Monthly Archives: July 2011

Missing: Fear of the Lord


Fear of the Lord, what is it?  It seems to me that the fear of the Lord has to do with keeping God’s commands.  So if I believe in God and I believe in God’s commands, if I believe that … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

do you think the new Archbishop is going to be any different


I received the following two e-mail’s from a non-priest friend who is a faithful Catholic.  Blessedly he understands the theology of the Church and is well grounded in the reality of living one’s faith.   “Here you go.  Since 2002 Fr. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

God sees everything


Last week in the LOH I found solace again in Psalm 90.  It is something I know, it is something I think about, it is something I share with others and have written about… God sees everything!  There is no … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Irish church cover-up


Is anyone surprised that the Catholic Church in Ireland is in the news for their coverup?  It has happened so frequently in dioceses around the globe that I am a little surprised it is in the paper yet again. An excerpt … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Bishop Malooly offers a glimmer of hope for the Church


Bishop Francis Malooly said, if the report was correct in the news paper, that he would resign rather than continue to support priest molesters financially,(BC BS insurance).  In the article he said that he came to that conclusion after speaking with … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

John Jay Report/Sister Mary Ann Walsh/ and a misunderstanding of this scandal


In a response to the John Jay Report on clergy sexual abuse Sister Mary Ann Walsh demonstrates that some people still don’t get this dark page in the history of the Church.  She works for the UCCB so works for … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Corperate structure in the Church bears rotten fruit.


I hadn’t comprehended the fact that the leaders of the Church treat the Church, more or less, like a giant conglomerate.  The bishops are operating in a business mode as managers.  I have written about that, (that’s why money and property … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment