As it was in the days of Apple, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man; they were eating and drinking, Facebooking and making videos on their smartphones up to the day that the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Uh-huh. Behold, the Smartphone Apocalypse! Search your feelings. You know this to be true. Read more
A Meditation on the High Priestly Prayer Before I became a Catholic, the word contemplation meant something altogether different than it does to me today. Chalk that up to intellectual laziness because the definition has been sitting right there in the dictionary for all of those years before I woke up. Let me show you. Here is how my handy-dandy Merriam Webster Dictionary defines the word, (more…) Read more
Consider this post a wee after action report by your favorite strategic corporal, Joe Six-Pack, USMC. You may be thinking, “Where do you get off declaring what happened at Harvard as being a miracle, Frank?” I’ll tell you where. Because nobody saw the result that was coming. The conventional wisdom? It was as wrong as it usually is. All of the wise and learned among us knew without a doubt that the planned black mass would take place unmolested, and unimpeded,... Read more
That is according to a statement released by Aurora Griffin, Catholic, Rhodes Scholar, Harvard student. Three cheers for these folks! The Boston Globe has more on the cancellation. (more…) Read more
And Now: Satanic black mass ‘postponed indefinitely’ amid outcry. Earlier, Perhaps our prayers are already having an effect. This just in from The Harvard Crimson, The Harvard Extension School Cultural Studies Club said it will relocate its reenactment of a Satanic black mass ritual, scheduled for Monday night, to an off-campus site, citing in an email that “misinterpretations about the nature of the event were harming perceptions about Harvard and adversely impacting the student community.” (more…) Read more
Catholic Advocate sends, An official group at Harvard will hold a Satanic “Black Mass” tonight where they will mock the Catholic Church. The Archdiocese of Boston will hold a Eucharistic Hour of prayer in response. Let us join our voices in prayer tonight with Catholics in Boston. CBS news reports, (more…) Read more
“Harvard President Drew Faust did not return the Register’s request for comment.” Hmmm. Faust. Where have I heard that name before? Faust?! FAUST!!! Sing it, Alanis. (more…) Read more
That’s the thought that occurred to me when I was reading the Satanic Temple’s mission statement. You know, the folks behind the statue of a figure (that might be Baphomet) they want to install at the state capitol in Oklahoma, and the same group that wants to hold a Black Mass in a pub under the auspices of the Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club. The mission of The Satanic Temple is to encourage benevolence and empathy among all people. *Cough,... Read more
Some folks are likely to play the “Good Cleric/Bad Cleric” game with Cardinal Kasper’s comments about our divorced and civilly remarried brethren, but I won’t be. I’m just an regular guy, see, with no claims to knowing all the ins and outs of the theology of marriage. I do know that Pope Francis has mentioned Cardinal Kasper’s book , Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Life, favorably, going as far as to say, “This book... Read more
Wow! Just in time for the the big celebration, this communique just made its way into my “in” basket. I tried to call your offices in Denver, and wish your website a happy birthday, but your number is unlisted. Instead, since I do keep up on the writings of some of my favorite Catholic bloggers on Patheos, I asked Frank Weathers to share this note with you, and the photograph of me enjoying the celebration with a little tres leche... Read more
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