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In "Boo" below, Peter Nixon writes: The other day Amy talked about people who say things like “I’m not a liturgical hardliner, but…” I certainly would put myself in this category. I’m not pining for a return to the Latin or worship ad orientem. I don’t think liturgical music has all been going to hell…

One of the constant temptations of this blog is to slide into "pick on the parish" mode. It’s so easy. Like fish in a barrel, she said imaginatively, even though National Cliche Day was long past. There is such a plethora of Catholic nuttiness out there, and one could literally fill a blog with it,…

Actually, it wasn’t the grown-up Living Faith, but rather the equally excellent Living Faith for Kids. The writing is a bit simpler, I suppose because I can very easily slip into "think like a child" mode. It’s a daily devotional, and writers are encouraged to think in terms of childrens’ lives, nourishing them in their…

…in more ways than one. The assassination of Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was "an operation trying to kill the hope of the people," said Father Joseph Abu Ghazale, parish priest at the Maronite Catholic Church of St Anthony’s, about 50 yards from where Gemayel was gunned down. "Pierre was here in this church six…

An anniversary: On a cold January morning in 1506, a spectacular marble statue was unearthed in a hillside vineyard in central Rome. The sculptural group depicted Laocoon, a Trojan high priest, and his two sons being strangled by a sea snake — divine punishment for having warned the city of Troy not to accept the…

Why was Uncle Junior visiting the Pope? (Of course it’s President Napolitano of the Italian Republic….)

…pray for us! Please! Here’s a really nice page – looks like a student project from the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt. Good links, context on St. Cecilia in music and art.

On Tuesday, Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams spoke at St. Anselmo, a Benedictine institution in Rome. Here is the text of his talk. The "Benedict" is St. Benedict, and here is Williams’ program: I shall outline three aspects of the Rule which are of cardinal importance in understanding the crisis of modern Europe and…

The Chaldean Catholic bishop of Aleppo, Syria on the Iraqi refugee situation: According to Mgr Antoine Audo, Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo, Catholic leaders in Syria are grappling with a massive 25,000 refugees desperate to escape from Iraq. During a recent visit to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the prelate stressed that Syria had…

…so I’m talking to my oldest son last night. Who’s telling me about a conversation he had with a co-worker down there in Atlanta. They’re talking about being Catholic and joking about forming some sort of Catholic support group in their workplace (a cable television network). One of the on-air personalities comes in (nobody really…
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