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Newman to be Sainted

I'll have to break out that 900-page Kerr biography again. Earlier this year, I got through page 100 before being lured away by the charms of another: > The Vatican is preparing to give England its first post- Reformation saint by putting Cardinal Newman – the 19th-century priest whose

Dalai Lama in Trouble with Scientists

"Big hitter, the Lama" (Carl from Caddyshack): > The Dalai Lama, the exiled leader of Tibet who is revered as a spiritual teacher, is at the center of a scientific controversy. > He has been an enthusiastic collaborator in research on whether the intense meditation practiced by Buddhist

Five More Blessed

> As prelates gathered in Rome prepare to conclude the 11th General Synod of Bishops this weekend, the Vatican has announced the schedule for the final days, which will climax with a beatification ceremony on Sunday. . . > The newly proclaimed Blesseds will include Jozef Bilczewski [http://newsaints.faithweb.com/biographies/

Connaturality Revisited

Sexually-active former priests want to change celibacy rules. I'm shocked. > Former Swiss Catholic priests who were forced to step down after admitting sexual relationships have formed a group to challenge the celibacy rules. Link [http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=107&sid=6096817&

Madonna's Metaphysics

From a Drudge Report [http://www.drudgereport.com/flashms.htm]: > The former Material Girl now believes "the beast is the modern world that we live in!" > "The material world. The physical world. The world of illusion, that we think is real. We live for it,

But None of that Naked Stuff

In England: > Pagan priests will be allowed to use wine and wands during ceremonies in jails under instructions issued to every prison governor. > Inmates practising paganism will be allowed a hoodless robe, incense and a piece of religious jewellery among their personal possessions. They will also be allowed

How Do You Serve Him with the Summons?

There's fodder for an entire theological treatise in here: > A Romanian prisoner is suing God for failing to save him from the Devil. > The inmate, named as Pavel M in media reports, accused God of "cheating, abuse and traffic of influence". > His complaint

WWJB

> What would Jesus blog? That and other pressing questions drew 135 Christians to Southern California this weekend for a national conference billed as the first-ever for "God bloggers," a growing community of online writers who exchange information and analyze current events from a Christian perspective. > The

What Crank School is This?

A fundamentalist Christian crank or civil libertarian crank? Both tend to be equally humorless: > The Washington Post says the [Hylton High School] band had added "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," by the Charlie Daniels Band to its play list for an upcoming guest appearance at the

Something for Sunday Morning

> The soul that looks up towards God, and conceives that good desire for His eternal beauty, constantly experiences an ever new yearning for that which lies ahead, and her desire is never given its full satisfaction. Hence she never ceases to stretch herself forth to those things that are