Last Sunday I read an article titled “Is the Catholic Church irredeemable?” I thought maybe I would write something on the topic, but then there was another article to read, this time about abusive nuns, then about hypocritical priests, then about bishops who failed to protect children, then about closing parishes, and then there wasContinue reading >>
As a teacher of Church History, I find today’s 500th anniversary of the Reformation somewhat exciting. Sad, but exciting. Notable might be a better word. Every year I teach a unit on the Reformation. It is cursory out of necessity – two weeks with 8th graders is not a lot of time – but providesContinue reading >>
This morning the International Union of Superiors General had an audience with Pope Francis, and by all accounts (or at least the account I read on Twitter), they were really giving it to him, pushing for more leadership opportunities, asking preaching by women, and asking why there are no female deacons seeing as Scripture mentionsContinue reading >>
I saw Spotlight during its initial limited release in Boston before Thanksgiving. It took me a month before I knew what I wanted to say about it, and almost another before I found the nerve to write it all down. I get up and wander around, I check my phone, every few words because I’mContinue reading >>
A friend alerted me today to the New York Times’ latest attempt to protect poor lil’ ladies like me from the big bad oppressive Catholic Church. In a juvenile example of whataboutism, Frank Bruni ridicules Pope Francis’ statement that women deserve equal pay for equal work, citing the positions of the Church on women’s issuesContinue reading >>
