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Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex on the discussion: In the end, Schoenborn gives a penetrating criticism of Catholics who thought themselves to have given him a lesson or two in regard to his controversial NYT piece. These Catholics – and Barr is tentatively included among them (though Schoenborn would want him to say more on the issue, to make…

An LATimes story on a prelate mentioned here before: Archbishop Ncube of Zimbabwe Ncube, who was born in 1946 in southern Zimbabwe, is the son of a peasant cattle farmer. His mother left to work in Bulawayo as a servant when Ncube was a boy, and he was brought up by his aunt, a fiercely…

From a reader, on an important upcoming vote: The Delaware House of Representatives is going to vote on January 12th on a bill authorizing biotech firms to clone for experimental but not reproductive purposes, thereby allowing embryonic stem cell research (and funding) in Delaware. The Senate passed it last summer. This is the showdown and…

In England, some are hoping for one: Two former Cabinet ministers are backing the move to give Graham Leonard, who was the Bishop of London, the highest honour the Vatican can bestow. If Pope Benedict XVI backs the idea, it would be the most significant promotion for an Anglican convert since John Henry Newman was…

I’m thinking that legit hotels like a Crowne Plaza should think twice before renting out rooms and such to 200 swingers. Oh, and watch out for that large group of young adolescent soccer players and their families, too. Booking them at the same time..well, let’s think about that. Seriously…I’m sort of baffled why a legitimate…

50 years ago, idiocy and injustice – parents under the interdict for not sending their children to a new Catholic high school.

Visit and bookmark this site dedicated to the stories of and support for parents who have received difficult prenatal diagnoses. The stories provide powerful witness to the value of each tiny life. Via After Abortion, which has many other good links, including the story of a courageous, mature college student, and the good fruit of…

That should be enough to grab many of you. It’s a rich meditation on what it means to say that Jesus is the Word: Second, John’s Prologue by its very structure reaffirms the order of creation at the point where it is being challenged today. John is consciously echoing the first chapter of Genesis: In…

Go down and read the thread on the Liturgy of the Hours, particularly the comment by Dominican Brother James Dominic Brent: When I first started, I ran into the problem that the Psalmist’s mood or prayer often clashed with mine. When I was in a mood for lamentation, the Psalmist was shouting for joy; when…

From a reader, a religious order priest, who ran across an old column of mine reflecting on our trip to Quebec several years ago: Christian Culture: What’s It Good For? I am writing to you because I experienced last summer the same contrast between my visits to Montreal’s magnificient churches and the spirit of modern…
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