Month: July 2020

A short video. What went wrong? Vatican II became “The Spirit of Vatican II”. The Bishop doesn’t use the expression, but that’s it in a phrase.

I have friends who are devotees of the Latin Mass. The legitimate Latin Mass, not some triumphalistic breakaway sect. Not I. I was an altar boy and midway through my altar boying we transitioned from Latin to English. My problem withthe Latin Mass is… it's not in English. Duh. But I can understand it's attraction. … Read more

An insightful, terribly sad reminder of the horror. Article from the BBC & the study was through the consumer genetics company 23andMe. I’ve excerpted below the link; you need to hit the link for the rest. Steven Micheletti, a population geneticist at 23andMe told AFP news agency that the aim was to compare the genetic … Read more

A six minute video. My idea of cool.

John Stossel is a libertarian and I am no libertarian. But he's right on with this video.  

Good job by the Bishop – one of the Catholic Church's leading evangelizers.  

Not only did she have a program in the south called “The Negro Project” but she also hated Jews and Catholics.So will Time magazine also disavow her? Planned Parenthood of Greater New York is removing the name of Margaret Sanger, the founder of the nation’s largest abortion provider, from its New York City clinic due … Read more

UPDATE: I don't want anyone to think I'm picking on evangelicals. I know plenty opposed to the death penalty. It just happens this fellow is not, and was quoted. This video quotes five people – four Catholics and one evangelical christian. The evangelical is the only one in favor of the death penalty. A few … Read more

The article is in the Wall Street Journal. But first here are some stats from the BBC – the death rates per million from COVID in three countries: Great Britain – 600/1,000,000 United States – 400/1,000,000 Japan – 7/1,000,000 That's right, Japan has phenomenally fewer deaths and virtually everyone wears a mask in public. That … Read more

I love this lady. Met her two years ago when she was speaking at Fairfield University. Sister Helen Prejean – "Dead Man Walking" – her talk at Fairfield University This article is in the present issue of the Jesuit America magazine. In the spirit of Elijah, Micah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jesus and my own Catholic faith, … Read more