Monthly Archives: September 2015

Back in the 1990s, when I was a member of a seeker-friendly Baptist church, for which I will remain eternally grateful, I took a Winter Bible School, 10-week Saturday morning course on Cultivating Your Gifts and Calling with Pastor Penn … Continue reading →

Over at The Catholic Thing, Fr. James V. Schall, SJ, meditates on the role of Creation and man’s role.   He writes: The old Marxists, good Epicureans that they were, used to complain that concern with supernatural life was an … Continue reading →

This article at the Catholic Herald promising reports from the upcoming synod edited by an anonymous Xavier Rynne II has some interesting observations that fit in well with my Vatican II reading jag over the summer. Anyone who knows anything … Continue reading →

There is so much material out there in the wake of Pope Francis’ massively popular visit to the United States that I hardly know where to begin, so I am not going to try. I think Cindy Wooden at CNS … Continue reading →

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending Garry Toffoli’s launch of his first novel Ruritania on the Rideau, a thriller that is set in Ottawa. Gary, a Toronto native, is a long-time friend of the Ordinariate and occasional reader … Continue reading →

Robert Royal at the Catholic Thing seems to me to be a trustworthy and thoughtful commentator on the Catholic Church and Pope Francis.  He is covering the Pope’s trip to the United States and will be in Rome next month … Continue reading →

But after seeing Fr. Raymond de Souza mention this article in First Things in a hard-hitting column in the Catholic Register (can’t find it online yet), I see this particular text is highly problematic. Fr. de Souza’s comment refers to … Continue reading →

Over at OnePeterFive, Steve Skojec has a wonderful post from Screwtape with some excellent advice for those who will be glued to everything happening regarding the upcoming synod in October.  One short excerpt: “This is a long term thing (though … Continue reading →

Great post over at Aleteia by Elizabeth Scalia on President Obama’s guest list for the Pope Francis visit to the White House next week.   She writes: Packing his guest list with “sinners” is not at issue. We are all … Continue reading →

The Pope sent a message to Cuba and Cubans on the eve of his departure to the island nation and the broadcast is up at the Vatican Radio site. I love this part, my emphases: In his broadcast the Pope … Continue reading →