Today marks the first day of the Year For Priests, which will run until June 19th, 2010. Today is also the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is no coincidence. It’s a call for priests to evaluate their own lives and ministries, to rededicate themselves ever more to the Heart of Jesus, and… Continue reading Happy Year For Priests!
The Death Penalty: Calling All Comments
A friend of mine who is in the process of moving from a vague atheism/agnosticism to Christianity of some sort (it remains to be seen), asks the following: Do you know of some Christian pro/con arguments on the Death Penalty? I am against the death penalty myself, at least in the First World (or anywhere… Continue reading The Death Penalty: Calling All Comments
AP: SSPX Ordinations Are “Valid But Illicit.”
I can’t believe it. An AP story on MSNBC nailed a thoroughly confusing issue regarding the canonical status of the 4 bishops whose excommunications were lifted by Pope Benedict XVI. Check it out: The church considers the society’s ordinations are “valid but illicit.”They are valid because Lefebvre was a validly ordained bishop in the CatholicChurch,… Continue reading AP: SSPX Ordinations Are “Valid But Illicit.”
Well, I’m Convinced. (The Catholic Church Murdered Europe!)
The New York Times likes to remind its readers just how smart it really is. Take, for example, its recent decision to release a list of the most looked-up words in its online edition: words like “bildungsroman,” “peripatetic” and “antediluvian” sent thousands of readers running to the dictionary, or in this case, clicking on the… Continue reading Well, I’m Convinced. (The Catholic Church Murdered Europe!)
To Be Converted
One of the best blogs on the internet, in my opinion, is Jennifer F.’s blog, Conversion Diary. In one of her most recent posts, she explains how she chose the name for the blog (it’s #3 on the list). Anyways, it’s based on a really great quote from Pope Benedict, so I thought I’d pass… Continue reading To Be Converted
Was the Canon Politically Motivated?
On a different note, a friend asks: Also, some people told me that the Bible is B.S. because at the Council of Nicea, church leaders selected canon for political motives. Also, someone told me that an entire book of the new testament is so inconsistent with the style of the other books that religious scholars… Continue reading Was the Canon Politically Motivated?
Luke 1 and Sola Scriptura: An Intro Explored
Here’s how St. Luke begins his Gospel: 1 Since many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the events that have been fulfilled among us,2 just as those who were eyewitnesses from the beginning and ministers of the word have handed them down to us,3 I too have decided, after investigating everything accurately anew, to… Continue reading Luke 1 and Sola Scriptura: An Intro Explored
More Notre Dame Drama.
Wow. Good catch, American Papist.
Once Saved, Always Saved, Thrice Around
This is the second part of my answer to a thought-provoking and in-depth comment by DJ AMDG. His initial comment was sparked by a discussion here, and you may want to read pt. 1 of the response before you start here (although you don’t have to). His comments are in red, my responses are in… Continue reading Once Saved, Always Saved, Thrice Around
Pixar Doesn’t Make a Bad Movie
I’m just saying. Up is an awesome movie. And a wonderful antidote to the ADHD-inducing direction animation has gone in the last decade or so. There are just these incredibly long scenes where nothing is said, and beautiful classical music plays, while you watch a couple grow old together. It’s heartwarming (and at times, heart-breaking),… Continue reading Pixar Doesn’t Make a Bad Movie