Monthly Archives: February 2009

Archbishop Timothy Dolan

His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, has appointed His Excellency, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of Milwaukee, to the Archdiocese of New York. Speaking of whom, Dolan’s Priests for the Third Millennium is my very favorite modern book on spiritual formation, … Continue reading

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Seven Deadly Sins

According to the BBC, a recent Vatican study finds that “Men and women sin in different ways” as to their propensity to the ‘seven deadly sins’. For men, lust is the biggest temptation, with the order being: 1) Lust 2) … Continue reading

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Poignant Meditation

There’s an edifying, poignant meditation “Go Figure” over at Charlotte Was Both which focuses clearly on essentials. Update [March 3rd]: Amy Welborn has a new blog, Via Media, on Beliefnet.

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Economics Short Course

Milton Friedman on free markets. and “There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as a result of a voluntary abandonment … Continue reading

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Catechesis on the Eucharist

From an article at the Vatican website on the Eucharist by Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast: . . . The Evangelist John also makes it clear that the life, which Jesus offers to those who eat … Continue reading

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Siding with the Turtles

On the First Things blog, Michael Milliner distinguishes between two types of Cold Blooded Christianity: To scan the popular Christian publications today is to conclude that the category of heresy has not been lost, but it has been relocated. The … Continue reading

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RCIA Intentional Sponsors

RCIA Intentional Sponsors (RIS) is a Facebook group [but, during Lent, my facebook time is very limited] to support the training of RCIA (the Catholic “Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults”) sponsors. We also aim to be, perhaps, of some … Continue reading

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