From his seminary position, no less: Two prominent theologians who critiqued what they saw as doctrinal ambiguity under the late Pope Francis have been fired from their longtime posts at the Archdiocese of Detroit’s major seminary by the local archbishop, the Register has confirmed. Archbishop Edward Weisenburger removed Ralph Martin and Eduardo Echeverria from their …
Mary, Protestant and Catholic
In my wanderings on X I was directed towards an interesting document: Who Is My Mother? The Role and Status of the Mother of Jesus in the New Testament and in Roman Catholicism by one E. Svendsen. It's especially interesting for me since his first degree came from Tennessee Temple University/University of Tennessee at Knoxville. …
Another Conclave, Another Pope…
Next week the Cardinals will begin their closeted deliberations which should result in a new Occupant of the See of St. Peter. The speculation on the result--and the process--has filled social and traditional media. I'm not here to "make book" (literally for many people) on who will end up winning that contest, but a few …
Pope Francis Goes to Meet God
It's official now. It has been my custom to reproduce sentiments of people who have died which I wrote while they're living, and I'll do the same for Pope Francis. First: I would quote from my 2019 piece Pope Francis to Bossuet: Hold My Beer, but it's the best summation of my attitude towards the …
Hopefully, @JDVance Won’t Be Too Soon Old and Too Late Smart About Roman Catholic Social Justice Teaching
The Catholic Church in the US is distressed about Trump's immigrant policies: Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, the USCCB president, said in a Wednesday statement that some provisions of Trump's executive actions, including those that affect immigrants and refugees, "are deeply troubling and will have negative consequences." To which Vance came back: "I think that the U.S. Conference …
The Pre-Vatican II Catholic Church’s Stand on Abortion
As sort of an aside to The Elephant in the Room on Baptismal Regeneration, this, from Farrell's Parish Catechism: Is abortion always a mortal sin? Abortion--willfully causing the death of an unborn baby--is always murder, even when suggested or demanded by a surgeon for any reason whatsoever. Abortion is the murder of the innocent unborn infant. …
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Ministerial Character, Intention, and the Sacraments–North American Anglican
https://northamanglican.com/ministerial-character-intention-and-the-sacraments-commentary-on-browne-article-xxvi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ministerial-character-intention-and-the-sacraments-commentary-on-browne-article-xxvi This has been a lot hotter issue in the past than it is now, but it's an important one. Bossuet discussed it in his History of the Variations of the Protestant Churches; my comment on the subject is as follows: Especially interesting are the Vaudois, who were in reality an unauthorised, non-celibate religious community …
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Lent 2024 Series: I Am The Bread of Life: What Is the Eucharist?
https://youtu.be/Ne4CHt1ITTU?si=Nk6RThObu6p1rCD9 A series for Lent 2024 in two parts: What is the Eucharist? (this video) How Do We Celebrate the Eucharist? (next video) Eucharistic theology and practice have long been a favourite topic of mine, from posts like Bill Clinton's Eucharistic Theology: It Depends on What 'Is' Is to Don’t Tell People to “Come to the …
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Positive Infinity 