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…because I’m procrastinating. With the Michigan primary yesterday, there was, of course, much bloviating about how to rescue the Michigan economy, specifically, the auto industry. I know the answer.  Two words. Hybrid minivan. Toyota sells one overseas, and it is rumored to be slated for a US rollout this year, but I swear with gas…

Yes, we’re still reading – five or six a night – so forgive my lameness in not picking out the best and sharing them with you. This selection, however, finally succeeded in pulling me out of my lethargy. You Never Know: A Legend of the Lamed-Vavniks by Francine Prose may sound overwhelming, but it’s not.…

…that the Pope was to deliver at La Sapienza. It’s in Italian, but there it is.

One of the point that comes up in conversations about liturgy is the role of the priest. The assumption is made that because the older rites prohibited laity, except for altar servers, to be in the sanctuary (I think…correct me if I’m wrong), because only the ordained could touch the Host with their hands and…

From today’s GA. The signs read: “”If Benedict doesn’t come to La Sapienza, La Sapienza goes to Benedict” and “Students with the Pope” Image source. Zadok on the ground in Rome: The Italian press is reporting that that Cardinal Ruini, the Pope’s vicar for the Diocese of Rome, is encouraging the faithful to give a…

…more than a thousand words, that’s for sure!  Many thanks to all of those who commented below.  (Reflections also at New Liturgical Movement and Thrownback) I entitled the post “Necessary Conversations” because I think they are just that – necessary. Why? Because here’s the thing. I just don’t think it’s ever going to be 1977…

Zadok is reporting that the Pope’s planned – and protested – visit to La Sapienza University in Rome has been called off. Image source. Zadok says: It seems that as part of the protests, the Rector’s offices were occupied by students today. One has to imagine that security concerns and the dignity of the Holy…

A belated congratulations to Regina Doman and her family on the birth of Paula Kathleen, born on December 31 at home. You can meet Polly, as she is being called over at Regina’s consistently lovely blog, House Art Journal. My daughter read Regina’s latest novel, Waking Rose a couple of months ago and gives it…

An interesting piece on Jindal’s conversion from Hinduism to Catholicism. Blogger Gashwin Gomes made the same journey, and comments on the article – particularly on what it left out about issues of class and caste.

When Pope Benedict issued his Motu Proprio last July, some were excited and saw it as the possible beginning of a new New Springtime, and others sniffed and sneered as is their wont about nostalgia and fringe groups, clucking all the while that this really wasn’t that important because such a small minority would go…
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