St. JFK
At least Marilyn Monroe isn't in the stained glass
[http://closedcafeteria.blogspot.com/2006/03/st-jfk-pray-for-us-part-ii.html].
Religion
USCCB on DaVinci
The bishops have deemed it fit to get involved. Jesus Decoded
[http://www.jesusdecoded.com/introduction.php].
stolen from
[http://michaeldubruiel.blogspot.com/2006/03/bishops-anti-davinci-code-site.html]
Inclusion, Universalism, Whatever
> Carlton Pearson has still got it. The dapper clothes. The voluminous vocabulary.
The toothy smile.
> And, perhaps most important, Mr. Pearson still has an unshakable conviction in
his controversial "gospel of inclusion" ”“ the belief that everyone will go to
heaven, regardless of his or her actions
iPope
I still don't have an i-Pod, even though I've been downloading from iTunes for
over a year now. But this does it: if the Pope has one
[http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0601282.htm], I'm gettin' one,
especially since Apple recently
Something for Sunday Morning
> Your chief enemies are the bodily desires and foolish fears which the corruption
of human nature stirs up in your heart, and which would stifle your desire for
the love of God and take full possession of your heart.
Walter Hilton
A Few Good Muslims
David Warren congratulates a handful of intelligent Muslims who are challenging
their religion's fanatics [http://www.davidwarrenonline.com/index.php?artID=578]
. It takes courage and resilience. Excerpt from conclusion:
> Since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, many thousand other barbaric
acts have been
Ave Maria Town
Update regarding Ave Maria town
[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060303/ap_on_re_us/catholic_town], in case you
missed it.
It's Pat
> Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson, criticized by some evangelicals for
comments about Venezuela's president and Israel's prime minister, lost a bid for
re-election to the National Religious Broadcasters' board of directors.
Link [http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20060302144009990003].
I actually feel
Ash Wednesday Attendance
Funky Dung [http://alesrarus.funkydung.com/] makes this statement: "More people
attend Ash Wednesday mass than Christmas or even Easter, the holiest day of the
year."
Is that true? It doesn't describe my parish, but that doesn't mean much. If
anyone has any stats
Who You Work For?
Funny passage at the American Spectator blog
[http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp#1883]:
> Catholic Charities in Massachusetts is under pressure to allow gay adoptions,
especially because of the state's antidiscrimination laws. Seven board members,
apparently previously confused about what kind of Catholicism they were working
for,