I understand that at last the black ball imposed by Italian published has finally been lifted on Martin Mosebach’s The Heresy of Formlessness. 
If you haven’t read this book, I recommend it.  There are wonderful insights herein even for … Continue reading →

I understand that President Obama endorsed the Muslim "National Day of Prayer". 
Did he do so for the Christian "National Day of Prayer"?

From America a useful note:
Vatican Approves Catechism Revision
The Vatican Congregation for Clergy has approved a small change in the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults clarifying teaching about God’s covenant with the Jewish people. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced … Continue reading →

Has any one read this book?
Spies in the Vatican: The Soviet Union’s War Against the Catholic Church by John Kohler?
I take conspiracy books with large blocks of salt.
However, there were some summers in Rome when my resisdence was closed for … Continue reading →

Our friend John Sonnen posted a photo of a priest in Rome who is one of the Canons of the Basilica of St. Peter.

What John didn’t mention is that this is the renowned theologian and long time professor at the … Continue reading →

I don’t have the time and energy to do the translation at the moment, but I thought I would help get this interesting piece from Fides et Forma
His Eminence Cardinal Castrillon, former President of the Pont. Comm. Ecclesia Dei had … Continue reading →

In his weekly column on the site of the weekly newspaper of the Archdiocese, The Catholic Spirit, His Excellency Most Rev. John Nienstedt the Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, has some observations about health care.
My emphases and comments.
More thoughts … Continue reading →