It seems that bureaucracy is bureaucracy, no matter if it is sacred or secular. For almost a month, I have been trying to find out how many bishops are in the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. Googling the Catholic sites achieved nothing; Catholic On-line did not post my comment concerning the number. So, no [...]
Archive for April, 2009
The Silence of the Bishops
Posted in Roman Catholicism, The Notre Dame Controversy on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Doubt Rewarded
Posted in Roman Catholicism on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A part of the gospel reading in Mass yesterday is one of my favorite parts of the Bible. The story in John 20 of the conversation between Jesus and Thomas after Jesus’ resurrection has always intrigued and satisfied me in a way few other passages have. The disciples have told Thomas that they have seen [...]
The Whimpering Church
Posted in American Wasteland, Church, Religion and Life, Roman Catholicism on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On my way this afternoon to the local grocery to pick up some dog food, I was listening to a new program on the local talk radio station. The program was called, I think, “The Allen Hunt Show-Where Faith and Reality Meet.” The main topic of discussion was the covering of the “IHS,” an ancient [...]
No Much to Learn, So Little Time
Posted in Roman Catholicism on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
At Easter Vigil on Saturday Night, 12 April 2009, I became,as Father Tim put it, “a new Catholic.” I must admit that the thought of becoming anything new at my age is appealing, and somewhat scary. Anyway, after 8 months of RCIA, several interviews, a lot of soul-searching, many “I can’t buy that”s replaced by [...]
