This summer in America has erupted in racially charged protests about the verdict on the killing of Trayvon Martin. Yesterday I posted this video of an atheist who went berserk with rage. I’ve commented earlier about the irrational rage which seems to be simmering just below the surface in our country, and wrote here about my own feelings of trepidation in the face of this irrational rage. What is the root of this rage? Some would say it the roots... Read more
Was I writing about the irrational rage that is out there a few days back? Check out this video of a poor sad, furious atheist. Then go here and here or here and be reminded of Ed Blanch the Internet Atheist. Go ahead and share… Read more
Guest blogger Mantilla Amontillado is the founder of Veritas Vestments. She holds a degree in Ecclesiastical Haberdashery from Salamanca University. She has done the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostella three times on horseback and is engaged to the famous matador, Senor Augusto Torquemada. OK Hon, everybody been asking me what I think of the new Pope. Right now Mantilla is trying to keep her mouth shut you know? I just keeping my mouth shut and I am busy making birettas,... Read more
Following the triumphant pro-life, pro-women’s health legislation in Texas, a report in London’s Daily Telegraph informs us that 37% of abortions in the UK were performed for women who had already had at least one abortion. More than 4,500 women had had at least four abortions, 1,334 were on at least their fifth and 33 women had nine or more terminations. The Department of Health figures show the total number of abortions fell slightly last year, by 2.5 per cent, with... Read more
Back in April I began a series on What’s Killing American Catholicism. Events and other commitments kept me from completing the series at that time. The first post was on Cultural Catholicism and I argued that this was countered by Comprehensive Catholicism–a Catholic faith that is truly universal and transcends all cultures and ethnicities. The second installment was on Complacent Catholicism which is countered by Compassionate Catholicism. The third post focused on Cafeteria Catholicism versus Complete Catholicism while the fourth installment was... Read more
I coined a phrase in yesterday’s post: The Pelosi Catholic–which prompted this excellent explanation from an Italian reader Pelosi Catholics is not just correct, it is a terrific – if unintended – pun. In Italian, the adjective “peloso”, of which “pelosi” is the plural, means “hairy”, but it has also the connotations of dishonesty and self-serving pseudery conveyed by the English “greasy”. So: Pelosi Catholics are greasy [pseudo] Catholics. Here’s a further definition: The Pelosi Catholic’s arrogance is only equalled... Read more
Guest blogger Todd Unctuous is top commentator for MSM. With a degree in Media Studies from Scranton Community College, Todd writes for many papers and websites, and is known for his incisive writing, objective reporting and razor sharp comment. It was with some trepidation that the world watched the famous chimney outside the famous walled city of the Vatican last March as the world’s Cardinals gathered from St Louis to elect a new pope. Would the cache of old... Read more
Why are progressive Catholics and the secular press so in love with Pope Francis? Not because they love the Catholic faith, but because they see Francis as a vehicle for their own agenda. The Crescat has a couple of interesting posts about how the press is handling Pope Francis here and here. She says what I feel–that we don’t have a problem with Pope Francis and his simple style. What we dislike is the implication by the press that he... Read more
Here’s a secret. When I am thinking of what I should blog about I sometimes have in the back of my mind the Google Analytics page for my blog. This page lets me know whether my blog hits are up or down. I like to keep the blog hits as high as possible, and like other bloggers, have learned some tricks of the trade to promote traffic to my site. The greater the traffic, the more people who are reading... Read more
Catholics with taste for finer things have questioned the use of wild tie-dye looking vestments at Pope Francis’ Mass at Lampedusa. They also don’t like the corny boat-altar. It left me cringing too, but I guess we have to put up with this sort of thing and remember the context and who, what, where and when. The Pope went to minister to the poor who had risked their lives in small boats to migrate to Europe. He’s the successor of... Read more
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