Monthly Archive: August 2013
In the last post, I said that comments offered on this blog inspire new posts. Case in point: My intent in the “new evangelization” post ( That’s what I’m talkin’ about ) wasn’t so much to indict the Holy Father; rather, it was …
I want to offer a note of thanks to readers of this blog, and especially those who take the time to comment. One of my concerns in opening up these posts for commentary is that I could very easily give in to the …
Back in the day, Catholic Answers seemed to be focused on defending the faith against largely protestant claims, some of which came from within. Now it seems as though there’s been a conscious decision to ramp up an additional attack on a new …
We talk about the “New Evangelization” an awful lot these days, don’t we? In fact, talking about it and getting ready to prepare for it are among the hallmarks of the new evangelization. We arrange subcommittees, panel discussions, synods and symposiums; we assign …
According to a post on the FaceBook page of Ann Rodgers, the Anglican religion writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: I will be leaving the Post-Gazette on Sept. 5 to become communications director for the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. I haven’t swum the Tiber, …
In 2003 / 2004, the first of the Harvesting the Fruit of Vatican II study guides underwent a thorough evaluation by the censor librorum for the Archdiocese of Baltimore (an eminent theologian and professor at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary) as part of the …
As I wrote yesterday, the faithful Catholic is required to reject anything that conflicts, either explicitly or implicitly, with the doctrine of the Faith, no matter what the source may be. Furthermore, no one, not even a pope or a valid council of …
In my last post, I quoted Archbishop Muller’s sense, which one can reasonably assume is shared by the Holy Fathers – both emeritus and present – for the condition upon which reconciliation with the SSPX hinges: “They need to accept the complete …
Scrupulosity: A condition wherein an individual tends toward an obsessive conviction that they are guilty of a given sin even after receiving valid absolution and / or they tend to impute a far greater degree of gravity to their venial faults than prudence …
Apparently, Catholic Answers is in the throes of a major financial crisis. According to an email sent out to supporters by Senior Apologist, Jimmy Akin, even after severe cuts in staff and compensation, the organization (which had total revenues of $5,527,846 for fiscal …
