Views of a new Catholic in an old world on the joy and inexhaustible meaning found in the Faith
Just in time for the long Memorial Day weekend, Archbishop Chaput’s weekly column notes the IRS scandals, the HHS Mandate, and what it all means for Catholics and religious liberty.
Religious Freedom And the Need To Wake Up
By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput [Read more...]
I didn’t either, until earlier this year when I picked up a copy of The Aquinas Catechism, published by Sophia Institute Press.
Alert! This is a very long post. Just FYI. [Read more...]
Am I right? Or am I right!
The above photograph was shared on His Holiness’s Facebook page yesterday. Evidently, he is in Kentucky for a conference. The caption with the photo says, [Read more...]
A few days ago, Pope Francis gave a homily in which he warns folks against gossiping, and instead calls us to focus on following Jesus. It’s another of his wonderful string of homilies delivered in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta where he resides. Perhaps one day, these gems will be known as the Little Way of Pope Francis.
As il Papa notes, gossiping is something that we love to do. [Read more...]
Late last year, Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. was awarded a preliminary injunction from enforcement of the HHS Mandate by a panel of three judges. Similarly, at the end of January, Grote Industries also received temporary injunctive relief from the mandate.
Today, both companies face appeals courts again. Andrew Harris of Bloomberg reports, [Read more...]
Defrocked Jesuit priest Donald McGuire leaves the Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago after a hearing in 2007. (Zbigniew Bzdak, Chicago Tribune / November 9, 2007)
As you might guess, this turns out badly.
It’s timely that I posted something earlier about the sexual abuse scandals, whistleblowers, and how lying about them for Jesus has damaged the Church. And when I say Church, I mean the present, and future, faithful. Not the buildings, or the hierarchy. I mean the full Body of Christ in the world.
Manya Brachear of the Chicago Tribune has the scoop on how the headline above came to be from a story that hit the wires just a little while ago. [Read more...]
You may recall the recent goings on in the Archdiocese of Newark related to the scandal of sexual abuse of minors. Well, a number of priests and religious have banded together to form a posse of sorts, and they call their little band of brethren the Catholic Whistleblowers. Laurie Goodstein of the New York Times shares the story up about them. [Read more...]
Today, let us take a few minutes of our time to thank God for the blessing of sending His son into the world and for His Resurrection, “the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.” Let us also pray for the protection of our souls from the storms we encounter in life, both those that are natural in origin and those that are man-made. [Read more...]
So I’ve been informed that Patheos is doing another behind-the-scenes makeover of the website. The upshot? I won’t be able to post anything today as the elves do their work. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite songs which you may enjoy while you wait patiently for a post. Or, you can go read something controversial. Like a post about Hell. Or perhaps a post about Lying.
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The Motels, Suddenly, Last Summer.
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Hi. We’re from the IRS, and we’d like to ask you some questions.
That’s when you break out your pocket copy of the Constitution, read the agents of the Eye of Sauron the First Amendment, inform them that the interview is concluded, and walk the hell out.
Next step? Call your attorney, and your Congressional representatives constituent services offices.
Uh, you probably think I’m making this headline up, but truth is stranger than fiction. Besides, it’s all right here on C-Span. [Read more...]
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