Daily Archives: 11 January 2012

Wherein the reader is directed to click a link and be edified.

A reader forwarded me something which was forwarded to him which was reposted by NLM which was from the St. Louis Dispatch, about a church renovation Memphis… Tennessee, not Egypt. Apart from obvious merits of my sender, or the esteemed … Read More

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SCOTUS unanimous decision upholding religious liberty, “ministerial exception”

My mind returns to the moment in Pres. Obama’s State of the Union Address when he chose to scold the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, while they sat and, from decorum and custom, could do nothing … Read More

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A bishop promotes the Sacrament of Penance

“But Father! But Father!”, I read in my email, “You are always telling us to go to confession but around here priests don’t hear confessions very often if at all!  What are we supposed to do?” Thus, I read of … Read More

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A headline which invites speculation

Though I double-checked the Holy Father’s private audiences for more information, this curious headline about the General Audience from Vatican Information Service in the Bolletino stimulated in my mind one image after another: CUBAN CROCODILE AT THE HOLY FATHER’S GENERAL … Read More

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