June 10th, 2007
Mark Oppenheimer has an intriguing review of Stephen Prothero’s new book, Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know—and Doesn’t (HarperSanFrancisco) in the most recent New York Times Book Review. The thesis of the book is that Americans, even Evangelicals (who we often imagine as having the Bible memorized), are woefully ignorant of the [...]
May 7th, 2007
Love in the heart of the world
Living among others in the world-being in the world and not of it-will come in many "styles": single, married, ordained priest, aligned with associations or independent. The common denominator is being a sign, a witness to a central reality: love in the heart of the world, in love with [...]
May 5th, 2007
And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.—John 1:14
Among Us
The family: love in the heart of the world
We live in a strange and difficult time. We have all kinds of technological and political possibilities [...]
April 9th, 2007
by Daniel Murphy
(for Jesus Crucified, Who loved us until the end
composed before the Blessed Sacrament on Holy Thursday, April 5, 2007)
The discerning winemaker eyes
His choicest grapes-ruddy, round, robust,
And admires a cluster of sunlighted promise,
Taking them gently in hand, plucking them from the vine.
The diligent winemaker crushes
His choicest grapes-ruddy, round, robust,
And beholds the now-squat elements (skin, [...]
April 4th, 2007
Part of our mission statement at Idylls Press is to contribute to a new Catholic literary renaissance. There’s a great deal of work to be done toward that end, especially in the often overlooked area of writing, publishing and promoting quality Catholic fiction; but nothing will be accomplished without the wisdom and grace of God. [...]
April 2nd, 2007
Rome, Apr 2, 2007 / 09:32 am (CNA).- As anticipated, the Diocese of Rome officially concluded its investigation into the life, virtues and fame of sanctity of Servant of God John Paul II with a ceremony at midday today, in the Basilica of St. John Lateran. The conclusion of the diocesan investigation is the [...]
March 20th, 2007
…but about faith, interestingly enough, or at least about the intersection of faith and politics and culture. The blog was started last fall by Sally Quinn, the (atheist) widow of renowned WP editor Ben Bradlee, most famous for his role in the exposure of the Watergate scandal. Here’s the article.
One of the more interesting [...]
February 27th, 2007
This London Times article brought a “Wow” to my lips that no Microsoft OS could ever induce, no matter how many bells and whistles. It alleges that there is evidence that this whole academic fad involving the notion that Pius XII was a closet antisemite and Hitler supporter, who not only did nothing [...]
February 22nd, 2007
One Step Enough
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home;
Lead Thou me on!
Keep Thou my feet;
I do not ask to see the distant scene;
One step enough for me.
—first stanza of John Henry Newman’s “Lead Kindly Light”
John Henry Newman’s [...]
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