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March 2013

March 29, 2013

The Lurching Church

When there is a new pope things change. When things change some people get nervous....

March 29, 2013

I Scream Therefore I Am

On the question of suffering: This an excerpt from my book Adventures in Orthodoxy When...

March 28, 2013

Washing Women’s Feet?

Today Pope Francis washed the feet of twelve detainees in a youth detention center. Two...

March 28, 2013

Foot Washing and Equal Rights

The whole world is clucking again about "equality" and "equal rights." It is not wrong...

March 26, 2013

Worship Straight Up

In the combox someone wrote, "Just give me the liturgy straight up. No ice." I...

March 25, 2013

Benedictine and Franciscan Poverty

Since our new pope's emphasis on poverty is a hot topic, here are a few...

March 24, 2013

Pope Francis: A Trendy – Traddy Debate

Meet Randy Trendy and Maddy Traddy: See who you agree with.... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Randy: Don't you...

March 20, 2013

The Church of Surprises

One of the most ridiculous misrepresentations of the Catholic Church is that it is an...

March 18, 2013

High Mass Low Class

Why do so many people feel it necessary to find a category for the new...

March 17, 2013

Is Pope Francis a Liturgical Liberal?

There have been some rumblings amongst traditionalist Catholics that Pope Francis is going to turn...

March 15, 2013

Pope Francis Jokes with the Cardinals

by Brandon Vogt

March 14, 2013

Why Did Pope Francis Go to St Mary Major?

The first thing this morning Pope Francis went secretly to pray at the basilica church...

March 13, 2013

The Limitations of Listening

I was watching Marcus Grodi's interview with Msgr. Steenson, the Ordinary of the Ordinariate of...

March 13, 2013

The Mystery of History

What must the Cardinals think as they file into the Sistine Chapel today for another...

March 12, 2013

What a Former Evangelical Looks for in the Pope

I was brought up in an Evangelical, fundamentalist home. Those are my roots, and my...

March 09, 2013

Facts About Pedophile Priests

A reader asked for the sources for a couple of my statements in a post...

March 07, 2013

Contraception and Celibacy

What has contraception to do with celibacy? The quick witted might observe that celibacy is...

March 05, 2013

Celibacy Lust and Love

I can speak from experience. I was a celibate Anglican priest for seven years. Then...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Shocking Revelation: Sinners Found in Catholic Church!

For a Lenten penance this morning I read some mainstream articles about the Catholic Church....

February 25, 2013

Inappropriate is Inappropriate

Today's headline in the Daily Telegraph informs us that Keith Cardinal O'Brien of Scotland has...

February 22, 2013

Furniture Matters – The Chair of Peter

As a convert you come across some unusual practices within the Catholic faith (said he,...

February 22, 2013

A Very Old Chair – The Early Papacy

Go here for a longish article on the early papacy. Were the first popes "monarchs"?...

February 19, 2013

Prophecies, Conspiracies and Crazies

I like a good conspiracy theory as well as the next guy. One of my...

February 18, 2013

Dealing with Demonic Rage

If you ever want to see how bad things have become find an article in...

February 17, 2013

Todd Unctuous on the Papal Resignation

Guest blogger Todd Unctuous is top commentator for MSM. With a degree in Media Studies...

February 17, 2013

Hypocrites and Heretics

I'd rather be a hypocrite than a heretic. A hypocrite is a person who knows...

February 15, 2013

The Problems with Prophecies

With the resignation of Pope Benedict and a front runner named Peter, the world is...

February 14, 2013

The Changing Papacy

Jump over here for my latest column at Patheos. It analyzes the changing face of...

February 13, 2013

Ashes and the Purifying Fire

The significance of ashes on the head as a sign of repentance is rooted in...

February 13, 2013

The New Pope: Should We Speculate?

Some Catholics have been upset at the speculation going on about the new Pope. This...

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