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I sometimes feel as if I need a special section of this blog dedicated to “…and then what happened?” in which we follow up on stories we’ve mentioned in the past. Here are a couple for today: Rev. Arko pleads not guilty to growing marijuana, and is released on $3000 bond National Centre for Padre…

I’ve not yet commented on the Bishop Hubbard situation up in Albany. For those of you unfamiliar with this latest twist in American Catholic Fun, a man came forward and said that his brother had committed suicide years before, leaving behind notes that implicated Bishop Hubbard in a sexual relationship. Then last week, another man…

Is on the cover of this week’s Newsweek. Here’s the story. It’s a decent article that carefully lays out the balance of implied responsibility between Romans and Jewish authorities in the film, and critiques the film for not placing this event in the full context of Jewish-Roman relations during the period. The two points of…

Didn’t see it. I’m hearing it wasn’t impressive. What Peggy Noonan says Tough words from Jed Babbin at TAS.

Working with the elderly in LA The worldwide order of 3,100 sisters in 32 countries was founded in France in 1839 and will celebrate its centennial anniversary in Southern California next year. This year, the order is commemorating its 25th year in San Pedro, where 10 sisters run a home for about 100 elderly residents.…

From the UK Tablet Those of us who are winners can change jobs, churches, relationships, houses when it suits us. The poor cannot. They get left behind. In the long term this, I believe, has a destabilising effect on the whole community because nobody feels he belongs or feels safe, even the rich. Everyone fears…

Sort of. Mostly from the priest end. Here’s a Zenit article John Paul II said the Church should rigorously apply canon-law sanctions against priests who commit crimes, and suggested the best guarantee for the future is “correct and balanced” priestly formation. The key lies in the priests living “with joy and generosity the style of…

Here’s a ranking of most-visited Catholic websites

Years ago, before I actually ever went to a NASCAR race or knew anything about racing, my husband spent time disabusing me of any stereotypes I might have of those I would see in the stands. You know, really not that raucus, more sedate than I’d expect, really just a bunch of people sitting in…

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