Conservative Catholic pundit Matthew Archbold reported today about a cannibal restaurant. So far, so good (as far as cannibal restaurants go). But then he made a leap of which even Evil Knievel would have been envious. This is assuredly an online p.r. stunt for something or other but it got me thinking, “Why not cannibalism?” Seriously. Many [...]
As I observe the hysteria with which some people are reacting to the news that a mosque will be built in lower Manhattan 2 blocks from the former site of the World Trade Center, I cannot help but wonder how many Christian churches have been built, and their proximity to the federal building in Oklahoma [...]
Immigration and racial profiling are pro-life issues. Today is the day that S.B. 1070 is scheduled to take effect in Arizona. Some of the most heinous measures in the legislation were halted yesterday with an injunction while the decision is appealed. The Bishops of Arizona and the southwest released a statement today, which read, in [...]
The right to freedom of religion is the right to believe as one chooses, and practice those beliefs. It is not the right to insist that others conform to those beliefs. -Father Tobias Haller, B.S.G. Pax et bonum.
The (Catholic) governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, has just signed into law a bill that allows for weapons to be carried in churches and other places of worship. The bill would authorize persons who qualified to carry concealed weapons having passed the training and background checks to bring them to churches, mosques, synagogues or other [...]
Fr. Anthony Ruff, O.S.B., wrote a post that I almost could have, and should have. You’ve probably heard that Christians in Italy and elsewhere are trying to defend crucifixes in public classrooms before Europe’s highest court, the European Court of Human Rights. “This is a great battle for the freedom and identity of our Christian values,” [...]
A wrap-up. Let’s dish. Were you subjected to “America, the Beautiful” at Mass? A flag procession, perhaps? Red, white, and blue flower arrangements? Loony petitions? Share in the comments, if you would. (I, for one, escaped ALL of it. Thank God for Our Lady of Fatima Church, Huntington.)
My friend Laura posted this note yesterday on Facebook. I found it very moving and though-provoking, and I relate to so much of it. See what you think. I’ve been going through a rough spell lately. Not sure what all the reasons are, and hopefully I will come up out of it soon. In trying to [...]
JERUSALEM, JUNE 14, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The people of the Holy Land are tired of the ongoing conflict, says the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. He called for an end to the Gaza siege and the violence. Patriarch Fouad Twal, also the president of Caritas Jerusalem, stated this in an interview published Friday by the aid agency. [...]
