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Listening to the Homily

A priest offers practical suggestions for listening to the homily [http://hancaquam.blogspot.com/2006/01/put-down-missalette-hearing-homily.html]. They're pretty good, though he doesn't give any advice for trying to listen while your four-year-old tries to ask a question, your two-year-old is trying to get to

Encyclical

If you're looking for the new encyclical: link [http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est_en.html] .

Krazy Kanye

So does this mean George Bush hates Christians? > Kanye West, with a crown of thorns atop his head, poses as Jesus Christ on the cover of the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone. The outspoken rapper defends his brash attitude inside the magazine's pages, on newsstands Friday. He

Priest Goes Brokeback

Priest announces he's gay [http://insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_3427018]. Gets a standing O during Mass. Where else but the Bay Area? Yes, yes, the Bay Area has good Catholics, too. But this is a bit much, no matter where it takes place.

Hating Religion

A secularist takes apart the secularists's assault on Christianity [http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAF37.htm]. The article is somewhat condescending to Christian thinking and a little lengthy for my tastes, but it has a lot of good stuff. Excerpts: > First there was the controversy provoked by

Santeria Surfaces

The odd religion of Santeria has drawn attention in southern California. It seems a group is butchering animals as part of their rituals. Authorities are investigating animal cruelty. I'm thinkin' it's freedom of religion. Who's to say these animals' blood doesn'

Ratzinger Stopped JPII?

I finally got through Paul Elie's long essay, "The Year of Two Popes" in The Atlantic Monthly (link to story [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200601/ratzinger], previous posts about same: 1 [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3685/], 2 [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3694/]). For the most part, the

Something for Sunday Morning

> By an undivided and absolute abandonment of yourself and everything, shedding all and freed from all, you will be uplifted to the ray of the divine shadow which is above everything that is. Pseudo-Dionysius

"I Thought It Was Incense"

> An Orthodox priest has been arrested by police in Bulgaria for selling cannabis joints to parishioners [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1689473.html].

Paul Elie

I've received more information about Paul Elie, the writer of the essay/book in this month's Atlantic Monthly. According to a friend: > Elie's a good writer, Catholic, though left of center I would imagine on some issues. He's editor of the