Category Archives: The future and our choices

I am angry and sad about this new round of exposure of sins and crimes

I have been struggling through the day with this post.  I haven’t known precisely what to do about my anger. The online edition of Hell’s Bible, in its relentless hectoring of the Catholic Church (ignoring the prosecuted sins of other … Read More

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Gerald Warner’s thunder about the abuse scandal and what caused it

The Telegraph offers this by Gerald Warner (Gerald Warner is an author, broadcaster, columnist and polemical commentator who writes about politics, religion, history, culture and society in general.) My emphases and comments: Catholic sex abuse scandal: time to sack trendy … Read More

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Good clear talk about health care debate issues – useful!

I complained the other day that neither side in the Catholic field, the USCCB nor the dissidents, had adequately explained the presumed barrier – or lack thereof – or unacceptable weakness thereof – between federal money and the procuring of … Read More

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A magisterium of nuns

In this matter of contingent, prudential judgments, whose judgment will in time prove to have been the more prudent? The Catholic bishops with pro-life groups or their opposition, the LCWR and CHA and NCR, etc? I happen to think the … Read More

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Archbp. Chaput on the healthcare bill

His Excellency Most Rev. Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Denver, is neither shy nor vague nor harsh about his positions.  He has expressed himself about the healthcare bill facing some sort of vote… by what weird procedure we don’t know yet… … Read More

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Catholic Herald: Bishops call for renewal of Britain

Some time ago, Fr. Aidan Nichols set out radical and comprehensive program for Catholic renewal of England in a book The Realm: An Unfashionable Essay on the Conversion of England. (For readers in the UK click HERE to buy.) Fr. … Read More

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PODCAzT 99: Archbp. Chaput’s Houston Speech on The Vocation of Christians in American Public Life

On Monday evening, 1 March 2010, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver gave a speech at Houston Baptist University called “The Vocation of Christians in American Public Life”. The lecture was presented in coordination with the Pope John Paul II Forum … Read More

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Repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ and military chaplains

For those priests and seminarians out there considering military chaplaincy during this administration… From CNA with my emphases and comments: Repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ could affect military chaplains’ religious freedom Washington D.C., Feb 19, 2010 / 07:49 am … Read More

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Bishop Vasa ends ties with hospital performing sterilizations

More news about Bp. Vasa in Baker, Oregon. Bishop Vasa ends diocese’s sponsorship of hospital that performs sterilizations February 16, 2010 Bishop Robert Vasa of Baker has announced that his Oregon diocese is ending its sponsorship of St. Charles Medical … Read More

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Preaching to the converted, rather than preaching to convert.

My good friend Fr. Ray Blake, the great P.P. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, has a good post: Mysogynistic, Homophobic, Fascist, Racist and Xenophobic I find it quite frightening on how badly prepared the Church in England and Wales … Read More

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