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Ramesh Ponnuru takes on The New Republic’s conventional wisdom on Roe v Wade – in the pages of TNR – which is that the fall of Roe  would be good for abortion and bad for pro-lifers. The New Republic‘s theory is, if I can be so bold, a mite too convenient for complacent pro-choicers. The…

A Guardian column looks at the coming constitutional crisis in England What is often missed out of the puzzling phenomenon of this woman’s life is her religious faith. It is what makes her devotion to duty and self-sacrifice explicable. While the church over which she presides has faced dwindling congregations, her Christmas Day speeches and…

Now, this 15th Station of the Cross – the Resurrection – isn’t brand new, although it’s being played that way in some places. Back fifteen or more years ago, it started being suggested and used. I believe it was inspired by something John Paul II said or did, but I’m not sure . (Not to…

The WaPo reviews Mary Karr’s book of poetry, reflective of her conversion to Catholicism If you appreciated the irreverent voice of Mary Karr’s The Liars’ Club , you can find it again in "Facing Altars: Poetry and Prayer," the afterword to her fourth book of poems, Sinners Welcome . Chronicling a move from "undiluted agnosticism"…

NEXT MONDAY, I want all SoCal types to come see me At St. John Fisher in Rancho Palos Verdes. It’s a ticketed event, but a portion of the proceeds go to a very good cause – the Queen of Peace Shelter in Compton which I believe they told me is run by the Missionaries of…

Christians and Muslims have been clashing of late – Christianity Today has some links From Catholic News Agency: A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Egypt, Rafiq Gresh, told EFE that if a Muslim converts to Christianity and manages to keep it hidden, when he dies “he will be buried in a Muslim cemetery.” He…

Taiwan’s ambassador the Vatican is baptized: The Taiwanese ambassador to the Vatican was so impressed with seeing "an inner peace and happiness" in the Catholics he met while living and working in Rome that he decided to convert to Catholicism. Ambassador Tou Chou-seng was baptized Catholic during an April 17 Mass in his parish Church…

All of the episodes aired so far will be re-aired on Sunday, with the final ep to air at 10pm. Dave Hartline of the Catholic Report has a couple of interviews that might interest those of you who are watching it: Here’s an interview with one of the young men, Dan: Dave Hartline   Dan what…

Ian Rutherford of the excellent Aquinas and More bookstore has started a blog. "Musings from a Catholic Bookstore" promises to have all sorts of helpful posts on subjects I know are dear to our readers here – books, first and foremost, of course. For example, here’s a post explaining the different types of missals available…

Tablet article on Polish immigration to Scotland. The Scottish government embarked on a concerted program to recruit workers from Poland a few years ago, and it’s bearing fruit: There’s only standing room left for Mass in Polish at St Francis of Assisi Church in Aberdeen. A few hundred people pack into the pews and dozens…
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