... Read more
Happy birthday, Henry Sidgwick! Welcome to the Hedonism Hotel! I was poking around on-line the other day and I actually found a Jamaican resort which has as its claim to fame that “it’s the only resort where you can do what you want, when you want, in a way that you want.” The adults-only, clothing-optional resort gushes about its nude beach and the performances by Circus Erotica. If you are so unfortunate as to be stuck at a boring old... Read more
What does it mean to truly love your neighbor? Can you better show love by: (a) Telling your neighbor what he wants to hear, or (b) Telling him the truth, even if it’s going to cause some discomfort? Is it truly loving to: (a) Give him whatever he wants, or (b) Give him only those things which will truly help him in his development– physically, politically, emotionally, and spiritually? These questions have been front-and-center in the “He Said, She Said”... Read more
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