“Judas is neither a master of evil nor the figure of a demoniacal power of darkness but rather a sycophant who bows down before the anonymous power of changing moods and current fashion. But it is precisely this anonymous power that crucified Jesus, fo ri was anonymous voices that cried, ‘Away with Him! Crucify him!'” (emphasis mine – admin) — Pope Benedict XVI, Yes…and in all of that anonymity, of course, stand you and I in all of our own... Read more
Tenebrae service at St. John Cantius. 3-19-08 I have mentioned Magnificat Magazine a few times in the past, and everyone who has ever subscribed to it via my recommendation has written to say how essential it has become to their prayer life. I must praise it again, particularly as I am going to borrow heavily from it during this Holy Week. If I could, I would just cut-and-paste the whole thing on my site, that’s how good it is. But... Read more
When Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Timothy Dolan to replace Cardinal Egan in NY I rejoiced and danced a virtual jig, writing: Like an uncommunicative, nearly moribund patient who suddenly takes a huge cleansing breath and declares, “kindly don’t build the casket just yet, if you please, and do you have a bit of Jameson’s for my coffee,” the See of New York rattled back to vibrant life with the naming a feisty and outgoing Irishman in the mold of... Read more
Every time I turn around I have another press release or story in my email about another bishop boycotting another commencement ceremony at a Catholic college, because one of the speakers is pro-abortion. This seems wrong to me. It seems unpastoral – unshephard-like – to either “not show up” or simply hand down the authoritative teaching on the sanctity of life (a teaching with which I whole-heartedly agree) rather than taking the moment not just to “re-iterate” but to find... Read more
I have decided – after allowing myself to get aggravated by the press once again pretending that Barack Obama has especial greatness for essentially saying the same thing George W. Bush said, that I am going to declare a moratorium on political posts for Holy Week. Others cover politics better than I do, anyway, and being dragged down into that muck is not how I want to spend the next 7 days. Barring anything huge happening in the world of... Read more
“Prayer is the noble supplication which we lift up to the throne of the Most High. It is the most efficient means to obtain from God the graces which we need.” – Pier Giorgio Frassati The weirdest thing happened to me last night. I was laying in bed (lying? I can never keep that straight) anyhow, I suddenly found my muscles going into an odd sorts of rolling contractions. Seriously, it was like labor contractions, they “rolled” (or perhaps radiated)... Read more
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I am looking forward to reading Mark Levin’s Liberty & Tyranny, but I am a little embarrassed to hear how some Levin fans are treating my Elder Son’s Sweet Girlfriend, and her co-workers, when they cannot find the book. Sweet Girlfriend works in a franchise bookstore, and she works very hard. She is a very fine and fair-minded person who makes a point of treating people with civility, particularly at work. When Levin’s book came out, her store received 20... Read more
My hair is a mess and I did not get to say what I wanted to in response to Fr. Reese’s assertion that joshing about at the Al Smith Dinner is more prestigious than receiving an Honorary Degree from Notre Dame University and addressing the graduates (and the whole world) from its podium. What I meant to say to Fr. Reese was: that’s BUNKUM. The Al Smith dinner means nothing except to political junkies. (and, as my Li’l Bro Thom... Read more
I am going to look around more before commenting further, but if this is correct then we’re looking at something very bad, indeed. …the democratically lead Congress has proposed the “Pay for Performance Act” which passed Thursday with even some Republican Congressman voted for it. … The scariest part of the bill is that while you’re serving as a “volunteer,” you’re prohibited from participating in worship and church activities, political rallies and being involved in a union. In short, your... Read more
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