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…in China Fresh protests against the national one child policy are spreading in Guangxi. People are being driven to exasperation and it is feared that there could be an outbreak of violent social unrest, but the authorities maintain that they are merely applying state law. May 29th in Yangmei, eastern Rongxian, and several thousand people…

…for blogger and musician Michael John Poirier,diagnosed with malignant melanoma.

A Biblioblogger is running a poll on the Synoptic Problem: as in – which theory is the best solution? Even if you don’t vote, it’s worth taking a look to see the different theories, in case you’re not familiar with them. The Two-Source Hypothesis, which most of us were taught (in religion classes…we’re not talking…

Tim Drake has a great interview with Francis Beckwith in the NCRegister. He discusses his reasons why he left the Church as a teenager, why he returned, and what Catholics and evangelical Protestants can learn from each other, the value of Protestant systematics theology. It’s really the most thorough interview that’s appeared so far, and…

From today’s General Audience: –“Being with the Church and acceptance of its weaknesses” requires “humility” and “simplicity”, because “only God is truly holy, we are in need of His forgiveness”.  The Pope made these observations today to over 40 thousand people gathered for the general audience in St Peter’s square, during reflections on the limitations…

…from the blogs and the news: New members of the bishops’ review board on sexual abuse. The former superior general of the controversial (as in supressed by the bishop of Scranton) Society of St. John was to be ordained to the priesthood for the diocese of Paterson, NJ. Not anymore. On the Westminster Cathedral blog,…

So, I was in the library and two women started talking near me. And yes, I listened because, you know, I was there first, searching through picture books as I am wont to do, and they just met up and started chatting. And it’s a library, so voices carry, especially when the distance is about…

A reader wrote to rave about this book: The Secrets of Rome: Love and Death in the Eternal City by Italian journalist Corrado Augias. I’ll put it on the list. Sigh. The long list! I heard the author of this book – Austerity Britain – on the BBC radio’s Start the Week program a couple…

Michael is on his way out of town – to Chicago for RBTE and then to NYC for Book Expo. Katie is recovering from her 5-day trip to The National Catholic Forensic League Tournament in Houston. She didn’t "break" – that is, go beyond the first round, but it was a great experience for her,…

Over at PRF, a wonderful set of photographs of the Whitsun Pilgrimage of Csíksomlyó in Transylvania.
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