In which I suggest the radical idea of looking for Christ where he and his apostles taught that he could be found. Read more

In addition to Bp. Fellay’s “So shut up already” directive to Williamson yesterday, there comes this: Note of the District Superior for Germany of the SSPX As District Superior of the Society [of Saint Pius X] in Germany, I am very troubled by the words pronounced by Bishop Williamson here in this country. The banalization of the genocide of the Jews by the Nazi regime and of its horror are unacceptable for us. The persecution and murder of an incalculable... Read more

Sheesh! And libs keep insisting that it’s Catholics who are obsessed with sex. Read more

So, just to clarify: It’s the Catholic speaker who was for birth control as “economic stimulus”; it’s the unapologetically pro-choice president who isintervening. Incredible. Like Margaret, I choose to take it as a hopeful sign that Obama did this rather than dwell on what a maroon Pelosi is. On the other hand, it looks like the huzzahs were premature for Obama’s supposed rejection of torture. As I feared, the changes, while a step in the right direction, leave the door... Read more

Various threads below are touching on the relationship between Christians and Jews. On some threads (namely, those critical of Israeli butchery of civilians and children), I can generally expect that sooner or later somebody will call me an anti-semite for failing to endorse everything Israel does merely because Israel did it and then assured us all it was fine. Meanwhile, on threads pertaining to SSPX kookery and Bp. Williamson’s attempts to minimize the slaughter of the Holocaust while maximizing whatever... Read more

One thing Lefties seem to just *love* is crushing free speech. In related brownshirt news from the People’s Republic of Maplegrad, we find this story of petty officious tyranny from the egregious Human Rights tinpot dictators with delusions of godhood. La Shaidle, co-author of the appropriately titled The Tyranny of Nice, tells the story: Letter carriers in Cornwall, Ontario — a small town on the St. Lawrence seaway — had a long standing tradition. As they started their day they... Read more

Lord Alton of Liverpool, an independent peer, said embryonic stem-cell research had not been able to produce a single medical treatment “whereas pluripotent stem cells have the versatility”. “The issue was always with the versatility,” he said. “In this country we have destroyed or experimented on over 200,000 human embryos with no cures forthcoming. I have argued throughout that it was unnecessary but also pointless to use embryos.” He said it was “emotional blackmail” to imply that anyone who opposed... Read more

Just under a year ago, my father’s Arkansas town was hit by a tornado. No loss of life, praise God, but a number of businesses were destroyed. This year – today – it is an ice storm that has already caused significant damage in the form of downed branches and trees; killed thirteen; and left my father and many others without power. It is too dangerous for him to go outside to see what damage has been done to his... Read more

Here is Mary Kochan, dilating upon the meaning of the word “disappointing?” Read more

In which we discuss the difference between clericalism and authentic cooperation between the ordained and lay offices. Read more