April 14, 2009

When was the last time, post-Washington, that you ever heard of a president or a federal government relinquishing a power, regardless of where or when that power came from? Well, the current administration is no different. One of Bush’s critics takes offense at the current administrations failure to reverse the very same invasions of privacy and failure of due process abuses that now-President Obama once campaigned against. Which is why, among other reasons, I was wary of such things as... Read more

April 7, 2009

Those of you coming here from my old blog will recall my love of Cardinal Newman, whose motto I took for my own: Cor ad cor loquitur, “Heart speaks to heart.” One of Newman’s most misunderstood principles is that of the ‘primacy of conscience’. If that sounds familiar to you it is because it has made it’s way into Church documents, where it has then been often misinterpreted by folks on both extremes of conservative and liberal as giving some... Read more

April 4, 2009

Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, and I am so looking forward to it. I love routines and rituals, the way something done a million times can manifest itself differently and have a different impact every time. The way a familiar, well-read book can contain surprising revelations the 4th time through, or a thread bare phrase can suddenly glow with meaning. The sacraments and high holy days of the Church are even more this way – in the familiar interplay between celebrant... Read more


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