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A summary of the Bishops’ meeting from CNS

What’s the Impact? This study shows that short-term missions as done now are not having the impact that people think or want, even if done to levels of excellence," says Ver Beek. "If that’s true, it requires a whole rethinking of whether or not we’re going to do this, and if so, how." His proposal:…

Robert Duncan at Spero News on the march in Spain – do go read for a first-hand account.

Interesting work on the origins of the condemnation of Pius XII’s "silence" or whatever you would like to call it, regarding Nazi persecution The article, by Magister, reprints another, scholarly article with the following details: In Spadolini’s article, the perceived origins of the accusations against pope Pacelli are clear: firstly, between 1939 and 1951, there…

Mario Cuomo chimes in on the ECSR debate : To extricate himself from an untenable position, the president should start by following the successful pattern established in other areas of dealing with the clash of religious and political questions, including the law concerning abortion. The right of true believers to live by their own religious…

No, not that one – from U.S. public schools. It will be a subject for discussion this week at the Southern Baptist Convention. Mere Comments…comments that this might be the most contentious subject of the gathering. Should Southern Baptist parents give up and pull out of public schools?

It’s okay for religion to guide scientific research as long as it’s….Buddhism? Or Confucianism? Okay. Got it.

Mark Butterworth has a fascinating post on possible links between Southern Gospel music styles and one form of traditional Gailic singing from the Western Isles

Barbara Nicolosi has a post on sad songs. The post is based on an article in the Guardian in which the author runs through a list of what he says are the saddest songs out there. Yeah, he skimps on some genres, but the main problem is that he seems to focus on bad sad…

Michael The Baby is seven months old today. Oh, time is going too quickly. As much as you want them to just move on to the next stage, to a little more independence, you still can’t bear to see them grow up. So goes the toothless mouth – two little white pearls are on the…
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