The Coming Catholic Renewal and the Tree of Gondor
A senior priest friend said to me last week, "I told the bishop we're in a sixteenth century situation." I replied, "Yup,
Celibacy? Gay? Fr Martin? Whazzat?
Last week I posted a question about Fr James Martin's constant whine that the "good, celibate gay priests" are not being celebrated
The Present Crisis and the Work of Satan
In the wake of the McCarrick affair and the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report, like many Catholics I was feeling devastated and pretty
What if the Bishop…
What if the Bishop said to his lawyers, "You're fired. I'm going to hire private investigators instead and when somebody makes a
Watch Out for the Witch Hunt
You'll probably remember the play The Crucible from your high school literature class. It's the story of the witch hunts in Salem Massachusetts. It's
Triumphs and Tragedies – 16
The fifteenth century: As the French Avignon Papacy ended, the Great Schism began, only to be resolved at the beginning of the
Celibate Priests, Downton Abbey and Radical Islam
This week three more articles are loaded into the Archived Articles section of the blog. They are: Downton Abbey: The Fairytale -
Conversion or Conquest
Radical Islamists seem intent on conquest. It has always been so. From the beginning and down the ages, radical jihadists have attempted
Downton Abbey: The Fairytale
The roaring success of the English television drama Downton Abbey had little to do with the grand house, the sumptuous costumes, the
Will Marriage Solve The Priests’ Problems?
We have a newspaper headline stuck on our fridge which says, “Married Priests favor Celibacy From Personal Experience.” I’m one of them,