The 1st Annual Atlanta Catholic Business Conference Hosted By: The St. Peter Chanel Major Speakers Series Sponsored by: The Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University and The St. Peter Chanel Business Association Saturday, February 28, 200910 A.M. to 3 P.M (Mass at 8:30 A.M.) St. Peter Chanel Catholic ChurchIn McNamee Hall11330 Woodstock RoadRoswell, GA 30075 $35 Advance Registration includes lunch: http://www.stpeterchanel.org With the blessing and encouragement of His Excellency, Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta, the 1st Annual Atlanta... Read more

It is time to end the all male, celibate University Administrator discipline! Also, we need to always remember that homosexuality is the source and summit of all that is noble, good, beautiful and excellent! Read more

A reader writes: I have a prayer request for you: My grandmother has been diagnosed with a pretty aggressive case of lymphoma. She’s undergoing chemo on Monday. Please pray for a complete healing in this life, if it’s God’s will. If not, then pray for a holy death, as she’s lived a holy life, for we know that this His will. Thanks a lot. while another reader writes: My sister is having a scan this Wednesday to check if a... Read more

Ed Peters questions two common assertions being made on behalf of the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi, namely, that they should be allowed to attempt a reform from within, and that Maciel’s conduct does not negate the charism of the L/RC. Also, Fr. Raymond de Souza argues vigorously that the National Catholic Register needs to make some very big changes in the way it has coverd the Maciel scandal. I agree and I think Tom Hoopes, who is (as... Read more

The mark of a real writer (as distinct from a scribbler like me) is that she continues writing, not only to process what is happening to her, but to make it of benefit to somebody else who may be suffering the same thing. Me: I’d be curled up in a fetal position. God bless her! Read more

Behold! The final cover art! Why yes! As a matter of fact it *is* beautiful! Thank you! Now all we need are the books! Coming soon! Oh! I also have very nice blurbs on the back from people like Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, Dr. Timothy George, Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Amy Welborn, Johnnette Benkovic and Scott Hahn. See you Monday! Read more

God bless and thanks for your blog. It is a blessing. Your insights have helped me maintain an appropriate distance from adhering too closely to any “party” affiliation. I consider myself a simple Catholic always seeking to obey Christ’s Church (failing miserably a good bit of the time, however). In looking at the current political situation in the USA; how would you describe yourself in relation to a political party- Independent? Does it even matter ultimately? Thanks for your kind... Read more

Jeffrey Mark Ostrowski alerts me to another lovely little Youtube: Want more? Go here. Read more

“Hey! Let’s de-couple science from the Judeo-Christian moral tradition and attack that tradition as wholly unnecessary while vaunting science as the sole source of truth, the candle in a demon-haunted world! What could it hurt?” Phase Two: How were we supposed to know? Read more

Nick Milne had an adoring fan who was plagiarizing his stuff. The guy seems not to have known that plagiarism was theft and not flattery and is now removing the offending entries on his blog. Never ascribe to malice what can be sufficiently explained by ignorance. Read more