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Went to CMN, signed some books, made some contacts, and met Regina Doman, Ian Rutherford of Aquinas and More, said hi to Matt Pinto of Ascension Press, Steve Kellmeyer,  and  Mary Rutowski of Gospa Missions. Saw Marcus Grodi, the Lords, and Michael took Little Michael over for a chat and a blessing from Fr. Andrew…

Forgot to mention that I was listening to the Diane Rehm show on Monday, during our mad rush to get ready to leave, and was glad to hear that on a program about embryo – destructive stem cell research, she had Fr. Tad Pacholczyk of the National Catholic Bioethics Center as a guest. You can…

There has, as there usually is, much abuse-related news the past week. The Rochester priest arrested on abuse charges pled not guilty. The permanent deacon in Hawaii accused of abuse was released on bail. The Portland Archdiocese has named parishioners as defendants in its bankruptcy case. There were disturbing revelations in Denver this week. Details…

An article, originally from the NYTimes, about Allied awareness of hints of the Holocaust The report is haunted by what-ifs, tantalizing hints, desperate pleas, heroic rescues and by what, in retrospect, can seem like bureaucratic indifference. It also offers a revealing exchange involving Pope Pius XII, who some historians say did not use his influence…

Internet Monk with sad photos of a UM church in Gary. (Demographic inevatiblities…yes. I’m a realist on that score because I’ve lived in the South, where church and parochial school construction can’t keep up with the demand. But it’s always a sad sight, nonetheless) The comments are interesting, highlighting, as they might not so much…

Or not. An interesting, but odd little piece in a Chicago-area paper about an ecumenical service with an underwhelming turnout It  was deja vu all over again for the Forest Park Ministerium at the Ecumenical Healing Service held at St. Bernardine Catholic Church on July 23. Including the choir and the clergy, only 20 people…

An article about a playwright/actor who is doing a one-man play, in the style of Noh drama, on Dr. Takashi Nagai When an atomic bomb exploded in Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 1945, Dr. Takashi Nagai was at the medical college where he was a radiologist. Looking out the window of the concrete building he was…

Okay, the diet can restart next week. Actually, I only ate little bits – more of the pink grapefruit sorbetto than anything else. Mmmmm. So yes, we did a very quick tour at Hershey’s – it was free, and would entertain a four-year old more than Gettysburg, okay? Lots and lots of teens pouring out…

A statement from the family: > Mrs. Susan Torres gave birth at 8:18 am on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 to> Susan Anne Catherine Torres.  The baby weighs 1 pound 13 ounces and> measures 13 1/2 inches long.  There were no complications during> delivery. The baby is doing well and is being monitored in the> Neonatal…

We are doing a booksigning at the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception book store on DC on Sunday from 1:30-3:30 – I hope to meet many of you there!
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