CATHOLIC NEWS: The Making of the Archbishop... PLUS 13 MORE

CATHOLIC NEWS: The Making of the Archbishop... PLUS 13 MORE

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The Making of the Archbishop

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 10:02 AM PDT

And so, the morning after March Madness reached its end, the national outbreak of "Arch Madness" fittingly followed suit... ...only here, the favorite won. Some notes on this morning's historic emergence of the figure who'll become the fifth archbishop of Los Angeles... and...

Archbishop Gomez 'perfect choice' to head Los Angeles, remarks Archbishop Chaput

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 08:58 AM PDT

Reacting to the Vatican's appointment of Archbishop Jose H. Gomez as coadjutor archbishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Denver's Archbishop Charles Chaput noted that his confrere has a "great gift for bringing people together" and is the "perfect choice to lead the Archdiocese of Los Angeles after Cardinal Mahony retires."

Medjugorje and "The Maciel Effect"

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:50 AM PDT

Many adherents of the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje to whom I have spoken personally have invoked the (also alleged) fondness and support of Pope John Paul II for it. "The Pope was in favor of Medjugorje," they reason, "and given what a good and holy pontiff he was...

My thoughts about Archbishop Gomez

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 08:41 AM PDT

When our Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, informed me that our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, had appointed Archbishop José Gomez to serve as the Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, I was so grateful to God for this gift of a Hispanic Archbishop.

Dorothy Day and Ayn Rand

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 10:00 PM PDT

By Mark Shea | Over at Catholic and Enjoying It I expressed some exasperation last week about Glenn Beck's ignorant smear of Dorothy Day, about whom Beck freely confessed knowing absolutely nothing before likening her to Stalin. Round about the same time...

Ex-Communicating Oneself for Sins of Others

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:39 AM PDT

On Good Friday, NPR ran a piece of mine wherein I discuss why I remain a Catholic. This week, they present the flip side, showcasing an essay by author Julianna Baggott, who writes about leaving the Catholic Church, but not the identity: I am deeply Catholic and always will be, but I'm no longer a member of the church.

The Resurrection and the Life

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 07:13 AM PDT

Is spiritual immortality more plausible than the hope of a physical resurrection?

Reconquista

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:10 PM PDT

At the dawn of what promises to be a historic day for the Stateside church, there seems no more fitting way to start it off than this.... Que viva la Morenita de Tepeyac. Speaking of which, the Chicagoland sanctuary of Maryville -- home to the Stateside church's largest annual gathering (as many as some 200...

Husband of St. Gianna dies

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 08:57 PM PDT

The husband of St. Gianna Beretta Molla passed away at the age of 97 last weekend on Holy Saturday, a day that carries special significance for the Molla family. "Pietro Molla was a pillar and rock - a man of extraordinary faith, simplicity and holiness," wrote Fr. Thomas Rosica, CEO of Salt and Light TV, on his blog.

The Road to History

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 11:23 PM PDT

In light of tomorrow's expected appointment of a coadjutor-archbishop of Los Angeles -- only the second such move these shores have seen in 130 years -- the following is a re-run of the 28 January post that served as these pages' first report on the all-important succession to Cardinal Roger Mahony at the helm of the continent's largest local church. * * * Over recent months...

Catholic actor booted from ABC show for refusing sex scenes

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 07:14 PM PDT

Neal McDonough, a devout Catholic family man known to the American public as one of the characters from "Band of Brothers" and the bad guy on "Desperate Housewives," has been suddenly replaced three days into the filming of ABC's new series, "Scoundrels" last week, apparently for reasons of faith and principles.

Making Sense of the Resurrection Accounts: Are there Discrepancies?

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 07:02 PM PDT

When we read the various accounts of the Resurrection in the four Gospels, Acts and Pauline Epistles we can easily be puzzled by some apparent discrepancies in the details. The word "apparent" is important because some who wish to cast doubt on the historicity of the Resurrection often wish to make more of these differences...

Computer mistranslation of key Vatican memo undercuts media criticism of Pope

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 06:42 PM PDT

A "very rough" computer translation of a memo recounting a key Vatican meeting about a Milwaukee priest who abused deaf children appears to have skewed media attempts to implicate Pope Benedict. Contradicting the New York Times and the Associated Press, the memo shows that the Vatican never ruled out defrocking the cleric.

Troubling conclusions from clerical sex abuse scandal

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 06:44 AM PDT

By Russell Shaw It's probably premature to think the latest furor over clergy sex abuse has begun to subside, but by no means is it too soon to draw some useful, troubling conclusions from what has happened so far. Here are three. First, the coverup of abuse in years past has done and continues to do enormous harm.