says (in a homosexual way) that there’s no future for non-homosexual-celebrating-and-ordaining Churches. Robinson, who is homosexual and whose mission consists of reminding people of that fact, is openly homosexual and lives in an openly homosexual relationship with an open homosexual, who is homosexual. In related news: entire Catholic Church to close Monday. Read more

A reader writes: I am the Editor-in-Chief of a new independent and anonymous traditionalist journal entitled Veritatis Praeco. Everything involving the journal is operated by college students, and we’re looking for support from the wider Catholic community. We are a not-for-profit organization, and are simply looking to cull more interest in the journal, particularly by publicizing the blog during the summer, while we are between semesters. If you can do anything to help us out, we would greatly appreciate it.... Read more

Here’s a story about an abortuary that is a little more frank than most about its fundamentalist hatred of Christ. What strikes me is the “scratch an atheist, find a fundamentalist” aesthetic of these people. Read more

A reader from Utah writes some very kind words: I’ve just finished Vol II of your trilogy and want to say “Thank You” for sharing the bounty of riches you have amassed on your faith journey and now have recorded in your wonderful style. I have such newfound depth and appreciation of the Marian doctrines. Another delight for me in reading your books is the revelation of the charm, depth, humanity and struggles of the Early Church. As a very... Read more

The Catholic tradition has always insisted on loving the poor in real, not theoretical, ways. So it has, right from the beginning, pronounced a blessing on giving alms in, for instance, the Sermon on the Mount. It’s all well and good to have a plan for social uplift and improvement of the lot of the poor and job creation for the poor and long term theories about reducing poverty. Just don’t, in the middle of all that abstraction, forget to... Read more

A reader writes: An urgent prayer request for a married couple who is seeking adoption of their first child. Yesterday the birth mother began having second thoughts and she did not appear for her scheduled C-Section today at noon. Attempts to contact the birth mother and father have failed. It is our understanding as well that the mother is unable to safely give birth naturally, so the child and/or mother’s life may be in danger if she attempts to give... Read more

In which we continue our look at the Beatitudes. By the way, that’s *peacemakers*: Read more

Some team of researchers warns of the dangers of “heteronormativity” in G rated children’s films. If something isn’t done, children could well grow up with the idea that marriage between a man and a woman is *normal*! Remember: Tolerance is not enough. You. MUST. Approve. Of. Homosex. You. MUST. Believe. And. Confess. That. Is. Normal. If. Not. Better. Than. Heterosexuality! Read more

Richard Dawkins, a man incapable of figuring out that this was intended as a satire on him, now wants to erect a little summer gulag for programming kids to be in his image and likeness. If you want your kids to be socially and emotionally impaired from picking up basic elements of human interaction, all while priding themselves on their infinite superiority to the Herd of the Unwashed, you might consider handing him over to Dick. Read more

for the Year of the Priest. I would add “Spiderman I”, which was a real boost to a number of priests I know in its affirmation of the positive and heroic side of celibacy. But that’s just me. Read more