Not anymore. Here’s an article about the pampered poodle wives of Britain who go ballistic when hubby comes home from the investment bank saying he’s out of work. The writer has coined a phrase for these stay at home (and do nothing) spoiled women: Toxic wives. I’m starting to see the silver lining of this recession. I think we could all do with a bit of austerity. Let’s learn how to live on less, spend more time with one another... Read more

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We’re told by the Holy Father that the internet is to be used for evangelization and catechesis (and maybe a bit of quirky humor?) You might think this blog is just the random rolling stream of consciousness of a Catholic priest with too much time on his hands, but there is method to my madness. I try on this blog to mix stuff English and American, Catholic and Anglican, personal and universal. The aim is to inspire, annoy,  encourage, educate... Read more

A member of the RCIA class has Catholic relatives in Germany, and he asked why American Catholics have so few customs and traditions. “In Germany on All Souls Day everyone in the village goes to church and then to the graveyard to lay flowers and remember the dead and say prayers. This is beautiful. Why don’t we do this here?” I tried to explain how American Catholicism is a jumble of all the different Catholic ethnic traditions, and how the... Read more

Anglican Wanderings offers regular pictures of the glories of Anglo Catholic worship. I can’t help feeling nostalgia for my Anglican days, and the tragic feeling in seeing these pictures that we’re looking at the final dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Titanic. Read more

Christ the King says that his kingdom is not of this world, but he also says to his disciples, “Go out into the world and preach the gospel.” What is the proper relationship between Church and State? There are four models for the interaction between the civil authority. 1) The State Church: the civil authority enshrines the Christian Church as the established Church of the country. This started with the emperor Constantine and was evident throughout history in many societies.... Read more

Now that the American people have elected Barack Obama as our next president, those of us who are opposed to his pro abortion stance must take a deep breath and step back to consider. While it is possible to be a single issue voter, no president can be a single issue president. There are many things that Obama may do which Catholics may agree with. It is now time to wait and see and give him the benefit of the... Read more

Jesus shall reign where’er the sunDoes his successive journeys run;His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,Till moons shall wax and wane no more. Behold the islands with their kings,And Europe her best tribute brings;From north to south the princes meet,To pay their homage at His feet. To Him shall endless prayer be made,And praises throng to crown His head;His Name like sweet perfume shall riseWith every morning sacrifice. People and realms of every tongueDwell on His love with sweetest song;And... Read more

It’s the forty fifth anniversary of C.S.Lewis’ death today. Here’s an excerpt from his famous sermon, The Weight of Glory.  There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations–these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit–immortal horrors or everlasting splendours. This does not mean that we are to be perpetually solemn.... Read more

(click to enlarge) Will you look at this! Just an ordinary Anglo Catholic Church. What great riches of liturgical beauty and ecclesiastical glory the Anglo Catholics hold! One of the great tragedies of the present apostasy in the Church of England is the decline and fall of the great Anglo Catholic parishes and vocations. Many are still struggling on valiantly, and many of them are doing their best to fight the decay within Anglicanism and hold to what they can of the... Read more