Jul
20
A Lot of Good It Does Us
July 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment
OK, so he’s Catholic. Do we care? Does it matter? At first glance it may seem rather promising, but as I’ve mentioned in several installments this week, calling oneself a Catholic and actually acting like one don’t always go hand in hand. This is particularly true of folks who have to pass through Senate confirmation [...]
Jul
20
Blossoming Blossers
July 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Just a quickie to promote another blog. If you like profound thought, careful argument, theological insight, and philosophical clarity, you couldn’t do much better than reading Ad Limina Apostolorum.
Jul
20
Over One Billion Served
July 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment
A recent report from the Catholic News Service draws attention to the fact that, whereas the number of Roman Catholics in the United States continues to grow, the number of baptisms, weddings, and first Communions is shrinking. Further evidence, if more were needed, that there are more people calling themselves “Catholic” than really are such, [...]
Jul
20
Ut Unum Sint
July 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Yes, I know, that’s a terribly pretentious title for a blog installment, but as a title for a papal encyclical it can’t be beat, and it’s in that capacity that I’m borrowing it for this little nuga. It’s certainly better than “…and One For All!”, the title that I was going to use but which [...]
