an amusing piece on how “Unsolicited Advice” for the Catholic Church has “surged”

In the form of a press release from the Catholic League on February 15th UNSOLICITED ADVICE SURGES Bill Donohue comments on reaction to the pope’s resignation: The decision of Pope Benedict XVI to retire has elicited a surge of unsolicited advice on how the Catholic Church must change. Paradoxically, most of it is coming from … Read more

Benedict XVI and Hans Kung

Here's a short essay I just came across, written a couple of years ago. Takes only a few minutes to read.  The Pope's book mentioned – Jesus of Nazareth (vol 2; I reviewed it here - Lenten reading: Jesus of Nazareth, by Pope Benedict XVI ) I did read; Kung's I didn't. The review is relevant … Read more

NY Post editorial on Roe v. Wade at 40

My friend Nancy sent this to me. There’s no naïveté quite like that of the sophisticate. Forty years ago this day, the Supreme Court upended the laws of all 50 states in Roe v. Wade — and The New York Times pronounced the issue settled. “The court’s verdict on abortions,” said the Times, “provides a … Read more