Foreign Office apologises for Pope ‘condom’ memo The Foreign Office has apologised for a “foolish” document which suggested the Pope’s UK visit could be marked by the launch of “Benedict-branded” condoms. Called “The ideal visit would see…”, the paper suggested the Pope be invited to open an abortion clinic and bless a gay marriage during […]
What does it mean to be fully pro-life?
In several posts I talked about denial of communion who are actively and personally involved in pro-life activities. But, here is a small final thought. What does it mean to be pro-life in a full way? If all too many people are simply pro-birth but not fully pro-life, we need to ask, “What does it […]
The measure of all things
Pithless Thoughts does it again! I have people just like the apocryphal subdeacon in my mission church. They are both cradle and convert. At best, they are an annoyance in that they go around quoting obscure practices and, yes, canons and councils with little understanding of canon law, its development, and its commentaries. Worse, they […]
News media and bad news
“Surely somewhere in the world there are some good news. Can you not buy a newspaper that tells us some good news?” — The Rabbi in Fiddler On The Roof Complaints about the news media have been around for a long time. There are even some sayings about the news media that have made it […]
Denial of communion and war
Some of you are bristling already at the title of this post, but I urge you to read on, you might be surprised. The last post on this subject was way back on 14 April, so some of you have probably forgotten that I said that we needed to go on with some more discussion […]
OrthoCuban and granddaughter
For those of you wondering why OrthoCuban has been a little irregular in his posting lately, see the photograph at the right. Yes, that is OrthoCuban with our family’s newest grandchild. She was just baptized this past Sunday. I would think about posting something on the blog via my laptop, then I would look at […]
Earthquake in Papua New Guinea
A 6.3 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea yesterday morning. This continues the string of earthquakes that have been hitting populated areas on a regular basis for the past several months. The volcano in Iceland continues to spew ash and lava, grounding nearly 20,000 flights in Europe and making it necessary for the President to cancel […]
For soccer moms
Grandbaby gets baptized in a few hours. Hmm, I guess that means no posting today either. GRIN.
Grandbaby road trip
Just made it in to North Carolina today. Tomorrow our youngest grandchild is being baptized. Yep, I get to baptize our grandchild. Will try to post something tomorrow.
Memories
This for the friends we had of old Friends for a lifetime’s love and cheer. This for the friends who come no more Who cannot be among us here. We’ll not forget, while we’re alive, These hollowed dead, these deeds of fame. Where they have gone, we will follow soon Into the darkness and the […]
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