…and cannot be charged. If you are one of those Christians who spent years and years defending torture, you own this. You thought it would all stay overseas and only be inflicted on foreigners. But the Warrior Cop mentality brings home all these nightmare practices and inflicts them on citizens–and protects the torturers and murderers, just like you did. Read more
Bishop Robert Barron on the challenge of evangelization in the postmodern world. After noting the challenges (scientism, the culture of “meh”, and the culture of self-determination), Bishop Barron then goes on to discuss the opportunities that lie at our feet: 1. The first opportunity: An intelligent truth “I hate dumbed-down Catholicism,” Bishop Barron emphatically told the audience. “What do I mean by that? It puts a huge stress on the superficial, the ‘banners and balloons Catholicism’ as I call it.... Read more
Sez he: So, I’ve been thinking a lot about the dubia again, not least following Stephen Walford’s most recent article — which I’ve liked a lot, and I thought I’d get some thoughts down. I might be wildly wrong here, of course. Looking at the dubia letter, the quartets start with what they deem ‘A Necessary Foreword’: ‘The great Tradition of the Church teaches us that the way out of situations like this is recourse to the Holy Father, asking the Apostolic See to... Read more
A wonderful story on the journey of my friend Br. Robert Krishna, who is about to be ordained a Dominican priest. Just another reason I love Dominicans. And Aussies. Blessings on your work in the Vineyard soon-to-be Fr. Robert! Read more
Since at least one homeless person is going to come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, we ought to be careful about the way we treat the rest of them. Read more
Every religious congregation in the country will need to raise $714,000 dollars more to cover the gap caused by Trump’s poverty program cuts. If you think dollar-in-the-collection-plate-once-a-month crowd is suddenly going to pony up (and many of them are the people receiving the help) you are insane. Read more
It’s a random Inspirational Poster generator that cranks out hilarious meaningless New Age Affirmation twaddle that ranges from the banal to the cryptic to the creepy: If you go to the site, the funniest part is the little notes from the computer while the new poster is being generated, assuring us that machines are our friends and do not intend to enslave us all. Read more
A truly important meditation on the weightier matters of the law is my contribution to The Catholic Weekly for our friends Down Under in Sydney. Read more
…as somebody who both gets and lives the Church’s consistent life ethic. Read more
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