Regardless of your stance on Global Warming, the video at the end of this post is disturbing. Not because of the pretend animals that commit suicide, but because humans might actually believe that an animal has the conscious ability to feel, think and act as humans do. We have to be careful not to m...

John tells us the story of Jesus washing his apostles' feet: So, during supper, fully aware that the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God, he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist. The...

Imagine if you collapsed in your house while having a heart attack. You call 911 and the ambulance gets there to find you passed out. When the paramedics come inside they notice you haven't cleaned in a while because you haven't been feeling well. Because the house is a mess and because your heart j...

As President-elect, Barack Obama continues to surprise and puzzle me. I was, like many, disappointed to find out he’d given the spot of invocation for the inaugural to legendary religious huckster, homophobe, and all-around worshiper of false idols Rick Warren. I was equally disappointed to fi...

From The Diocese of Austin. Attention: Clergy and Pro-Life Coordinators In regards to the opposition of the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) During this Christmas season, as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, we are in awe of how God became one of us, humbling Himself to the point of being a child, vulner...

I have previously mentioned Archbishop Chaput's book, Render Unto Caesar , which is a masterpiece of laying out the Catholic principles of engaging in the public square and participating in politics as a Catholic. He isn't afraid to tell it like it is. Since I share the same spirit of being straight...

Sally Quinn, a religion beat writer for the Washington Post wrote this recently about Tim Russert and communion at his funeral: Last Wednesday at Tim's funeral mass at Trinity Church in Georgetown (Jack Kennedy's church), communion was offered. I had only taken communion once in my life, at an evang...

*Rocco has a great post up on Bishop Farrel and his first year in Big D. *Scary, stupid, and bad reasoning all rolled into one. *Cistercian Monks groomed to become stars. *The Supreme Court upheld a child pornography law. *Pope talks about the duty for all of us to seek converts. Evangelism is a cen...

John Allen has an interview with Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the papal nuncio up on his blog. There are some fascinating responses he has to some questions about the Pope and his visit to the US. I will highlight a few, but I recommend the entire interview. Sambi has great insight into the USA's cultur...

As I previously noted , Notre Dame is going forward with plans to have the Vagina Monologues performed on their campus against the wishes of Bishop D'Arcy . Here is a wonderful statement from the Bishop that lays out his problem with it being performed at a Catholic University. Excerpts below: As bi...