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Benedict today, to a group of newly-appointed bishops in Rome , probably for what they call "bishop school."

A photo I’ve not seen anywhere else (Click for bigger version) Except for Papa Ratzinger Forum. Not surprisingly, American Papist has the best caption so far…

Cardinal O’Malley…blogging?

Sister Leonella Sgorbati is buried in Kenya: In his homily, Giorgio Bertin, bishop of Djibouti and Somalia, noted the smile on the face of Sgorbati, whose body was laid out for viewing. He urged mourners to draw positive lessons from her years working for the poor in Somalia and Kenya. "CHRISTIAN, MUSLIM DIE TOGETHER" "Her…

I finally tracked down this painting – St. Matthew and the Angel  – which hangs in the Vatican Museums, and which, after we returned from Rome, I could never identify. It’s by Guido Reni, known, one article I read said, for his "theatrical" style. Well, yes – but I’m still entranced, even though the "theatrical"…

A brief blurb with some highlights of the upcoming Supreme Court term – I had no idea this case had made it this far, or was even being litigated: Courts routinely strike down prayer and religious instruction in public schools. But apparently there’s an exception for Islam. The federal court of appeals for the Ninth…

George Weigel in the LA Times: Responsibility for challenging these distorted views of God and the distorted understanding of moral duty that flows from them rests, first, with Islamic leaders. But too few Islamic leaders, the pope seemed to suggest, have been willing to undertake a cleansing of Islam’s conscience — as Pope John Paul…

Just passing some points along… If you live in Victoria, BC, check out the new Edith Stein Society, which kicks off its efforts this weekend with talks from George Weigel. Speaker Gil Bailie has a blog – because of the illness of his wife he has cut down the amount of speaking that he’s been…

Carl Olson does a flawless job of dissecting a Baltimore Sun article filled with experts declaring Benedict’s academic blinders, professorial awkwardness and basic lack of People Skills. Take it, Carl: So, let’s summarize so far: • Benedict doesn’t realize he is pope. This is because Germans, especially German academics (as opposed to American academics), have…

Two interesting notes from today, September 20. It’s the memorial of the "Martyrs of Korea" – 103 of the many martyrs that country produced: For centuries, Korea was closed to all outside influences, and all contact with foreigners was forbidden. No missionaries went there. Nevertheless, a number of laymen sought to find out all that…
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