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Here, a few days late (still cleaning out my inbox) is a piece from the Guardian by Madeleine Bunting The point is that parenthood is against the grain of all the aspirations of our culture. Go back to the point where I started – the pregnancy anxiety around care. That anxiety is provoked by more…

Noami Wolf in the NYTimes on three incredibly popular YA series.  The "Gossip Girl" "A-List" and "Clique" series, almost all of which feature status-mad adolescent girls immersed in materialistic, superficial concerns, having lotsa sex on the way. Wolf is disturbed by these novels, and correctly points out that they stand in opposition to previous generations…

From Katie’s camera: (Actually the last one is from the Angelus. The first Sunday we were there, since she probably used up all of her disposable camera shots by Monday at around 9:37 AM)

Zadok has thoughts and explains some things. Very helpful. Dom has more

Then there was the day we visited the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva. This was important because, not only is it gorgeous, but most of the body of St. Catherine is there. (The exception being her head, which is in Siena, of course). This must have been Monday, because I remember that was the…

The Catholic Hierarchy blog has them – I have no sense of what they mean, but there they are.

All you need for an explanation is this photo: Yes, that is how Joseph made his way around the Eternal City. Eternally Goofy. While the baby vainly tries to indicate his presence… Photo courtesy of Blogger Gashwin. The photo was snapped in the courtyard of the not-to-be-missed Church of S. Clemente also described here. It’s…

Michael has started blogging about the trip – starting with his early-morning visits to St. Peter’s Then I encountered an image from the past. Priests vested in green, all with their backs to me at the many side altars were offering Mass in the new rite in the old way. As I would walk by…

Todd at Catholic Sensibility reports on what Bishop Finn of his diocese (KC) has to say about dry holy water fonts during Lent. In short: Don’t.

It’s actually the kind of gig I like – back and forth within 24 hours. Very nice talk at Alleghenny College last night – many thanks to Fr. Mark Hoffman, who invited and hosted me. I’d say there were around 200-250 people there, and I did the usual DVC thing, but really emphasizing some basics…
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