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We’ll no doubt see much discussion of this forthcoming book: Jesus in the Talmud. From Publishers’ Weekly: Will Peter Schaefer’s new book, Jesus in the Talmud (Mar.), be controversial? "I’m afraid so," Schaefer told RBL. "That’s why I’m nervous." His editor at Princeton University Press, Brigitta van Rheinberg, laughed but agreed: "You think, oh, whoa,…

Via Gerald: An abortion clinic has opened in a mall in Vienna. A bishop responds: Salzburg’s outspoken auxiliary Bishop Andreas Laun said that the owner of the Viennese mall in which an abortion clinic just opened its doors was excommunicated due to his formal cooperation. This made headlines in Austrian newspapers and on tv. A…

John Thavis of CNS on the pope’s ad-libbing…and the official versions. Rarely is a general audience talk interrupted by spontaneous applause, and Pope Benedict XVI seemed as surprised as anyone when the clapping began in the Vatican’s audience hall. The pope had been talking about the church’s early times, and he set aside his text…

Dave Andrusko at NRLC speaks to one of the researchers interviewed by Emily Bazelon, the author of the piece on post-abortion syndrome. I recently spoke with Dr. Priscilla Coleman who was interviewed by Ms Bazelon and briefly mentioned in the article. Dr. Coleman was disturbed by what she considers "out-right misrepresentation of the science by…

St. Louis Review interviews 3 nurse-practioners on their roles in promoting and teaching NFP. Also from St. Louis, a nice story about a group of young people who Marched for Life in DC last year, were struck by the numbers of homeless people they encountered, and resolved to return this year and do something to…

…in South Dakota: The South Dakota House of Representatives yesterday introduced a new abortion ban for the state, this time carrying harsher penalties. The new bill increases punishment for illegal abortion to a class 4 felony, punishable by 10 years in prison. Last year, South Dakota became the first state since the Roe v. Wade…

This is a rather strange story from the Fort Worth diocese. A priest was removed from parish ministry in February, with the announcement that he had sexually abused a minor when he was in his 20’s. There is some confusion as to whether it was a one-time offense or if it occurred repeatedly (the current…

Just a reminder to visit and participate in the "Why I came back" thread down below. There are some beautiful stories down there, sure to provoke thought and nurture hope.

Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. From the Office of Readings: A homily by St. Sophronius: In honour of the divine mystery that we celebrate today, let us all hasten to meet Christ. Everyone should be eager to join the procession and to carry a light. Our lighted candles are a…

At ZENIT, Catherine Smiebert reports on the celebration of the feastday of St. Thomas Aquinas (1/28) at the University under his patronage: What better way to celebrate the feast of a saint than to party as he would? This is exactly what the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelicum, did for its namesake’s…
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