Are NY and Cardinal Dolan to Blame for Halting Sheen Cause?
Everyone knows by now that the beatification of Archbishop Sheen, which was expected to take place as early as next year, has been suspended. In fact, according to Daniel Jenky, the bishop of Peoria,...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day, Gay Pride and Cardinal Dolan
Well, I said the other day that Cardinal Dolan’s reaction to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee’s decision to admit a gay pride banner was “another whole post in itself.” So now I guess I owe you...
View ArticleHandicapping the papabili
Everyone is feverishly engaged in it right now — the speculation over who will be the next Pope. A great many people are assembling information on the candidates. That’s not something I’m going to have...
View ArticleCardinal Dolan’s Dilemma
Let’s see, President Obama has knifed Cardinal Dolan in the back – lied to him about the contraception /abortion mandate, betrayed him, belittled him and all the other bishops, and basically shut them...
View ArticleThe Cardinal at the Convention
I can’t help thinking, now that the dust has settled after the last tumultuous couple of weeks, that Cardinal Dolan has pulled off a coup of some kind. He invited Obama to dinner (and according to...
View ArticleDaniel in the Lions’ Den
Otherwise known as Cardinal Dolan giving the final prayer at the DNC. He spoke about care for the unborn and elderly, of the right to life to life of every human being as embedded in our nation’s...
View ArticleSaint Dorothy Day?
It was very moving to listen to the bishops at the USCCB fall meeting yesterday pay tribute to Dorothy Day as they unanimously endorsed her sainthood cause. Here’s the CNS story. US bishops endorse...
View ArticleRemembering John Paul II
He died seven years ago today. And — I was almost shocked to recall — it’s been almost a year since his beatification. How time flies. . . Here is a nice retrospective on those unforgettable days in...
View Article“Do African Christians Not Matter?”
You really must read this. Yesterday, June 29, the Feast of S. Peter and Paul, at a prayer service for Christian Martyrs in Africa, Cardinal Dolan read out loud an exchange of letters between himself...
View ArticleThe Pope is in New York!
Yes, as I write this, Pope Francis is leading Vespers in St. Patrick’s Cathedral! He’s just made a short ride in the Popemobile down Fifth Avenue, shaken hands with all the dignitaries and been...
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