Family Radio’s Harold Camping—the latter-day Chicken Little who persuaded many to divest themselves of their earthly possessions in anticipation of the End of Days last year—has announced that the world did not, in fact, end. Though this is bad news for those of us who stopped paying our bills at...
Are you there, Cardinal Egan? It’s me, reality.
In response to “Retired Cardinal Edward Egan Faces Criticism For Taking Back Abuse Apology,” let me offer a coupla pointers:
1. Nothing that can be called “the sex abuse thing” is ever good. Not even a tiny bit good, much less...
I’m the last person who wants to jump on the Church-bashing bandwagon. I have managed to accept the excesses of the centuries—the Crusades, the Inquisition, simony, the sale of indulgences, guitar Masses—and have even stood by Holy Mother Church during the recent, let’s say,...
I spend a good portion of my work hours creating e-books. Since I have recently become a convert of the technology (I, who consider printed books to be the acme of civilization), it’s a labor of love and of frustration. The love part is easy to explain: I love our books and I love making them...
They’re provocative. I’ll grant them that much.
But as each year brings new billboards sponsored by various atheist organizations protesting (I think) belief in Christ, my response has dimmed from grimace to yawn. “You know it isn’t real,” read last year’s campaign. This...
