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First of all, let it be said that Bishop Imesch, several years ago, unintentionally provided us with the statment that became, in many minds, the most unfortunate motto of his confreres and their dealings with abusive clergy. Remember this? (link is to a cached mention on Al Kresta’s old discussion board. Best link I could…

The name of a new Albert Brooks film. Good luck with that. Trying to sort out the apparent madness in reaction to the Danish cartoons. Get Religion has a couple of excellent posts, one pointing to this Tim Rutten LATimes column that for many of us, points out a central issue in this: The West’s…

…Or not. Blogging has been quite light of late, partly because we are almost all in various stages of illness, but partly because, truly folks, I am getting just obssessed with this Rome business. It’s at the point at which I’m planning our second or third trip, never mind our first. It’s at the point…

I’ve rejuggled the speaking gig list down there, adding a couple of appearances I’ll be doing at professional conferences, mainly in relation to De-Coding Mary Magdalene: Truth, Legend and LIes. Publisher’s showcase kind of things. I’ve also confirmed a rather cool thing – speaking at the monthly Theology on Tap in Rome! (Following Fr. Robert…

Various interesting items from John Allen this week, including this observation from an African cardinal, about the importance of Benedict and his specific background at this specific moment in history: Do you look forward to a day when a papal encyclical will begin by citing an African proverb rather than a line from Nietzsche? "I…

Really. Even though that corner of DC is a hotbed of Catholic life, the John Paul II Center seemed like an overreach to many when it was announced. Four years after it opened, there are, indeed, problems. Joe Feureherd reports: Billed as a first-class museum, high-tech exhibit hall and Catholic think tank that would promote…

The Cranky Professor very kindly sent me a spare copy of The Geometry of Love by Margaret Visser, in preparation for our trip. In Zenit, Catherine Smibert writes today of a documentary currently being filmed, based on the book: In a city that can overwhelm you with religious art and architecture, one woman breaks it…

I have been looking for a single source for news on this poor little girl, beaten into a state of severe disability by her adoptive mother and stepfather, but this will have to do: Wesley Smith’s article from NRO earlier this week And Pro-Life Blogs, which is running about a post a day on her…

A few days ago, we blogged on a new comic book called The Flying Friar. Here’s a review, written by Vatican Watcher Jacob, who didn’t think comic book reviews quite fit on his own blog! The Flying Friar by Rich Johnston and Thomas Nachlik is a graphic novella loosely based on the life of Saint…

Talk of a 2/13 meeting in the Curia about the Traditionalists Catholic Outsider with more insider details Ed Peters with canonical thoughts: As I see it, there are only three options here: either the Holy See decides that John Paul II’s decree of excommunication was insufficiently grounded in law and/or fact, and on that basis…
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