In which I try to gather up recent links of interest that have been sent to me or that I have discovered all by myself:
Catholic Radio International is a new internet radio station.
(And don’t forget Choral Treasure, while you’re at it.)
Fr. Martin Fox has a good post on "God and Country" type events.
Here’s the ITC document on Limbo.
Christianity Today has started what they’re calling a "LiveBlog" but which seems to be essentially a group blog of some of the site’s editors. Good to see! ‘Cause, you know, Ted Olsen just doesn’t work enough!
Globe-trotting Gaswhin reports that the Vatican Library is going to close for three years for renovations.
Will Saletan writes in Slate about the impact of ultrasound on the abortion debate
Jeffrey Overstreet has moved his "Looking Closer" blog to a new address.
This is about a month late, but here’s an article from the NYSun about a very effective tuition assistance program for young people in New York attending Catholic high school schools. Passed on by Mary Campbell Gallagher
And then in our wish-we-didn’t-have-it category of "Politician X + Catholic Institution Y=_____", 2 entries:
Hilary Clinton heads a fundraiser for a Catholic charity
St. Louis Catholic high school rescinds invitation to U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill to speak at graduation (her daughter is in the class). This reporter notes another twist:
Here’s another interesting and unreported aspect to the story: Last year, McCaskill received $10,000 each from the NEA’s PAC and the American Federation of Teachers PAC1, yet she chooses to send her child to a private school that teaches values with which she obviously disagrees. We wonder what message about public education is being sent by our senator? Perhaps a journalist will ask her… Or, more likely, perhaps not.. (via Ignatius Insight)
"Children of the Reformation" – an short history of Protestant denominations and contraception. From Touchstone.
Journey to the East: the Jesuit mission to China, 1579-1724 – a book review in The Tablet.
Google Reader = Good.
Here’s an interesting bit of news from Jimmy Akin:
Dr. Francis Beckwith, the president of the Evangelical Theological Society, has become Catholic. Dr. Beckwith was raised Catholic but became an Evangelical Protestant in youth. After a review of Catholic theology and its basis, however, he has been reconciled with the Church.
I recently learned of Dr. Beckwith’s intention to pursue reconciliation. Apparently my own humble writings were of use to him in his journey, and he was kind enough to say so. In view of the sensitivity of the situation, however, I of course agreed to refrain from making the matter publicly known. He also was kind enough to let me know just before he went to the sacrament of reconciliation.
Last night I received a note from Dr. Beckwith indicating that the matter had become public, and so I would like to offer warm felicitations regarding his return to full communion with the Church.
The source through which the matter was made public happened to be James White’s blog, and as you can imagine, Mr. White is not happy.
UPDATE:
The Beckwith story is going to be the big one around the Christian blogs. If you want to keep up, just type his name into Google Blog Search. It’s interesting.
Kacy at Meandering Home is a member of Dr. Beckwith’s new parish and has a response to James White.
This blogger at the Boar’s Head Tavern blog isn’t happy:
Meh. I have this theory that a large plurality of evangelicals who become Roman Catholics think they’re becoming Lutherans. I mean, a lot of them think they’re getting a historic liturgy, ancient practice, and an evangelical understanding of grace with a sacramental package providing assurance. But what they’re really getting is crappy Marty Haugen rites, medieval novelty, and dogmatic doubt. I mean, you almost never see evangelicals swimming the Tiber because they’re really excited about being able to get indulgences, sacrificing Masses to get their grandmas out of purgatory, or doubting whether they’re in the state of grace.
I wonder how much damage Mark Noll did with Is the Reformation Over? That book demonstrates either one of two things: Either Noll really has very little real understanding of Tridentine or Vatican II Catholicism, or throwing out the sacraments really does put the Reformation understanding of justification to death.
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