Author Archives: David Ancell

Steve Kellmeyer posts an excellent article on reaching adults for adult education through the parish school. After his hard-hitting articles about the need for the majority of parish resources to go to adult education, he brings forth ideas on how … Continue reading →

I have officially joined the Society for a Moratorium on the Music of Marty Haugen and David Haas. The link comes courtesy of Jeff Miller who provided it courtesy of Fr. Bryce Sibley. If you want to know what garbage … Continue reading →

Time Magazine posted some responses to the question “What does the death of Jesus mean today?” (as though it can change throughout time). We have responses ranging from understanding to sad misinformation. This goes to show us that the work … Continue reading →

A coworker of mine sent me this. A church in Pennsylvania came up with an idea for an Easter show where the Easter bunny was whipped and crucified. Meanwhile, performers yelled out that “There is no Easter Bunny.” Easter eggs … Continue reading →

I’ve heard the question asking why Jesus didn’t come down from the cross and teach those Pharisees and Romans a lesson. Presumably, this would have been a great miracle that would have made believers out of them. After all, that’s … Continue reading →

I found this nutritional information on bottled water. Isn’t it very informative?

Kudos to those individuals in the Ohio State Legistlature who are proposing a bill making it illegal to fire a pharmacist for refusing to dispense abortifacient medications. I hope this bill passes. I hope it is also upheld by the … Continue reading →

They had me going on this one, and I’m still not sure it’s a joke.

The New York Times continues to not get it. No matter what anyone says, John Kerry is NOT Catholic. One cannot be pro-abort and be Catholic, regardless of his/her position on “other” issues. I remember talking about the liturgical norms … Continue reading →

If you ever had trouble with the idea that non-Christians can have at least some knowledge of truth, check out this article by Donald DeMarco on the virtue of temperance. Ghandi had written some things on contraception that were right … Continue reading →