Why are so many Catholics disturbed, annoyed, restless, frightened and angry? It's because we are going through a time of Catholic realignment. In the United States and the rest of the developed world we are experiencing a breakdown of the old Catholic tribalism that we have got used to over the last fifty years since the close [...]
Why are so many Americans in a condition of confusion, fear, suspicion, anger and rage? It is because of our disproportionate and disordered understanding of freedom. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom. Freedom Its like that is the only virtue Americans know about anymore. But freedom like all virtues, is a delicate, vulnerable and hard won thing, and if [...]
Like the vast majority of Americans I am looking at the choices we have for president with a mixture of amazement, disgust and bewilderment. When there were so many experienced, smart, qualified and able men and women running for the Republican nomination how could we end up with this dangerous clown? Now that it is emerging [...]
Nancy Pelosi accepts the Planned Parenthood Margaret Sanger Award As Tim Kaine steps into the shoes of "devout Catholics" Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, he also joins the club of "Kennedy Catholics" These are the "Catholic" politicians who publicly support abortion. Readers may not be familiar with the history of what we can now [...]
It's now a done deal. We've got the choice between Hillary with a Kennedy-Catholic VP or Trump with a Catholic who took off for the Evangelicals and is now "looking for a Church." I think Christians who have any illusion about having a committed and principled Christian in the Oval Office or in the jump seat should come [...]
On Facebook the other day somebody screamed because she had had an encounter with a five foot black snake. I guess she would not be inclined to go in for one of the forms of Protestantism here in the American South. Having lived in South Carolina now for ten years I feel like I am starting [...]
Pipe Up and make your voice heard! If you think good church music makes for good church worship, then please help us reach our goal to build the organ chamber for the new pipe organ at the new Our Lady of the Rosary Church. We need $40,000 and we've already reached the amazing amount of $38,370! [...]
My article for CRUX this week critiques Pope Francis' remarks on the airplane about Martin Luther No one would disagree that the ecumenical path is difficult, and most everyone would agree that the Protestant revolt was tragic. We would all also affirm with Pope Francis that, as Christian brothers and sisters, we should continue to work [...]
My essay this week at Imaginative Conservative links two kings and Lord of the Rings. A minor observation in a recent essay began a series of connections that will please Catholics, conservatives, history hounds, and J.R.R. Tolkien fans. go here for the full article.
A lot of Catholics complain about the music at their parish. The congregational singing is weak and half hearted, the choir members are trying hard, but they lack real training. Often the music choices are contemporary, drab, sentimental words with equally weak music. It's not easy to change a musical tradition--especially when the music in the [...]