The Anchoress
I wish I were there, right now. Rain and all! Read more
I wish I were there, right now. Rain and all! Read more
Right on schedule, Nancy Pelosi tries to do what Ted Kennedy and Mario Cuomo have done before her: give talking points to Catholics who wish to hop on to policy that flies in the face of church teaching. You’ll recall it was Kennedy (and later Cuomo) who gave voice to the corkscrew notion that one could be “personally opposed” to abortion but too broad-minded to “impose my views on others.” Because, as you know, modern-day liberals would never presume to... Read more
The man who had his hand forced is now a hero hearing the hosannas of a very worldly world: Reality check: Obama manipulated gay voters, kept them at a distance and hoped they would settle for the occasional wink and a nod. But he has found himself in a campaign with dwindling enthusiasm and a narrowing electoral map; he needs this group’s enthusiastic support and high turnout in November. Even so, it took Vice President Biden’s moment of honesty to... Read more
Come Friday, I will be heading out to Buster’s graduation, and I’ve decided that this will be a good time to take a much needed rest and retreat. In preparation for that, I’m closing comments tonight — at whatever time I pack it in — and they will remain closed until June 1. Because I’m exhausted. But let me leave you with this fun graphic, courtesy of Ace, who notes that these cars that are the wave of the future... Read more
I read this story over at Deacon Greg’s earlier today and it annoyed me but I was too busy to write about it. My first thought was, “so, you friends at Catholic high school have supported you as you came out and by your own admission, always been respectful, and the school was fine about your bringing a boyfriend to prom, and you’re going to reward them by making commencement all about you? Why all the taking and no giving?”... Read more
When two of my brothers came out, they were both surprised that the family — with the exception of an auntie or two — said, “this is news? Pass the salt.” We’d figured out that they were gay years earlier, and allowed it to be their own business, to announce or keep private as they saw fit. Just so, no surprises here. Although, unlike my brothers, I think Obama has finally “evolved” enough to admit he supports gay marriage only... Read more
Patheos is making some impressive inroads in e-publishing, offering an unsurprising variety of titles to choose from (I’m thinking about putting some of my stuff into an e-collection) but there are still a couple of us toiling away for the printed side of things, as well, and here are three titles you should know about. For you sports fans, Tim Dalrymple, a former competitive gymnast who manages the Evangelical portal, has shown a pretty impressive ability to jump! Even as... Read more
The story about the Vatican’s corrective issued to the LCWR is of course, taking a little breather until the LCWR leadership puts out its formal statement, and then I expect it to all get going again, with headlines condemning the bad-old church for picking on the sisters, with very little attention paid to the fact that some of the sisters do in fact admit promoting a kind of post-Christian mindset, and some boast of supporting abortion. Which is a little... Read more
Hardly anyone believes it, but it’s true. Obedience brings tremendous freedom to our lives. But we can’t possibly know that unless we practice it. And practicing it is hard, and sometimes all against our instincts. And hard stuff sucks. Except, as I wrote recently about something else, the hard stuff is also the great stuff. There is no greatness in taking the easier, wider path. Katrina is writing on that, as regards the call to chastity and celibacy that so... Read more
Last December, I had the privilege of attending the first profession of Sister Mary Magdalene of the Immaculate Conception, OP. I don’t know if I will ever forget how powerfully resonant was her quiet but obvious deep and joy as she received her black veil. I have seldom encountered such a punch of supernatural serenity. Just six months later, the Dominican Nuns of Summit, NJ are celebrating again as another young nun pronounces her first vows and becomes Sister Mary... Read more
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