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Bishop Skylstad, president of the USCCB delivered his address. I imagine it will be posted online at some point today. It was a rather institutional, church-y talk, calling for unity, decrying negative tones and coarseness, not just in culture, but especially within the Church, ending with a strong call for re-emphasis on the Sacrament of…

Have you all been watching TLC’s The Monastery? We talked about it a bit a couple of weeks ago – has anyone been keeping up with it? Post here if you want to talk about . (I, per usual, keep forgetting about it…)

Sandro Magister finally weighs in with a piece on recent rumblings on the indult rumor, bringing in the French episcopal reaction, in case you missed all that last week. Cardinal Arinze was in St. Louis this past weekend, speaking at the Gateway Liturgical Conference: In his address on Saturday, titled, "Language in the Latin Rite…

If you’re interested, the public sessions of the USCCB meeting are being aired on EWTN, and you can watch online. The bishops meet in Baltimore through Thursday, but only the Monday and Tuesday sessions are public. The rest are "executive sessions" closed to the press and public. I’ll have it on and if anything interesting…

If you don’t know anything about Saint Frances Cabrini beyond her name…change that. Mother Cabrini was truly an astonishing woman whose life is as vigorous an expression the power and transformation that happens when we give ourselves over to Christ. Of less than perfect health, Frances was inspired by missionary stories told to her as…

The Pope at today’s Angelus "Jesus taught his disciples to pray by asking the heavenly Father not for ‘my’ but for ‘our’ daily bread. Thus he wanted every man to feel co-responsibility for his brothers, so that no one would lack what is necessary to live.” In the reflection given by Benedict XVI before the…

Aside from theater, Katie’s other major extra-curricular activity so far is Speech. Not Speech and Debate – the team demonstrated a bit of debate, and she was thoroughly intimidated by it. She came home and said, "You know those big plastic tubs you put the toys in? They have those filled with notes and papers…

Mike Aquilina – on Leo the Great. Today is the memorial of Pope St. Leo the Great, who reigned 440-461 A.D. Those years were, in the words of the Chinese curse, interesting times. Within the Church, Leo is best known for his great Tome, the doctrinal letter that served as a summary of christological doctrine…

German bishops in the house today: Benedict then spoke about the growing Muslim population of Germany and the necessity of dialogue between the two religions. Muslims, the Pope said, "who hold to their convictions and their rites [ceremonies] with such seriousness, have the right to our humble and resolute witness to Jesus Christ.  To make…

"It’s the Feast of the Ascension, and…" I mean, what television show are you going to hear that phrase on, except for Lost? I still don’t get the point of it, but, it was an interesting hook. Okay, Losties…discuss. Have we made any progress since September? I do have one question, simply because I have…
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