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One of God’s Little Women Warriors

Mother Cabrini was frail and tiny of body but strong of soul. Read about her here. Cabrini was born July 15, 1850, in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, in the LombardProvince of Lodi, then part of the Austrian Empire, the youngest of the eleven children of Agostino Cabrini and Stella Oldini, who were wealthy cherry tree farmers. Sadly, only four of the eleven [Read More...]

Hate the Sin Love the Sinner – How Do I Do That?

It’s a typical Christian bromide: “Hate the sin. Love the sinner.” The problem is–how do I do that? The sinner sins. How do you separate the sin from the sinner, and to be honest, at the final judgement it is the sinner who is condemned for his sin. It’s not like Jesus says, “There, there, [Read More...]

Is There a Burke-Francis Feud?

  This week’s article for Aleteia analyzes whether there is a personal feud between Cardinal Burke and Pope Francis There is gossip galore in the little world of the universal church. American Cardinal Raymond Burke has been transferred from his powerful post as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura to an honorary post of Patron of [Read More...]

The Ancient Radical Vision of the Family

Here is an article/interview on marriage for Georgetown’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs: I have a very subversive and radical vision for Christian marriage. It is just as radical as it was when it first hit the scene in the Roman Empire in the first and second centuries. It is this: that one [Read More...]

Women Priests: A Mini-Debate

Here is a debate between Mary and Jerry about women priests. Mary and Jerry are not real people. MARY: I don’t see why the church forbids women from being priests. Women have entered every other profession. We have women doctors, lawyers, politicians, soldiers and entrepreneurs. Why not a woman priest? JERRY: Being a priest is different than those other [Read More...]

Disneyland, Desire and Destiny

In re-reading C.S.Lewis’ wonderful  sermon The Weight of Glory he begins with comments on the nature of desire. Christianity is known by those outside for it prohibitions. It seems to be a religion of “Thou shalt not.” Lewis reminds us that desire is good because it is a desire for the good. Even when the desire is [Read More...]

A Journalism Job in Rome!

I’ve had an email from my friends at the news agency Rome Reports about a job opening for a journalist in their department. The Rome Reports offices are at the top of the Via della Conciliazione right on the edge of St Peter’s Square. Imagine turning up for work just under the shadow of St [Read More...]

Old Monk on Do Gooders

Novice: I have done everything you commanded. Now what? Old Monk: Did you think your obedience would make you good? Those commandments were not to make you be good, but to make you become Good.

The Warrior Rosary

Last time I was at EWTN I met Tom Sullivan–a former Marine who has a passion for the rosary and spiritual warfare. Tom’s an extraordinary guy. He thought up the idea of the “warrior rosary” for men. This is not some sort of girlie plastic rosary that smells of flowers and falls apart in a [Read More...]

Good Bye To Burke?

Cardinal Burke’s transfer from being the Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura to be patron of the Knights of Malta is a startling move which will almost certainly prove to be disastrous for Pope Francis. Whether he likes it or not, Cardinal Burke has emerged from the recent synod on the family as the figurehead for the conservative [Read More...]