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We recently took a weekend jaunt down to Cincinnati (or “Cinciana” as my son calls it) to view the touring exhibit , “St. Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes.” It was interesting, but not in ways that I expected. I was startled, first of all by how overtly evangelistic the exhibit was,…

I know I keep saying that, but they just keep getting weirder, don’t they? If you are a reader who lives in New South Wales, please drop me a line. And no, I don’t mean if you’ve been there. If you live there, or know someone extremely well who lives there and wouldn’t mind doing…

Barbara Nicolosi collects her thoughts The passion of the Christ is not a great film INSPITE of its violence. It is a great film THROUGH its violence. The violence is the principle symbolic device of the piece. Personally, I thought he could have cut some of it out. But maybe, for him, the violence wasn’t…

Will church finances be next? Reforms must go beyond matters of legal settlements to include a wholesale change in the way funds are accounted for in the church. A failure to reform the church’s financial policies would present an enormous risk to lay morale at a time when the credibility of the institutional church is…

On TPOTC from Fr. Rob If you’re a blogger and you’ve posted thoughts on the film that we’ve not yet noted, please post a link in these comments boxes!

Anyone interested in the “Catholic reaction” to Gibson’s film would do well to take a look at the contrasting views of Peter Nixon and Mark Shea: From Peter at Sursum Corda I was just sickened by the flogging scene. It was the stuff of nightmares. It’s one thing not to turn away from the reality…

CT wants to know But what about the ugly baby? “Again,” said Gibson, “it’s evil distorting what’s good. What is more tender and beautiful than a mother and a child? So the Devil takes that and distorts it just a little bit. Instead of a normal mother and child you have an androgynous figure holding…

That California decision A California law that entitles women to birth control coverage in their employee drug plans doesn’t discriminate against church-affiliated agencies like Catholic Charities that object to contraceptives, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. In a 6-1 ruling, the court said the 4-year-old law was a valid anti- discrimination measure that didn’t interfere…

I hope that every person who berates others for criticizing TPOTC, for suggesting that it’s a spiritual experience that shouldn’t be seen as an object of criticism never, ever leave a Roman Catholic Mass griping about the music, the homily, the language in the prayers or the demeanor of the presider again. There. That should…

I forgot to mention that theologically, I really appreciated the way that Gibson emphasizes the meaning of the Eucharist in relationship to the Cross, as well as the place of Mary. There is something profound there, and very good. When I left the film, I felt disjointed, somehow. There was something missing in it, and…
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