Monthly Archives: July 2003

There is no shortage of “spiritual guides” these days that will tell you that Christiianity is not about obeying a law but about love. Some will also say that the purpose of living a Christian life is not eternal salvation … Continue reading →

This earlier post from Jeff Miller is just plain creepy. I can’t imagine why some teacher would assign students to write a suicide note. It’s even creepier to think that no one in school administration there thinks there is anything … Continue reading →

My Busted Halo debate is getting a bit ugly. This guy that I’m debating is making less and less sense to me. I don’t know at what point I should just decide that I no longer should dignify his comments … Continue reading →

It appears that Dennis just found out about the cross he has to bear in that his dorm at the seminary does not have ethernet. He has to connect via a 33.6 kbps dialup!! Jesus wasn’t kidding about taking up … Continue reading →

I have just read some news sources that say that Archbishop Justin Rigali of St. Louis, MO, is going to Philadelphia. I wonder if the Holy Father is doing a little restructuring of the American Catholic Church. To be honest, … Continue reading →

Does anyone else plan to attend the Defending the Faith conference in Steubenville? I do. My vacation starts soon. I have just one more day of work this week. I will try to find a way to blog from there, … Continue reading →

Next to the “but we like it” spirituality, we have the “That’s beautiful” accolade. You will hear it often after some emotional, but devoid of substance if not outright dissident, presentation. You may also hear it after some banal stupidity … Continue reading →

I am not a believer in the “the worse it tastes, the better it must be for you” statement when it comes to spirituality (or anything else). However, I find that the opposite extreme (the better we like it, the … Continue reading →

Not too long ago, I posted this post about The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Understanding Catholicism. Like most dissident materials, it “takes you where you are” and then proceeds to leave you there. You will finish the book and still … Continue reading →

Perhaps some of you reading this have had to deal with the iconoclasts telling you that Vatican II said to remove all statues and other sacred artwork from your church. Well, at the Frassati Society, we have undertaken to read … Continue reading →