Happy birthday Papa! Stay well. We need you. Read more
Happy birthday Papa! Stay well. We need you. Read more
Trump has signaled that he intends to carry his fight to overturn the election to Congress. He evidently wants to take a shot at overturning the electoral vote that occurred Monday by challenging that vote when Congress certifies it on January 6. But just because Trump wants to challenge the Electoral College vote in the Senate, it does not necessarily mean that he will succeed in upending the proceedings and getting it done. I think there’s a possibility that this... Read more
Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock, Ark, has COVID-19. Bishop Taylor was formerly a priest in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City where he made a strong record of standing for the civil and human rights of immigrants. He was a reliable help when I was trying to pass pro life legislation, and he made a real and creative effort to support work to end violence against women. Bishop Taylor was one of the very first bishops to respond to the... Read more
We believe that every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person. USCCB, Life and Dignity of the Human Person. Well, they did it again. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the Catholic Church in California doesn’t have to obey the health and safety regulations that the state has put into effect to stem the... Read more
Pope Francis wrote a most remarkable Op Ed for the New York Times this week. It is the voice of a loving shepherd, speaking to his sin-sick, spiritually ravaged American flock. I hope that every person, of every belief and ideology, will read it. I know that reading it was balm for my heart. We are in the grip of a huge surge in a deadly worldwide pandemic. Yet religious leaders are telling their flocks to ignore and do the... Read more
I’m a Bible reader. For many years, I read through-the-year Bibles which are divided up into 365 readings that take you through the entire Scriptures. Then, I began reading straight through the Bible, a few pages or chapters every day. I like to read different translations. I read through one translation, then switch to another. Right now, I’m slowly wending my way through the New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition. I’m on second Maccabees, deep in the Greek persecutions of... Read more
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, of the Diocese of Brooklyn NY, faces two accusations of child sexual abuse from former parishioners. Bishop DiMarzio is the same bishop who joined with Agudath Israel of America in a lawsuit challenging New York’s COVID-19 public health restrictions. The United States Supreme Court, which had earlier ruled in favor of such restrictions, reversed itself last week in favor of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Agudath Israel of America. I wrote a post yesterday about my strong... Read more
Which is lawful on the Sabbath, to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill? Jesus Christ. Whaddaya do when your bishop is a quack? Let me use an example from my own life to illustrate what I’m asking. A few years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer. I spent a lot — and I mean a LOT — of time on the websites for MedPlus, The New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.... Read more
It’s Thanksgiving in the time of COVID. Travel is slow, risky and difficult. Family gatherings are an indication for spreading the virus. Restaurant dining is out. Even shopping for groceries is problematic. How do we manage the risks and still enjoy Thanksgiving in the time of COVID? This video has a few helpful hints and ideas to get you through. Read more
When Pope Francis ventures out in to Vatican Square, he usually attracts vast crowds of cheering people. People hold up their babies for his blessings and shout out their adoration. But COVID has brought empty silence to Vatican Square. These days, the Holy Father walks out and prays alone, while the people who would ordinarily be there watch and pray from home. We are blessed in times like these to have this opportunity to view our pope at prayer and... Read more
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