Pope Benedict brought his A-game to the United Kingdom, and the results have just been amazing. Virtually every UK news report, including ones from sources typically hostile to the Church, shows that the Brits have been wowed. The enemies of the pope may have ironically done him a real service here, by setting the bar… Continue reading Two Great Quotes from the Pope’s UK Trip
Tag: social justice
Kansas City, Missouri Diocese Cuts CCHD Funding
The Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph, the diocese in which I was born, has enacted an elegant and simple solution to a quite serious problem faced by dioceses around the country. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development has done a lot of good for the poor in this country, but also funded a… Continue reading Kansas City, Missouri Diocese Cuts CCHD Funding
A Good Catholic Priest, and a Funny Catholic Joke
Hopefully, later today, I’ll have a post on sola Scriptura done and ready to go. But for now, I wanted to share a good joke I heard yesterday morning from Fr. Pat Tobin, a truly remarkable priest. If you’re not familiar with him, check him out: he’s almost certainly a saint. He gave retreats with… Continue reading A Good Catholic Priest, and a Funny Catholic Joke
Jesus of Appalachia, King of the Americans
Last night at theology on tap, Fr. O’Hare was talking about the parish he runs down in Banica, Dominican Republic on the Haitian border. At one point, his story turned towards the Cross, and he said (and I’m heavily paraphrasing here), I want to tell you something to hopefully change the way you see every… Continue reading Jesus of Appalachia, King of the Americans
Fr. De Celles on Caritas in Veritate
Fr. John De Celles, STL (that’s a Licentiate of Sacred Theology), is my parish priest. Or more precisely, one of my parish priests: we’re very blessed with five wonderfully orthodox, intelligent, well-read, and pastoral priests. Fr. De Celles is one of the associate pastors, the head of the men’s prayer group, and an overall amazing… Continue reading Fr. De Celles on Caritas in Veritate
New Papal Encyclical!
If you haven’t heard, Caritas in Veritate [Love* in Truth] was released today. You can get it in Word format here, and a Vatican summary is here. I’ve only read a bit of it, but it’s worthwhile. From the press release: A summary of the Encyclical released by the Holy See Press Office explains that… Continue reading New Papal Encyclical!