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I was catching up on some blogs this morning and I came upon this article about the heat that the Archbishop of Canterbury received for preaching at Lourdes. The Rev. Jeremy Brooks, Director of Ministry for the England-based Protestant Truth Society called a reference to Mary as the mother of God “a complete denial of [...]

It becomes, upon even the briefest glances, that I have not updated my blog in some time and I have resolved to do that more frequently.
This summer, I was asked to teach 7th and 8th grade at St. Joseph Catholic School in Pilot Grove, MO. I have a combined, self-contained room. Yes, that means I [...]

I am subbing in a local “Junior High School”. In Columbia, the schools are structured as:
Elementary: K – 5
Middle School: 6 & 7
Junior High School: 8 & 9
Senior High School: 10 – 12
Anyway, I was in the teachers’ lounge this morning and saw a sign reading, “Please change your social committee calendar to read ‘March [...]

Yesterday marked the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, legalizing abortion in the United States. A great deal of discussion has been had in the last few days on both sides of the argument.
I will not drone on about a topic that is so clearly obvious to me and yet [...]

It has been a while, and there is a lot going on. The Holy Father announced this morning that there will be a Consistory on 24 November. The announcement came as no surprise to those in the know. Among others on the list were John Patrick Foley, Pro-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the [...]

D-Day has come and gone and the world has failed to cease to exist. I am talking, of course, about 15 September 2007, the date the motu proprio Summoroum Pontificum became effective. While many of the faithful rejoiced, the document caused great anxiety among many. I would say that my home parish is rather moderate. [...]

I have spent a lot of time trying to decide how to address this topic. It is not what I had originally planed but I think it achieves my intention.
A great commotion has been made regarding new revelations that Bl. Teresa of Calcutta struggled spiritually. Though not expected, this is not terribly surprising to me. [...]

the greatest socio-political achievement of that century was the defeat of a system that dominated its political landscape

The Pope, today, appointed Bishop Robert Baker of Charleston, SC to the diocese of Birmingham, AL, ending the longest US vacancy in memorable history, 27 months.
Bishop Baker was born 4 June 1944 in Willard, OH (Diocese of Toledo) and ordained to the Priesthood 21 March 1970 for the Diocese of St. Augustine, FL. He received [...]

A lot happened this week, both for me personally and for the Church. I had hoped to get this up sooner but only just now have time to write and my domain transfer finished last night so I can begin publishing my new blog.
First, Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger of France was called to his eternal reward [...]