Where’s Perrault?
The time has come at last. My book is published and available online. I am finally getting a few good reviews — including one I truly treasure from none other than Fr. Tom Doyle, one of the true...
View ArticleArrogance or Insanity?
Here they are, two headlines next to each other this morning on ZENIT, the official Vatican newsfeed. Benedict XVI Defends Young Migrants Encourages Christians to Aid Children and Youth VATICAN CITY,...
View Article“I’m shocked, shocked” says the Pope…
I had a rather peculiar feeling when reading how shocked and dismayed Pope Benedict XVI said he was over the report on Irish abuse. I was reminded in fact of a scene from the classic film Casablanca...
View Article“Invicible Ignorance” and an Irish Uprising
Add to the ever-growing numbers of people around the world angry at the Church for the clergy abuse scandal, the Prime Minister of Ireland and the Archbishop of Dublin. Here’s what AP had to say: The...
View ArticleWhy Priests Are So Damned Happy
[HUMOR] – Despite all the negative publicity of recent years from lawsuits, indictments, and perp walks, research shows American Catholic priests are demonstrably among the happiest, most job-fulfilled...
View ArticleWomen’s Ordination, Child Abuse, and a World Bank
Every time I see a stupid, reactionary, and patronizing action by the Vatican, the Holy See reminds us all once again that they are not to be judged by mere human law. No, their stupidities transcend...
View ArticleHow St. Paul Proves the Church is a Fraud
You know, I’ve never been a big fan of St. Paul myself. Guy was a real troublemaker, the Lenny Bruce (or Harlan Ellison, as a friend once pointed out) of the First Century. His zingy quotes may be...
View ArticleMoral Edifice?
Pope Francis, speaking through Jesuit mouthpieces, said this: “The church’s pastoral ministry cannot be obsessed with the transmission of a disjointed multitude of doctrines to be imposed...
View ArticlePope Francis to Reinstate Cover-up, Old Style
Does anyone need proof that Pope Francis is truly no reformer? That his real agenda is to restore the Catholic Church to its ancient power and authority under a nice shiny guise of seeming concern and...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Catholic Clergy
The Survivors Movement has stalled. Whether it’s because Pope Francis is putting on such a good show, victim organizations like SNAP are not cutting it, all of us who came forward getting senile or...
View ArticleThe Paracletes Are At It Again
The Servants of the Paraclete have never sought attention save from donors, but they’ve been unusually quiet since the end of the scandals, seeming to relish the quiet of their canyon sanctuary up...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Father Tom Doyle
Fr Tom, you’ve finally gotten the recognition from the Vatican and also from victims and survivors that’s been so long in coming. It hasn’t been easy; conservatives among the hierarchy have marked you...
View ArticleAre the Servants of the Paraclete Stealing Away from New Mexico?
I had the opportunity to pass through Jemez Springs this weekend, on my way to a family reunion in the mountains. It had been several years since last I traveled that way and the town seems less...
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