Sacrament Restricted

A person, who wishes to remain nameless, showed me an email yesterday that a parish priest had sent to them in response to an enquiry about Confession times.  The response was that there were no Confessions being heard in his parish until after Easter Sunday. 

Dolanism: Modern Equivalent of Relativism?

Cardinal Dolan

I came across this video wherein Michael Voris expresses his opinion about Cardinal Dolan giving Holy Communion to US Vice President Joe Biden on Palm Sunday, 2013.  This is the same Vice President who has publicly supported abortion, contraception and gay marriage.  Voris does not pull any punches.

Debilitating Church Moral Teaching?

Cape Robin-Chat

I became extremely ill some years ago from a severe rare incurable lung disease.  This disease imposed restrictions on me and these restrictions have now led to me spending a fair amount of time in the quiet of the garden at my home. 

Is Pope Francis Causing A Headache?

Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday
Photo: Alessandra Tarantino / AP

I couldn’t help but wonder today whether Pope Francis is giving somebody in the Vatican a really big fat unpleasant headache.  I thought about this during Pope Francis’ homily for today, Palm Sunday. 

Joy, Cross and Youth

The following is the whole text of Pope Francis' homily during the Palm Sunday Mass that begins the Holy Week celebrations. This homily comes courtesy of the Vatican Information Service.

Pope Francis Official Photograph

This is the official photograph of His Holiness Pope Francis.  Accompanying the release of the photograph was this note:

Official Statement By Cardinal Napier On Stephen Nolan Show

Cardinal Napier

I post below this statement which I received via email today, Monday 18 March 2013 at 10:06 SAST, directly from Cardinal Napier. I publish it here, unaltered, exactly as I received it from Cardinal Napier.

Cardinal Napier Sacrificed

Cardinal Napier

Cardinal Napier’s recent interview with Stephen Nolan, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live on Friday, 15 March 2013, has caused a great deal of controversy.  Why?  Well, exactly what other kind of reaction would one honestly expect to this: “Cardinal Napier Says Paedophilia Is Not Criminal”.  

Transcript: ‘Controversial’ Cardinal Napier Interview

Cardinal Napier

This interview has created a great deal of controversy.  Why?  Well because personally I believe that Stephen Nolan and other media used a byline that did not in anyway reflect what Cardinal Napier said, but was guaranteed to attract attention.  I write more on this in this other post - "Cardinal Napier Sacrificed".  The entire purpose of this interview was for Stephen Nolan, from BBC Radio 5, to discuss the election of Pope Francis with Cardinal Napier.  As seems to be par for the course with journalists today, this clearly was not the true reason for the interview.

Supernatural Power

A recent article in a Catholic newspaper, whose name I will not mention for fear of leading others astray, contained a few erroneous statements about the Sacrament of Penance - Confession.  This spurred me into action to respond by writing a brief response to specifically address the errors contained in the newspaper.