Do you feel like there’s a way in which God is disappointed with you now? Yes, absolutely. Every day. Every day. Because I am like anyone else. I revert to bad, selfish behavior. I try to make myself not do it, but I’m like everybody else. Sometimes better; sometimes worse. And I think there’s not…

This story caught my attention for a variety of reasons — not least, because the event in question involved my old parish, where I served almost 40 years ago (gulp) as an altar boy. The archdiocese sponsors a special day for seminarians and their families, and this year it took place at St. Patrick’s, in…

The full transcript of this exchange should be interesting reading. But for now, we have to content ourselves with this account, via John Allen: Pope Benedict XVI told a group of priests yesterday that he was once “more severe” in terms of administering baptism and confirmation to ill-prepared or lukewarm candidates, but today he’s inclined…

I saw this item a week or so ago and kept meaning to post it, but other things intruded. It’s heartfelt, and hopeful, and sweetly romantic. Anyway: I’ll let the story speak for itself: World Youth Day 2008 will always be a meaningful memory for Anders C. Bergmann of St. George Parish at Patrick Air…

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