Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier: PETRIFIED At the Passion poor Peter did thrice Deny Him ere the cock could crow twice: When we too face the Terror, Will we make the same error And insist that we never knew Christ? From …
Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier: YOU TURN Do you feel you’ve been left in the lurch And not found what you sought in your search? Why continue to roam When it’s time to come home? Why not join us this Christmas …
We don’t get a lot of visitors; so, whenever the doorbell rings, our first reaction is: Who the hell is that? Sometimes, it’s a friend who just happened to be passing by. Sometimes, it’s a neighbor bringing over surplus homegrown vegetables or misdirected mail. As often as not, though, it’s …
Nuns are easy to spot, even the unhabited ones. Whether it’s a lack of fashion sense or just a personal commitment to dowdiness, they somehow manage to stand out — like the undercover cop with white socks. The aura of piety and self-denial surrounding the habited nun, however, is often …
Following an unwelcome Apostolic Visitation of his diocese, Bishop William Morris of Toowoomba, Australia decided he would retire early. He was then promptly removed from office. In consequence, Morris complained that the Vatican had conducted an “inquisition.” — Catholic Culture Most of the rogue bishops, priests, and nuns are slyer …
There is an elephant in the living room. But few want to talk about it. Most choose to ignore it. The problem is that the elephant is trampling all of the furniture and soiling the carpet. And the elephant is this: the Church is polluted with apostasy—the falling away from …
