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Angelo Matera in the NCR(egister): Catholic “hawks” in the United States had been unhappy with Pope John Paul II’s stance against almost all wars, a position they viewed as unrealistic and a departure from their interpretation of the classic “just war” tradition that began with St. Augustine. For them, the figure of St. Benedict became…

Hat day at the Vatican: Michael has the goods on what the hat’s all about, as well as more pics of some Austrian women who are obviously in competition with the Pope And you can go here (scroll down) to see pics of other popes (including John Paul II – in Japan!)  in this gear…

Well, actually two tales. I hadn’t intended on discussing these two books together, but it actually is a good fit, so here goes. Tales of two Renaissance women, one fiction and one non-fiction. Guess which one is more interesting? I’d probably seen Sarah Dunant’s books in stores, but had never thought of looking at one…

This WSJ piece looks at the divisions that embracing the Saddlebrook model can bring to a church. (The article verges on the edge of conflating a lot of varied forces – not every casually-dressed preacher is a Warren-wannabee, and the Emerging Church movement is different from what’s described here, etc…) Some pastors learn how to…

A Globe article on the great lengths some Catholic high schools in Boston are going to to attract students: Catholic high schools in the Boston area are vying for what school administrators call “curb appeal" to woo families in an increasingly fierce competition for prospective students. In multimillion-dollar makeovers, they’ve spruced up the inside and…

This is unfinished, but you get the point – it will be seen by Benedict on his flight into Munich: Keep your eye on this thread at the Papa Ratzinger Forum for news about Benedict’s trip to Bavaria, which will begin on Saturday Here’s the itinerary

As you know, the Pope met with his former students this past weekend to listen to papers and discuss the theory of evolution and Christian faith. Not much word yet about what was said, but Cardinal Schoenborn did say good things, and there is news that the papers will be published – as early as…

In this past issue of the UK Tablet, their Vatican correspondent Robert Mickens attempts to score by tying together the Pope’s recent words encouraging his listeners to not be seduced by activism for the sake of activism and retain a place for contemplation in life, and the lack of comment from the Vatican on a…

Today is the memorial of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. One ceremony in India: Mother Teresa Chowk – where the Fest Day function was held – is in the centre of the city.  It is a strategic location: behind the IP Mission Church and School, next to a fairly large Muslim residential population and rather…

Dennis Doyle of Dayton U. has a subtly pained piece up at Commonweal about the younger people around him – including his own son – who have drifted to the "I’m spiritual, but not religious" route. The paradigm is a common one, sprung from many sources: a general anti-institutional sensibility; the failure of religious institutions;…
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