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From Jody Bottum in the Weekly Standard. His point? The Catholic hierarchy may be politically ineffective, but Catholicsm is contributing much to legal and political discourse: So why all the agitation? The 2004 presidential election saw endless talk about the malignant effect of the Catholic hierarchy’s preaching against abortion: editorials in the New York Times,…

Here’s another one:  Catholic Outsider from Alejandro Bermudez, editor of Catholic News Agency. It’s a young little blog, but it’s pretty interesting, with a couple of recent posts on Benedict’s style of interacting, including a primer on who gets to meet with the Pope these days. Answer: hardly anyone. (Michael met up with an old…

Pro-life placards defaced and destroyed in Bay Area: Some supporters of abortion rights have called BART to complain about the ads and demand their removal. The political Web site www.indybay.org urged activists to call BART and members of its Board of Directors to register their discontent. As of Thursday, the transit agency had received 29…

One of the most interesting points about Michael’s trip down south is that the same hotel where Catholic Marketing Network is meeting, the Anglicans have gathered, as well. He says it’s a fascinating group. The Anglicans, he means.

For Rich Leonardi’s dad, rushed to ICU

The Criterion Online of the Archdiocese of Indy has started a blog, run by former ICB (Independent Catholic Blogger) Sean Gallagher and Brandon Evans, and featuring contributions from other Criterion staff. Brandon, you might recall, gave us lots of good coverage of WYD.

I know that my postings have not been very substantive of late. For that, I apologize.  But a few things have been occupying me – I got yet another idea (don’t laugh) for a novel, this time a Young Adult novel that I actually feel compelled to write, that I think I can pull of…

Magister offers two evaluations of the Pope’s address to the Diplomatic Corps, particularly in regard to Iran and China: In effect, the thesis that “truth can only be attained in freedom” is typically Ratzingerian. It leads to the conclusion that “no government can feel free to neglect its duty to ensure suitable conditions of freedom…

LIsa de Moraes on a new series coming from A & E, following 5 men considering priesthood Notwithstanding the tight shot of the tight T-shirt on the well-endowed woman in the clips shown to critics, the docu-soap "God or the Girl" treated the four young men trying to decide whether to enter the priesthood with…

The "girl deficit" in India is more rampant among the well-educated, according to this story:   The practice is common among all religious groups – Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Muslims, and Christians – but appears to be most common among educated women, a fact that befuddles public health officials and women’s rights activists alike. "More educated…
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