Van Hipp reports that Newt’s South Carolina State Co-Chair John Napier knew last Sunday
that Newt’s support was resurgent, and this was before the two debates on Monday and Thursday night:
Newt Gingrich’s South Carolina State co-chairman John Napier knew the “Gingrich surge” was real last Sunday afternoon. Napier, [...]
Bishop Olmsted of Phoenix continues his excellent exposition on the Mass as a song,
The Second Vatican Council proclaimed that “the musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art” (Sacrosanctum Concilium, 112). This led the Council fathers to decree that “the [...]
Danny Yadron, over at the WSJ blog Washington Wire, has executed a textbook example
of sloppy journalism. True, it’s a blog so maybe he doesn’t maintain the highest journalistic standard in such a venue, but still…
The headline is ok enough, but once you get into the opening [...]
Today saw the unveiling of the 28 minute video entitled “When Mitt Romney Came to Town” which is basically 28 minutes of listening to people relate their experience at being at the losing end of Mitt Romney’s creative portfolio management while CEO of Bain Capital. It basically lays out the pattern, often [...]
“Rule 42: All persons more than a mile high must leave the court immediately.”
-King of Hearts in
Alice in Wonderland
There is an amazing hit piece on Rick Santorum, the candidate for the Republican nomination for POTUS, written by John Gehring and posted on a website entitled Faith in Public [...]
The results of the Iowa Caucuses have the political world abuzz. Bachmann’s campaign is done and many think Perry’s may be done as well. Huntsman is still clinging on even after a no-show in Iowa which resulted in a virtual no-show in votes. He might appear as a blip in NH, a state [...]
I took this at St. Dominic’s Church, San Francisco in December of 2007. To understand why Mother Mary is depicted stepping on a serpent, read Genesis 3.
Bishop Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix has started a series in The Catholic Sun entitled “Singing the Mass”. “Part One, Liturgical Music as Participation in Christ” is found here. Here is an excerpt,
The Mass itself is a song; it is meant to be sung. Recall that the Gospels only tell us [...]
This is Fulton Street, taken without my tripod, obviously. This is looking East towards downtown and the bay, from the top of my apartment complex. No, I wasn’t supposed to be up there. (ahem)
