Wonderful!

Two Former Popes to Be Made Saints

I was certainly expecting a second miracle to be approved for Pope John Paul II, fulfilling the requirements for canonization, but I am truly happy to see that Pope Francis has skipped that requirement for Pope John XXIII. I've always considered him to be a saint, unofficially, but I'm certainly happy to see that Pope Francis believes so as well. He made such an impact on the Church and the world!

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Are you interested

in how the Church is responding to the traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X?

Vatican newspaper addresses traditionalist concerns

"Essay examines questions about Vatican II, authority, and assent"

A well-written article by an essayist and Catholic apologist I really enjoy reading...

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Ah, yes...

Complaint about liturgical 'abuses' continues.

Cardinal Castrillo Hoyos decries liturgical abuses as he celebrates third pontifical

And complaints likely will continue until the Pope manages to get the Church right back to Trent. I wish some of these people would be more concerned about the other abuse scandal that the Church is dealing with...

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A very interesting article

Battle lines in the liturgy wars

I like this:

"Historian O’Malley referred to a canon law principle that essentially says, "An abuse doesn’t mean you change what you’re doing. You try to correct those who are abusing things.""

While this could be applied to the changes from what preceeded Vatican II, it is more appropriate to apply this to some of the aberrations that followed Vatican II. It doesn't provied ammunition for those who would like to see things returned to the pre-Vatican II state. While a more reverent attitude might be a valuable change, I'm not certain that a return to the Tridentine liturgy would fix anything. All it would do is make the 20 and 30-something traditionalist young folk (who have never experienced the aberrations of the pre-Vatican II liturgy) happy. A very small section of the Church, indeed!

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It's true

Without picking sides in the traditional-modernist, conservative-liberal fight in the Catholic Church, there was certainly a lot of bad theology and behaviours arising out of the freedoms granted after Vatican II. I can remember quite a bit of it...

How I Wrecked Two Parish Ministries

I admire (and envy - I know, one of my many sinful failings) this person's ability to remember things from so long ago with such clarity. Very often I can't remember disputes regarding my faith and practice of my religion (and other important things) from just last week...

Well... okay...


Gesture With Lefebvrists Is No Change for Church

The idea of what needs to change will certainly be different, though...

All shall be well

Vatican II reforms set in motion 50 years ago with Pope John XXIII's edict

Despite what a certain section of the Church believes, I believe that holy Pope John XXIII set in motion a wondrous thing for the people of God. A Pope who was to be a caretaker Pope made greater changes than had been made in centuries, for good or ill, but which, I believe, will ultimately bring the Church closer to establishing the Lord's Kingdom.

"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well." – Julian of Norwich

It's falling apart


so soon after being founded.

Government, leader deaths reshape apocalyptic sect in Mexico

It may not be longevity that determines the veracity of an group's beliefs but self-destruction after such a short time could very well point to a lack of conformity of their beliefs to the truth. Such turmoil in one place. Where is God in it?