Author Archives: David Ancell

It seems that pro-life issues are taking up a lot of my blog time lately. Then again, they are a very worthy cause. Bishop Sheridan of Colorado Springs is not backing down from his stance that pro-aborts cannot receive Communion. … Continue reading →

In case you haven’t heard, Moveable Type is going commercial. They have completely revised their licensing starting with version 3. There is still going to be a free version available, but it limits the number of blogs you can have, … Continue reading →

Previously I had read that the Girl Scouts had used Planned Parenthood to provide sex education, now I see that the Bishop of Austin, TX has had to issue an order stopping the scouts affiliated with the Church from associating … Continue reading →

I learned last week that Louisiana lawmakers are proposing a ban on low-slung jeans. Specifically, the proposed law states that: It shall be unlawful for any person to appear in public wearing his pants below his waist and thereby exposing … Continue reading →

In my parish, and I’m guessing many others, there are a number of second collections for various causes throughout the year. They seem to come up with little warning (other than a bulletin announcement) and few specific details on what … Continue reading →

We are fortunate in my parish to have our diocese’s most recently-ordained priest serving in our parish. We need to fill our churches with people just like him. Today, he told us the following “shocking” facts in his homily. There … Continue reading →

Finally, we are seeing some bishops stand up and say that politicians who are pro-abortion must to receive the Holy Eucharist. Bishop Sheridan of Colorado Springs even went so far as to say that the citizens who voted for the … Continue reading →

I don’t know why, but my wireless connection seems a lot faster lately. Maybe the spyware blocker got some of the crud out. I guess it’s another small thing to thank God for.

Add Bishop Wenski of Orlando to the “Bishops with backbone” list. I must admit that his attempt at humor is worse than most of my jokes, and I thought that the title was a creation of the media intended to … Continue reading →

The building in the previous post is indeed a Catholic Church. I’m not going to name it. It is a place that I have been to many times. I must admit that I am jealous of their daily confession schedule … Continue reading →