My friend and now former Rome resident John L. Allen, the nearly ubiquitous and fair-minded columnist for the lefty National Catholic Reporter has an op-ed piece in Hell’s Bible today.  Keep in mind that "senior Vatican official" and "Vatican authorities" … Continue reading →

Would you readers kindly do me the favor of offering prayers for an intention that has come up? 
Many thanks in advance!  o{]:¬)

At the same moment that GK sent an e-mail I was reading an article in Der Spiegel which says that the Motu Proprio will be coming out this week.  There is a comment in the context of a larger issue: … Continue reading →

And on another topic, 
Alabama Boy Kills 1,051-Pound Monster Pig, Bigger Than ‘Hogzilla’
Saturday , May 26, 2007
An 11-year-old Alabama boy used a pistol to kill a wild hog that just may be the biggest pig ever found.
Jamison Stone’s father says the … Continue reading →

So, let’s just get it over with and turn Westminster… the Cathedral… the Catholic Cathedral… into a mosque.
Okay… I’m exagerating, to make a point.
Hermeneutic had this before but this is just in from the Telegraph‘s Damian Thompson: Allah’s name to … Continue reading →

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone told the Italian daily La Stampa that the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue is to be restored.
This is the office primarily in charge of dialogue with Islam. 
Last year, Pope Benedict merged the department with the Pontifical … Continue reading →

My good friend J of the UK, a matey chap if ever there was one, alerted me to a grooooovy YouTube filmette. 
It is in an entry over at the wonderful Roman Miscellany.  I can’t believe I missed this one … Continue reading →

The new book is quite informative and, I must say it, amusing.
For example, I have learned more about "eyes".  We all know that when moving about during Mass priests ought to keep their eyes cast down piously.  However, on. p. … Continue reading →

A few people have written asking me about some Vatican appointments they noticed in the Bolletino.  I also saw this subject on a blog or another site. 
Just to mention two appointments, some have noticed that the Fr. Michael Zielinski, … Continue reading →

Baseball is the game God loves most.
It is therefore perfectly reasonable that baseball parks ought to be designed much as a cathedral might be. 
This from The Lion and the Cardinal (edited and with my emphases and comments):
I still love … Continue reading →