Rules of blogging: There are certain subjects which attract massive numbers of comments. Liturgy. Immigration Policy. Catholics and political life. The Legionaries of Christ. Last week, the Archbishop of Baltimore sent a letter to the Superior General of the LC regarding his expectations of the Legion in the Archdiocese. The text of the letter is…

Update:  Holy Cross stands firm:  Holy Cross officials stressed that the school, a Jesuit institution, is not affiliated in any way with the conference, but added that it will fulfill its contractual obligations. “Holy Cross in no way supports or endorses Planned Parenthood, NARAL, or other organizations that engage in or promote practices contrary to…

Aimee Milburn has a nice post examining Francis Beckwith’s interview with Tim Drake in Catholic World Report. There you have it.  Catholicism does not teach “works righteousness.”  And Beckwith is correct.  But the Catholic teaching is not the same as the Protestant; it is an entire paradigm shift to understand it.  Salvation is not just…

I once said that if I were to ever go back to graduate school, (which isn’t going to happen),  my PhD dissertation would be on post Vatican II transitions – perhaps focusing on one diocese or one cluster of parishes.  An alternative fantasy dissertation is evolving, though – a look at transitioning styles of mission, worship…

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