Imagine a day in the coming year when Pope Francis will make a surprise announcement:…
Month: May 2014
Pick up your lacrosse…
I’ve said many times that Sundays in the fall and winter for me are about…
Upper Room Amnesia
Pope Francis just concluded what is being billed as an “Apostolic Journey” when in truth…
Novus Ordo “Smells and Bells”
My conservative Catholic friends love them some “smells and bells” in the Mass of Paul…
USCCB Blog: Defending the indefensible
I recently stumbled upon a post at the USCCB Blog by Fr. Ronald Roberson, CSP,…
The conservative Catholic blindfold
In a recent article at CatholicCulture.org, Phil Lawler highlights a review of Cardinal Walter Kasper’s,…
Crowning Him with thorns all over again
In the year 1950, the American Jesuit theologian Fr. John Courtney Murray, S.J. – the…
The presence of the past
For more on Cardinal Kasper’s presentation at the Consistory of Cardinals in Rome in February…
The ecumenical treadmill to nowhere
The optimistic title to a recent Catholic News Service article states, “U.S. priest trusts Christian…
Who gives a damn what John Harvard thinks?
Over the past few days, a story has been circulating around the Catholic blogosphere about…