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Back to my home turf! Well, not exactly – we lived in Lubbock for a couple of years in the early 60’s, my father is a born-and-bred Texan, and he and my mother met there, but Houston- where I’m headed on Saturday – is terra incognita to me. But I’ll be glad to be there!…

A priest-expert on the occult testifies: A Roman Catholic priest knowledgeable about rituals took the murder trial of the Rev. Gerald Robinson into the realm of the occult today. In chilling testimony, the Rev. Jeffrey Grob of the Chicago archdiocese said numerous details surrounding the murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl on Holy Saturday, 1980,…

The Web Elves have many links on this case, because St. Luke’s is an Episcopal hospital Startling (or not) point that the head of the Bioethics Committee at the hospital is an abortionist. Got it.

Some interesting links – really, those ladies over there are busy translating articles from all over the world – I don’t know of any better single source for current global news articles on matters Papal: First, here’s one one, an interview with the "other" papal secretary (scroll down to the bottom of the page) At…

Use this space to post your own experiences of what’s going on around the country today. Here’s my stupid question: Those who are protesting are protesting, sort of, in favor of the Bush proposals, and against any moves in Congress in the opposite direction. Does the Bush administration understand that these protests/boycotts do not play…

A conversation this weekend: Woman: I’ll buy your book, but I’m sure I won’t agree with it. Me: Okay. Thanks! (Thinking…next, please) Woman: I mean, I’ve looked at that painting for years, and thought that it looked like a woman. Me: Well, it’s not. It’s John. Woman: But it could be. Me: No, it couldn’t.…

One more example of how Catholic teaching reflects life’s realities. In this case: Why sorrow for sin is good, but not quite enough. Mom: What happened? Why is he crying? Boy: Because I poked him in the eye. Mom: (speechless) Boy: I said I was sorry!

Anthony McCarthy, Research Fellow Linacre Centre for Healthcare ethics, writes to tell us about a debate: Readers of your Blog/Website (or just you!) might be interested to see the following BBC programme featuring a debate between Bishop Kevin Dowling and myself (I work at the Linacre Centre in London) on the topic condoms/AIDS and the…

Michael was getting ready for work this morning and remarked, "Well, that was a nice weekend…" Meaning…what weekend? Several months ago, I’d accepted the invitation to speak in Ann Arbor and Lansing. Then a couple of months ago, Kurt Lucas of the Diocese of Kalamazoo asked if we could add a stop there on Saturday.…

Okay, the bookstore is open! As I said a couple of days ago, shipping for orders of $30 or less will be Priority at no extra charge. For orders $30-50, Priority will be $5 extra, and for over $50, $10 extra. (The $30 mark is because I sell the Saints and Heroes books for a…
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