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John Allen has conclusions: After recent travels in Africa and Central America, I’ve come to two conclusions about Catholicism in the global south as opposed to the north. First, low Mass attendance rates in the north are generally an index of secularism. That is, they indicate Catholic populations for whom religious practice is not a…

A very nice profile. I’m not kidding. (With a bit of a political angle, but that’s okay. ) It gives us a good quote: "I used to be a liberal, if liberal means concern for the other guy,” Father Groeschel said. “Now I consider myself a conservative-liberal-traditional-radical-confused person.”

The rumors are heating up that the famed and legendary Motu Proprio on the "freeing" of the 1962 Missal is on its way this week or Holy Thursday at the latest. This, added to everything else, From Fr. Z. Update: Hmm. How to say this? No, not this week or next. But soon – and…

Cleaning out the emailbox… Nice piece from Mercartor.net on finding echoes of Flannery O’Connor in Jerusalem John McMullen is a theology teacher at Mater Dei High School in Evansville who has now published two books of historical fiction, inspired by events that occurred in these parts: Roman: Unparalleled Outrage, about a priest in the 1840’s…

The whole Popcak clan to meet and bring home their new daughter and sister, 13-month old Liliana Faith: We fly to Chongquing on Palm Sunday.  We hope to see the carvings of DaZu while we are there, and if possible to visit the old city of Fengdu so we can see where Liliana comes from. …

I was double-checking on an evening Mass time (Katie’s been at the State speech tourney in Indianapolis, and has to go to Mass tonight – glad I checked. I thought the Cathedral Mass was at 6, but it’s at 5.) So, I go to dependable MassTimes.org and up pops a donation screen – they need…

Today’s Angelus: Because this year it falls on Lent Sunday, the Annunciation, an ancient festivity celebrated nine months before Christmas, will be observed tomorrow. The Pope decided however to mention “this wonderful mystery of the faith which we contemplate every day during the recitation of the Angelus.” “The Annunciation is a humble, hidden event that…

I love the way little children think. It’s so logical – and I mean that. I was cleaning out the basement, accompanied by my helper Little Michael. I took down the the baby carrier that we bought for Rome and maybe used a couple of times since – the last times not much more than…

Today, Pope Benedict met with members of Communion and Liberation in St. Peter’s Square, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of papal recognition of the group. Reports say there were 130,000 present – the Italian text of the Pope’s words are here. The Yahoo photo news feed is giving me blanks where there should…
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