A World Crammed with God's Presence and the Church's Mission: Five Questions To Ask Today

1. So what happens when the Catholic bishops who tell us that we must cast our votes to combat "intrinsic evils" (which are, curiously, always only abortion and gay marriage) are themselves purveyors of intrinsic evil?

"She Ain't Even Gonna Go to Heaven": Catholic Bishops as Archie Bunker

"She ain't even gonna go to Heaven!"

Margaret Farley's Just Love: Theological Reflections

A month ago, when I told readers I had begun Elizabeth Johnson's book Quest for the Living God, was finding it very rewarding to read, and might share some impressions of it on this blog, I also noted that I intended to follow up by reading the other book by a U.S. nun that the U.S. Catholic bishops have condemned of late, Margaret Farley's Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics (NY: Continuum, 2006).  I've just now begun Margaret Farley's book, and as with Elizabeth Johnson's, am finding it powerful.  I haven't read much of it yet.  I ordered the book through my local library's ILL service, and it has just arrived.

A Reader Writes: "You've Been Caught" and "I'm Sorry"; I Respond

Sometimes I feel downhearted and think my work's in vain.

But then the Holy Spirit revives my hopes again.

Parents of a Gay Daughter in Minnesota Speak Out on Catholics for Marriage Equality Video

Weekend News Roundup: Hans Küng and Catholic Revolution, Birth Control and Abortion, Scouts and Anti-Gay Discrimination

As the week turns, I want to direct readers to a miscellany of news items on the religious front that, to my mind, seem important.  Many readers of Bilgrimage many well have read some or all of these stories, and some of you have, in fact, brought several of them to my attention.  But for those who haven't yet run across these items, here's my Sunday news roundup:

Weekend Relaxation: Bill Phillips Singing "Lying Lips"

And for your weekend listening pleasure: for some reason this old country-Western favorite has been on my mind since, oh, this past Wednesday evening.  Enjoy.