The Emerald Isle turns on her Church

Coming soon to a country near you. Under the guise of "protecting children" and to ensure reporting of abuse, Blarney Stone Bullies are looking to crack the seal of the confessional.
I'm wondering if these people are considering the ramifications of what they're seeking. Breaking that seal will lead people to NOT confess things, therefore negating it's intent. The other issue, lost in the emotional response of prosecuting the perverts and those who covered for them, is that once this seal is broken, the STATE will not "limit" their intrusion into abuse. As the STATE always does, you can be sure it will expand it's reach. Soon, nobody will confess anything.
Read all about it:
http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/07/15/ireland-attacks-confessional-secrecy-after-catholic-sex-abuse-scandal/

California : All gay - all the time...

California is now mandating the teaching of "Gay History" in all of it's public schools. Now all things will be viewed and taught through the "gay prism". How wonderful for them.

At least Archbishop Gomez of California has come out against it. You can bet that his predecessor would have never done such a thing:

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/california-archbishop-gay-textbook-an-attack-on-parental-rights

Andrew Cuomo tempts fate

Thomas Peters of the American Papist has a good article over on Catholic Vote about Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the gay "marriage" nightmare in New York.

I admit that after hearing about this, I hadn't considered the whole denial-of-communion thing, but with Cuomo's latest move, what do the Bishops do now?

The ball's in the Bishop's court now; will they fumble it out of bounds again?

Read about it at Catholic Vote:

http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=18456

Pope speaks about Music at the Mass

The Pope releases a letter on the Liturgy, touching on suitable music :

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/the-dos-and-donts-of-mass-music/

Feminist Whining 101

Those who agitate for women's ordination will never give up. Even if the Church came out with a statement that couldn't in ANY way be argued against, even down to the teeniest, tiniest detail, the Church-haters would still flop around screaming like flounders on a hot dock in June.

Get a load of the whine over at NCR ( and no, they don't have any cheese to go with that whine, unless you count their opinions ):

http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/complex-questions-papal-infallibility

Another one bites the (gay) dust

Presbyterian Church USA will now accept openly gay & lesbian clergy. They join the Episcopals in their run off the spiritual cliff.

Maybe this is how the Reformation will be reversed - eventually all of the Protestant sects out there "liberalize" themselves to the point that the only thing left for true followers of Christ to do is to join the Catholic Church.

I don't see the Evangelicals or the Southern Baptists caving in to the Modern Tidalwave anytime soon, though. They're hanging tough.

Catholic Eye Candy

Here's the rear altar at Immaculate Conception - Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD.

The Sunday evening masses here employ a guitar - and after attending these numerous times, I can alter my opinion of the use of guitars at mass. Now, there's a big difference between employing a guitar at mass and a "guitar mass". There's also a small choir that joins in, along with a violin and a piano. I think only the most ardent Traditionalist would object to what they hear.

Considering that the University mass is predominately college kids, with a few of us old farts thrown in to mix things up, the reverence they show is quite impressive. Before I went, I was thinking "This is going to be some sort of hootenanny".

It's a testament to the University and to the parents of these kids.

The ol' CCB can be tough on modern life, but I'll give credit where it's due. I'll miss this place over the summer, that's for sure.