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Last night, I spoke at the Catholic institution of the moment, Notre Dame, and no I did not mention body parts or university presidents. It was, of course, the DVC talk, put in the context of Catholicism in film. Sort of. I mean, the context was all there at the beginning , but then I…

Sandro Magister points to an essay: But the really interesting thing about the article is its authors, Roberto A.M. Bertacchini and Piersandro Vanzan, and in particular the latter of these. Vanzan is a Jesuit, a professor of pastoral theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University, and above all he is part of the college of writers…

No, not from me. It’s passed on by a reader who introduces it: I wanted to share with you a copy of an “open letter” about Notre Dame’s decision to allow the Vagina Monologues from a good and holy priest I know at Notre Dame, Father Bill Miscamble, CSC. Father Miscamble is an associate professor…

…or heads are going to explode. Of course, if he is about to do something, heads are going to explode anyway. Different heads, but still. In an excellent, detailed post, Fr. John Zuhlsdorf collects all the rumors and signs pointing to Pope Benedict giving universal permission for the Tridentine liturgy, soon. Some time ago I…

I’ll have a comment on this, if you folks don’t beat me to my points in your comments: Benedict the Ecumenical by Michael Sean Winters, in The New Republic. (Just one quick point: There is a veritable army of Straw Men coursing marching through this piece, so watch it. What is the evidence that the…

A new book, just released, about life at a seminary, focusing on the journeys of five men: How can we trust that as a Catholic your reportage will be objective? I wrote this book in part because I was tired of reading the sugar-coated stories of priests and seminarians in Catholic publications. I am a…

Pope will not write this sort-of traditional Holy Thursday letter to priests this year. Father Ciro Benedettini, assistant director of the Vatican press office, said April 6 that no papal letter would be released this year. He did not say why the pope had decided to discontinue the practice. In 1979, a few months after…

Jesuit Fr. Gerald O’Collins: Father O’Collins said the most important thing about the text released in early April is that "it shows just how right Irenaeus was in saying the gnostics were against mainstream Christianity and Judaism, they were against our God." "To give Judas greater credit," the Jesuit said, the gnostics "portray Jesus giving…

Okay, this one: An odd article about Cliff Richard’s life changes, which include selling his home, possibly moving abroad, and an RC priest: There may, though, be more to the decision than a bout of cost-cutting. The life of Sir Cliff Richard, who has just turned 65, has seen many surprising changes in recent years,…

A local celebration More than 10,000 Vietnamese youth participated in an event held yesterday for World Youth Day at the Catholic cultural centre by the pastoral committee for youth of the archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City. As proposed by Benedict XVI, the theme of the meeting was: “Your word is a lamp to my…
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