Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The U.S. church

"The church milquetoast of past decades".

Sebelius

Bishop Bruskewitz described Secretary Sebelius as a “bitter fallen-away Catholic”.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Organic farming

Various recent studies have found that land devoted to organic farming produces 50 percent less wheat, 55 percent less asparagus and lettuce, and 23 percent less corn than conventionally farmed land of the same acreage does.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Episcopal skullduggery

By a 2007 survey by Villanova concluding that 85 percent of responding dioceses in the United States had suffered some form of embezzlement.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Stupidity

Addams "was known as gentle, not confrontational, but one of her favorite words was 'stupid.'

Friday, January 27, 2012

The Obamas

Michelle Obama — the president's 'bitter half

Hypothetical

“What if there were no such thing as a hypothetical situation?”

Languages of India

Tamil -- it's one of India's approximately 20 official languages

Liturgy

Even in the USA in some older churches which haven’t been entirely crucified by liturgists...

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Talking

He'll talk the head off a penny.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Liberalism

Liberals only want to be judged on their intentions, never the consequences. It allows them to maintain the illusion of occupying the high ground.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Vocations

The Texas A&M Catholic chaplaincy has produced more priests and nuns than Notre Dame in the last 20 years.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Seeing

There are none so blind as those who want sees.

The future

The veil that hides the future is woven by an angel of mercy.

Switzerland

The Swiss who barely tolerated one another.

Heaven and hell

In 16th Century Santo Domingo, the Taino chief on his deathbed was resisting baptism: "Do Christians go to heaven?" he asked.
The priest answered "Yes".
"I'd rather go to hell".