A few days ago I mentioned that my latest piece at Pajamas Media seemed to raise a lot of Christian hackles. My intention had never been to offend or to – as some commented over there – be a “progressive in disguise – (what silliness!). I have been, particularly through Lent, trying to develop and articulate an that we Christians are being ‘way too “earthbound” and over-worldly in the way we process and engage in politics. I was not calling... Read more
It’s not because of her magnificent voice, although that gift from God is happily now in our awareness. It’s because it should not have taken that exposition for people to think well of her. Got this from Deacon Greg and just loved it; it really speaks to our materialism and our short-sightedness. It’s a good scolding we all could stand to hear, in the worldly world: Susan is a reminder that it’s time we all looked a little deeper. She... Read more
Today Pope Benedict XVI celebrates his 82nd birthday. Time flies so quickly; it seems like yesterday he was visiting Ground Zero and greeting the youth of New York! In honor of his birthday, I am reposting this from last April: BENEDICT XVI; THE LAST 20th CENTURY MAN It seems almost silly to say I am bringing coverage of Benedict XVI’s extraordinary sojourn in America to a close (actually, my final final thoughts are here) because the truth is I will... Read more
Yes, he is larger-than-life; gregarious, accessible, open, friendly, warm, charming, engaging…Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan is all those things. Dolan kisses his crosier, signaling his acceptance of the Shepherd’s burden But as he showed us in his barnburner of a homily just now, Dolan is afire with the love of Christ. When the time for jokes and camaraderie has past, he speaks of Christ and his spouse the Church with a direct, steely-eyed mien, and he shows himself as fearsome, fervent... Read more
Video here First question from the press – predictably – “are you going to be an agent of “change” for the people of New York?” Sheesh. They really don’t get it. The video is well-worth watching. Take your measure of the man who will be the Bishop of “the capital of the world.” He dares to talk about “the supernatural family of the church.” Good. Dolan penned a column for the Daily News and tell us, “I am to be... Read more
UPDATE: Please note, I had a copy of the projected deficit chart which you can see here included with this piece, but it apparently violated my photohost’s terms of use. So the Journolist or whoever it is who co-ordinates the narratives for the Mainstream Media, seem to have settled on the word “crazy,” and “insane,” to describe people who are not “moderates,” like them. If you do not like this chart and think something should be done about it, you... Read more
Archbishop Dolan Knocks, as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton looks on (shamelessly cribbed from Rocco) “I was at the vespers when he was installed as bishop [of Milwaukee]. And there’s a part where the bishop knocks on the door. Most do it timidly. Tap, tap. Not him — ‘Bang! Bang!’ It echoed through the cathedral and let everyone know that Timothy Dolan was there.” –Rev. Steven M. Avella, history professor at Marquette. In keeping with his apparent habit, Archbishop Timothy Dolan... Read more
Boy, I don’t like that header, and hope it won’t come to that, but who knows anymore? I really did not want to get back into politics so soon – I have other things on my mind – but I’ll just throw these out and you guys make your own stew. Item: Gov. Rick Perry joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S.... Read more
I rather think he’d like that header. You’ll like this clip, wherein Colbert takes Bart Ehrman, the [atheist, of course] chair of the Religious Studies department at the University of North Carolina, to school on the subject of Christ, who is both a dead-raising duck and an elephant too large for our comprehension. How very Chestertonian is our Colbert. G.K. would have enjoyed this, I think. Watch Colbert’s withering look at “God is not a fan of puns…” Priceless. I... Read more
More information on the remarkable Susan Boyle, who I linked to in the post below and the story just gets nicer and nicer, and one just wants all good things to happen for her. It seems that Simon Cowell’s people are already pursuing Boyle, who got a standing ovation from her church after her appearance on Britain’s Got Talent. Before going on stage, Ms. Boyle admitted some self-deprecating facts about herself (she’s never been kissed and lives alone with her... Read more
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