Not much new, but a couple of interesting observations Some American Catholic bishops are asking Catholic politicians to refrain from taking Communion if they cannot accept their faith’s teaching on abortion. The bishops must be in shock when they look around and see that Catholic politicians have turned out to be enablers for the spread…

A short piece from the NYTimes, with nothing much new except this quote from McBrien On the other end of the spectrum, some Catholic thinkers say nothing in church doctrine addresses how moral teachings should be specifically applied through laws. “The only way that you can separate yourself from the church is by knowingly and…

A priest transforms the art in his parish church Father Carter, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, had been summoned in a last-ditch effort to turn it around, and almost immediately upon his arrival, he decided that the images in the church did not reflect the reality of his community. And so one morning, the…

Here’s a Times-Picayune article on that Danny Abramowicz book Michael edited. The path that winds from professional athlete to drunk to recovering drunk now finds Abramowicz as author of a small handbook on spirituality for men: “Spiritual Workout of a Former Saint” (Our Sunday Visitor). “Workout” is an instruction manual for men, salted with a…

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