We are given to understand that many religions have something akin to prayer beads to assist the devout in saying their prayers. The rosary is one such aid used especially by Roman Catholics. However, it seems that the prayers accompanying the rosary long ago supplanted the Psalms for the use of . . . . Continue Reading »
The Sex Addiction Epidemic Newsweek , Chris Lee Key Task for Catholic Higher Ed Inside Higher Education , Rev. Gregory Kalscheur The Ethics of Quantitative Easing: A Catholic Perspective Comment , Charles Clark Legal Battle Ignites Over Jesus Statue in Montana New York Times , Dan Frosch . . . . Continue Reading »
Conor Friedersdorf has some serious reservations about the Tea Party’s constitutional conservatism, praised by Yuval Levin, which I’ve already discussed here . Better to be governed by a “constitutional conservative” than a populist or technocrat, or so I’d argue. But . . . . Continue Reading »
A Christian woman in the U.K. claims she lost her job after being targeted by Islamic extremists : Nohad Halawi, who worked at Heathrow Airport, is suing her former employers for unfair dismissal, claiming that she and other Christian staff at the airport were victims of systematic harassment . . . . Continue Reading »
I think the answer is very, very, likely yes and before the Iowa Caucuses (not that he’ll drop out, just that he will have substantially lower support than now.) There was this time during the Cain boom when he had just spent the section of a debate dealing with criticism of 9-9-9 by . . . . Continue Reading »
For those of you interested in the changes in the new Mass, beyond those explained by Anthony Esolen in Restoring the Words (November), my friend Mike Aquilina has written a popular article on “And with your spirit” , just published by The Priest . The experts have picked out the . . . . Continue Reading »
Back in June. And did so hilariously. Apparently, must reading these days. Sigh. But at least it will make you laugh. . . . . Continue Reading »
The 20th-century German theologian Erik Peterson, whose conversion from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism was the occasion for a great deal of ecclesiological soul-searching after the second World War, has had a substantive influence on theology both in Europe and in the English-speaking world. . . . . Continue Reading »
Wading through the press coverage surrounding the introduction of the third edition of the Roman Missal, as this post at GetReligion points out , can get repetitive quickly, particularly because of reporters’ insistence on covering the liturgical changes from the angle of a . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is the latest evidence he’s opened up a big lead in Iowa, and without even devoting any effort to campaigning or organizing in the state. And as Cain continues to fade, we can expect his margin to grow even wider. It appears that Romney can’t do anything there or most places to get . . . . Continue Reading »
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