Care for Persons, Adherence to the Commandments In the past year, I received numerous e-mails from both critics and friends, especially in regard to my articles on Priests, and the topic of clerical morale and the reform of the…
A Year In Review This time of year it is customary for writers to reflect, to the best of their lights, upon the significance of the year which is about to close. This year saw the beginning of this blog,…
I believe it is a safe thing to say, perhaps even self-evident, that for the average Catholic, there are only two Priests on their radar screen: their Parish Priest(s), and the Pope. Even though the Priest says the name of…
Last September, for those who have the luxury of viewing daytime television, made for arresting drama. Typically during the work day, when I am in my office, I have CNBC in the background where I listen to the Financial News. …
For the first third of this Month of October, I decided to take a little break from blogging. These are the times I take to go out with life in front of me, and try to do the duties that…
The average person today is awash with information about events all over the world. A person in Nebraska can with a flick of his finger see what a friend is having for dinner in Nepal. The endless stream of novelties…
If you asked a Pope, especially one in the Middle Ages and even up till Trent, what was the number one thing they feared, most Popes would have said their greatest fear was a General Council. Many secular princes, when…
I have refrained from writing the past few weeks so I could refocus my thoughts regarding the current crisis. Let me briefly recap. A few major items have been front and center. Some are more important than others. Firstly, the…