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Religion in Reserve
By
awelborn
A Washington Post article on Kerry and religion John F. Kerry, a lifelong Roman Catholic, carries in his briefcase an unmarked manila folder stuffed full of religion articles, scriptures, personal reflections — and a sermon the Democrat has been fine-tuning since the early 1980s. In the latest iteration Kerry borrows the words of James, reputed…
And then in Fresno…
By
awelborn
Priest removed Father Jean-Michael Lastiri, or Father Mike as he is known, has been removed indefinitely from the Merced parish he worked so hard to build — leaving parishioners there hurt and upset that their spiritual leader and friend is being disciplined by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno. St. Patrick’s parishioner Tony Lua says…
Portland
By
awelborn
The British view Even if nothing so apocalyptic comes about, Portland archdiocese is going to have to get used to operating with non-Catholic supervision. That has been, in fact, one of the recurrent themes of the American Church’s crisis. Bishops have been forced to relinquish their authority and autonomy bit by bit – first to…
Anger, righteous and not
By
awelborn
Mark Shea on what to watch out for (scroll down a bit) There are two sides to every great sin. There is the sin itself and also the effect the sin has on us. As a layman, there’s precious little I can do about the sins of bishops like Krenn. However, there is something I…
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