Haven’t cleared the tabbar in a while – here are some things you should try not to miss: dotcommonweal: Beautiful Bodies; Rotted Hearts, a remarkable piece of writing, and a look at the underbelly of free market capitalism that makes so many of the churches uneasy, even as they oppose the alternatives. Don’t miss it. OSV: Their Catholic Internet Readers Guide. Yours truly gives a few of her own suggestions, although no one surveyed mentioned this blog! Whaa. Speaking of... Read more
In an utterly unsurprising ruling, and one that is inarguable if one is peering through the narrowed prism of stringently secular law, and reducing marriage to a sort of contractual partnering, Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled restrictions against same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional. You can read the whole Prop 8 decision here. I was intrigued with this part: Race and gender restrictions shaped marriage during eras of race and gender inequality, but such restrictions were never part of the historical... Read more
Really, since Patheos is in the midst of an absolutely huge Future of Evangelicalism week, I must put up a little good-natured resistance. Read more
Hitchens, July 2010 / Photo by John Huba Chirstopher Hitchens, in the midsts of a poison cure which would befuddle reason and leave most of us whimpering in our safe corners, manages, still to write with great beauty, humor and power. He writes with address. The notorious stage theory of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, whereby one progresses from denial to rage through bargaining to depression and the eventual bliss of “acceptance,” hasn’t so far had much application in my case. In one... Read more
But since Julie tagged Greg, I might as well play along… In no particular order: my five favorite Catholic devotions: 1) Adoration 2) The Rosary and/or Chaplet of Divine Mercy 3) The Angelus 4) My Oratory/Icon table 5) Meditating on the Annunciation I know some will ask why the Liturgy of the Hours and Benediction do not appear. I guess because I’m a bit of a literalist. The Divine Office and Benediction are liturgical in nature, not devotional. And tagging…... Read more
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Our friend Fr. Steve, who is a Salesian priest informs us that the relics of Don Bosco, founder of the Salesian Order will be making a world tour! In the tradition of pilgrimage, the relics of St. John Bosco are being carried into the towns and villages, neighborhoods and centers where the Gospel is announced among the young and the poor today. This pilgrim journey through 130 nations began on January 31, 2009, the 150th Anniversary of the founding of... Read more
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