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On a blog I occasionally read, there is a discussion in progress about Notre Dame's invitation of President Obama, and potential offenses against canon law occasioned thereby. Some commenters there seem to be the sort who would like bishops to respond to every wrongdoing by excommunicating half the Church, and so the discussion has gone downhill ( Read more... )

Today's ecclesiastical news is that Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee has been chosen to replace Edward Cardinal Egan as Archbishop of New York. One article from the NYT on this subject carries the following headline:

A Genial Enforcer of Rome's DoctrineNot to overreact in disgust, but that's a horrible headline. "Genial enforcer"? Torquemada ( Read more... )

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word ( Read more... )

The Sts. Gregory and Romanos Guild made it to the News-Gazette:

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/religion/2009/02/13/gregorian_chant_choir_carries_on_musics

Since my wife is posting funny Catholic blogosphere quotes, I thought I'd join in. When asked by a reader whether priests should wear the zucchetto, a sort of Catholic yarmulke, during the liturgy, a blogging priest responds thus:While Popes, cardinals, and bishops (and bishops-elect) use the zucchetto, and some abbots, etc., normal garden variety ( Read more... )

An amusing quote from a discussion on Amy Welborn's blog:

"Wow, so many people in recent days have lost touch with Church teaching on formal and material cooperation and instead gotten in touch with their inner American Calvinist."

Amy Welborn's recent post about some of her daughter's (public-school) classmates not knowing the Lord's Prayer made me think: in how many languages have I prayed this prayer? English, of course, and Latin, and German, and Ukrainian, but I rather love the sound of it in Old English ( Read more... )

Mystic Monk Coffee update: Their Fair Trade Guatemalan is awesomeness incarnate, from the aroma of the beans before grinding to the final sip.