The sound that you hear across the US–that muffled noise behind the righteous whinings of the American Catholic Bishops–is the sound of cattle going over the hill. Those cattle were once in the barn, but the door to the barn was left open and now those cattle are long gone. Long before Obama became the [...]
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All You See are the Backsides of Cows
Posted in Church, Religion and Life, Roman Catholicism on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Quo Vadis, Modern Church?
Posted in American Wasteland, Religion and Life, Roman Catholicism on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Adviser resigns following column linking same-sex attraction with devil By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — A policy adviser to the U.S. bishops has resigned following a controversy over an opinion piece he wrote suggesting that same-sex attraction could be the work of the devil. Daniel Avila, policy adviser for marriage and family to the [...]
Cracks in the Belief Wall
Posted in My New Catholic Life, Religion and Life, Roman Catholicism on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am a recently converted Catholic. I finished RCIA and entered in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church on Easter, 2009. As part of the enthusiasm of the new convert, I started reading all I could about the Church, switched my home page to “Catholic Online,” and started visiting various Catholic blogs and internet sites. [...]
Protestant Clergy Abuse Equals or Exceeds Catholic Clergy Abuse
Posted in Roman Catholicism on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 20, 2008 by dannimoss This article is courtesy of ethicsdaily.com. It was originally posted to the site July 6, 2007. ~~~ By Bob Allen The Associated Press reported recently that three insurance companies receive upward of 260 reports each year of young people under 18 being sexually abused by Protestant clergy, challenging [...]
Another Way to Fund Health Care
Posted in Church, Religion and Life, Roman Catholicism on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If one were to ask the average Catholic about the newly passed health-care law, I would suggest that most of their concern would deal in some way with the language of the bill concerning abortion. This is not surprizing since on the surface most current Catholic political concern seems to deal in some way with [...]
So, What About the Latest Disclosures about the USCCB?
Posted in Roman Catholicism on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When Kathy and I began thinking about leaving the Episcopal Church and joining the Catholic Church, I was concerned about three basic things: (1) the veneration of Mary; (2) transubstantiation: (3) the liberal slant of the American Church’s politics. In RCIA, I became more comfortable with the first two, but the Obama campaign, his appearance [...]
The Silence of the Bishops
Posted in Roman Catholicism on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
