Religion

Married homosexuals raised my ire earlier this morning, and now there's another story that gets me going: Catholics that don't tithe or come anywhere near it. LA Times Link [http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/nation/14055363.htm]. Excerpt: > Researchers have found that although

At least Marilyn Monroe isn't in the stained glass [http://closedcafeteria.blogspot.com/2006/03/st-jfk-pray-for-us-part-ii.html].

> 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

> 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

Update regarding Ave Maria town [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060303/ap_on_re_us/catholic_town], in case you missed it.

> 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

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