Fr. Robert Barron of Word on Fire provides a compelling and concise response to the most recent coverage of the abuse scandal. As expected, his take is worth a read. His post also has a good summary of some of the relevant Catholic coverage. Here’s Fr. Barron’s response to the issues of “defrocking” a priest… Continue reading Fr. Barron on Abuse Coverage
Tag: apologetics
The Catholic Church’s Rules on Sex Abuse Reporting
The Vatican has put together a clear-cut, straightforward explaination which describes step-by-step what everyone involved should do if a sex abuse claim is raised. Here’s an even more condensed version of the steps involved: A: Preliminary – “The local diocese investigates every allegation of sexual abuse of a minor by a cleric,” and if there’s… Continue reading The Catholic Church’s Rules on Sex Abuse Reporting
Fr. James Searby on the Woman Who Washed Jesus’ Feet
I mentioned earlier today about Alexandria’s Theology on Tap Program. During my free time last summer, I caught up on a bunch of the speakers I’d missed. One of them was Fr. James Searby no the subject of, “Lights, Camera, Faith!: A Catholic At the Movies.” I thought the priest speaking was a good speaker,… Continue reading Fr. James Searby on the Woman Who Washed Jesus’ Feet
Upcoming Theology on Tap Speakers!
I’ve mentioned before my love of Arlington’s Monday night Theology on Tap series. Their spring series looks incredibly good: Tonight: Fr. Terry Cramer on “Franciscan and Diocesan Priesthood: Exploring Charisms.” Since he’s been both a Franciscan and a Diocesan priest, he’s in a pretty unique position to address this topic. April 19th: Fr. Keith O’Hare… Continue reading Upcoming Theology on Tap Speakers!
What is Modernism?
A commenter, enowning, responded to my previous post by noting: It’s somewhat surprising to find Heidegger called a Modernist since the usual aspersion cast his way is postmodenrnist. You should add some balance and explain what Catholic theologians like Karl Rahner and Joseph Ratzinger found in Heidegger. They are respected and widely read, whereas no… Continue reading What is Modernism?
The Terrifying Record of Modernism
In John 17:11-18, Jesus says to His Father that the Apostles “do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world,” but that as “You sent Me into the world, so I sent them into the world.” We are called as Christians to be in the world but not of it.… Continue reading The Terrifying Record of Modernism
Ecumenism and the Adult Children of the Divorce
In the comments after my review of his book, John Armstrong said: My brother the last paragraph is the heart of the matter and the reason you and I have had charitable and useful dialogue online. I think your review is fair except for perhaps one area. You take the Catholics I quote and then… Continue reading Ecumenism and the Adult Children of the Divorce
Shepherds and Singing Sheep
Speaking of music, a reader commented on an older post I wrote on the subject of music. In it, I complained – amongst other things – of the tendency for modern songs to have us singing as God. To my knowledge, you won’t find any Christian songs from more than a few decades ago which… Continue reading Shepherds and Singing Sheep
Hell Froze Over!
Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia! And a joyful Easter for all! A solidly orthodox bishop for Los Angeles. As usual: Whispers in the Loggia and American Papist have the scoop. Bishop Jose Gomez, currently Archbishop of San Antonio, is going to stand out as LA’s archbishop for a number of reasons. The media will… Continue reading Hell Froze Over!
Priests as the New Levites
That the New Covenant would include priests was prophesied in the Old Testament countless times. For this post, I’m looking only at the Levitical prophesies: the times when God prophesies that within the New Covenant, He will set apart some (but not all) Christians to serve as His priests, as the new Levites. I. Genesis… Continue reading Priests as the New Levites