That would be the finding of the very ummm…let me be kind here…intellectually incurious, so-saturated- with -political correctness that they can no longer think, or view anything but through their narrow, narrow prism – Anglican Church of Canada: The Anglican Church of Canada (ACoC) has published a Lenten reflection that portrays Jesus as a racist who saw the error of his ways after being challenged by the Canaanite woman in Matthew’s Gospel. The ACoC was long ago taken over by... Read more
Thanks to Zoe From Flannery O’Connor’s letter to Alfred Corn on May 30, 1962: Even in the life of a Christian, faith rises and falls like the tides of an invisible sea. It’s there, even when he can’t see it or feel it, if he wants it to be there. You realize, I think, that it is more valuable, more mysterious, altogether more immense than anything you can learn or decide upon in college. Learn what you can, but cultivate... Read more
I’ve been waiting for this story and knew it would come – dropped on a Friday night, of course: Taking another step into the abortion debate, the Obama administration today will move to rescind a controversial rule that allows healthcare workers to deny abortion counseling or other family planning services if doing so would violate their moral beliefs, according to administration officials. The rollback of the so-called conscience rule comes just two months after the Bush administration announced it late... Read more
Rachel Lucas. I cannot tell you how much I am enjoying the chronicles of her adventures in England – the language difficulties, the way things explode on her, the way she charitably puts up with British Telephone until she doesn’t, anymore, the the beautiful surprises, the lack of salsa, near curtsies. It’s all brilliant, funny, touching, hopeful and – when she writes about how much she misses her beloved dog, Sunny, even moving. This cracked me up: So I take... Read more
A TRILLION! I am unconvinced that Americans – wanting to fell good about themselves and be optimistic and “hopeful” in 2008 – really thought this was the change they were voting for: 1) On people making more than $250,000. * $338 billion – Bush tax cuts expire * $179 billlion – eliminate itemized deduction * $118 billion – capital gains tax hike … The business tax hikes are even worse. Obama will increase taxes on existing American oil production starting... Read more
Meatless. We get into the Lenten fare. Fish. Beans and Macaroni (my Elder Son relishes the “pastafazoole”). Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup! Irish Soda Bread! (A slightly different recipe here). And we get together to pray The Way of the Cross Jesus Meets His Mother, shamelessly cribbed from Deacon Greg Deacon Greg writes about how his parish does this. The Way of the Cross is a challenging and exhilarating devotion. It is sad and mournful. And it makes the... Read more
First, I want to shout out a big thank you to all of you who have used the Amazon search button (or any of my amazon links) to purchase goods – I’m especially grateful for whoever it was bought the Amazon Kindle, as it brought a $35 kickback to the site. What I have been doing with Amazon monies is putting 30% of the earnings into a charity (varies between the hospice which helped my brother and the Summit Nuns... Read more
Spent the day in Brooklyn, which everyone should do sometimes, just spend a day in Brooklyn, because Brooklyn is not like any other place on earth. Please bear with me; my emails are backed up and stacked up like domestic flights at O’Hare airport! Read more
Julie at Happy Catholic has her Lenten reading list up. “Wait a minute, what? You guys have “reading lists” for Lent, too?” Yeah. But it’s a good thing. It is a tradition that started with the Benedictine Monastics as part of St. Benedicts Rule for his monks: During the days of Lent, they should be free in the morning to read until the third hour. . . . During this time of Lent each one is to receive a book... Read more
If you’ve ever watched Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, you’ll realize you are watching the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, beginning with the Agony in the Garden. I am often asked by non-Catholics why we spend so much time pondering the Passion of the Christ, and not the Resurrection. Well, we do both – just as we, all year long and not just at Christmas, keep the mysteries of his Incarnation before us in various ways, through devotions... Read more
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