Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Rambling Wow, whatta weekend. The most iconoclastic president and pope in modern history start to wobble. (Link to Pope Francis cover-up story, if you haven't seen it yet [http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/ex-nuncio-accuses-pope-francis-of-failing-to-act-on-mccarricks-abuse] .) TDE readers know I'm no fan of Pope Francis, but I&

> Who is Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò? The Nuncio that accused Pope Francis of covering up McCarrick's sexual abuse https://t.co/bPBQswJrWf via @taylorrmarshall [https://twitter.com/TaylorRMarshall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] > — The Daily Eudemon (@TheDailyEudemon) August 26, 2018 [https://twitter.com/TheDailyEudemon/status/1033775020147990528?ref_

BYCU Well, those Nuun hydration tablets seem to be doing the trick. I'm feeling almost normal. Of course, it might be the temperate weather we've been having, but regardless, I'll take it. I think I'm even going to fire up the gin

> I appreciate ever more those ancient and medieval stories of priests and monks, upon learning that they were to be made bishops, fleeing to the woods or deserts. They understood what would be expected of them. How did getting a bishopric ever become a goal for so many clerics?

Rambling Shew. I'm working on little sleep this morning. A few years ago, I started having troubles falling back to sleep in the middle of the night. I found that attentive "holy listening" would quickly do the trick: I'd turn on Benedict Groeschel or

More Miscellaneous Rambling M-Cubed: My Man Morlino! You gotta check out his letter to the faithful [http://www.madisoncatholicherald.org/bishopsletters/7730-letter-scandal.html]. It's not the "pray for the victims" tripe other bishops who are stuck in the "business as usual" mode are producing.

Miscellaneous Rambling A few more worthwhile pieces regarding the priest/bishop abuses. First: A lengthy open letter by Ralph Martin [http://www.renewalministries.net/wordpress/dear-troubled-catholics-a-letter-from-ralph-martin-about-the-current-crisis/] . He pretty much says directly what I think needs to be said: The Church has a huge homosexual problem and it's currently

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Brews You Can Use Anniversary day today. I haven't been able to drink much, due to my dehydration (or whatever is ailing me these past two months). As a corollary, I haven't had much desire to things I normally do while drinking, like hanging out on