The Archbishop and the Governor

Archbishop Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, to Governor Sebelius, a Catholic:
Since becoming archbishop, I have met with Governor Sebelius several times over many months to discuss with her the grave spiritual and moral consequences of her public actions by which she has cooperated in the procurement of abortions performed in Kansas. My concern has been, [...]

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A bit of varia

Wonderful news from Laura Ingraham - she’s adopted a daughter from Guatemala. Listen here to her talk a little bit about  ”Operation Maria Caroline”.
The new  Latin website from the Vatican.
Sandro Magister reprints an article recounting a 1997 visit to Mount Athos
A new blog from a Salesian priest - Da Mihi Animas
Msgr. Eric Barr [...]

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Lakeland’s Burning

I used to live in Lakeland, Florida, and honestly, all the good stuff happened after I left: housing prices doubled (as in - I could have sold my house for double of what I did sell it for even 3 years later)…GirlFights on YouTube (No, that’s not “good stuff.” I know, I know)…and now…
The Florida [...]

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Creator, Sanctifier and Redeemer

A good explanation of why that doesn’t cut it from Christianity Today - because reinforcements in these discussions are always helpful.

Furthermore, it is a mistake to focus only on the phrase “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit” without noting the two words that introduce it in the Great Commission: ” … the name of the [...]

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Myanmar

The toll is growing and fears of catastrophic disease are mounting in Burma.
Gashwin is keeping a list of relief efforts and agencies updated.
This blog - Myanmar Relief - also seems to be a good place.
From the Weekly Standard, “Abetting Burma”
Indeed, the same U.N. institutions that have accommodated and “engaged” the Burmese government are stupefied [...]

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Cleaning out the email box

…and a few random reads, quickly noted.
Fr. Philip Powell wants to spread the word about MTS Travel
These folks specialize in travel for priests, religious, missionaries–all sorts of church-related activities. Diane Houseman helped me yesterday get a ticket to Rome at an incredibly reduced fare. I think they deserve our support. With air fares rising rapidly [...]

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Talkin’ about clericalism

Over at Inside Catholic, Russell Shaw has an article about clericalism. The indication is that it is the first of many, which is good, because the article doesn’t exactly confront clericalism directly, but does an end run via the growth of ecclesial lay ministry.
Clericalism, however, is not an affirmation of these sacred realities but a [...]

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Popcaks on Sirius!

Congratulations!
 Beginning Monday, May 19th, Lisa and I will be hosting a new show for The Catholic Channel Sirius 159.  The new show, Fully Alive! with Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak, will air weeknights from 10p-Midnight Eastern (7-9pm Pacific).
We’ll have the opporunity to interview the best and brightest secular and Christian authors on marriage, family and general psychology topics and relate their [...]

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Speaking of Faith

A few weeks ago, I told you that the public radio program Speaking of Faith was looking for Catholics to talk about being Catholic.
The program airs this week, but you can listen to it online and even, to save time, read the transcript.
Among the other resources, the program’s web page has a nifty Google [...]

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Call to…Puppetry?

Last week, the West Coast Call to Action had its conference in San Jose. This blogs links to a video of the Closing Liturgy.
Here’s a direct link to the video.
Playing “spot the liturgical abuse” is not the point. Nor is snarking at the average age of the participants. (Just heading off the predictable commentary [...]

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