Tag: Priest/Religious

Now, back to the “vicariate system”.

When we picture an intellectual bell-curve, the smartest people are over in the right hand corner, beavering away...

If C. S. Lewis were writing today, the Screwtape…

Screwtape: My dearly hated Wormwood, you have been given the awesome task of destroying not only a Bishop,...

The preceding columns

The preceding columns were presented with some trepidation. Frankly, they began with a great fear that The Church...

The other side of the coin. Can something good…

The arguments against the “vicariate system” have been outlined in several preceding columns. It is possible, but hard...

Gresham’s Law, “Bad money drives out…

When there was gold and silver coinage, people learned that they could “shave” the edges of a coin,...

When something doesn’t make sense, look to…

The last several columns have been concerned with the “vicariate system”. When something is strongly desired that makes...

Sauce for the goose. . .

As previous columns have mentioned, some Catholic Bishops are pushing for a layer of management between themselves and...

A big problem with liberal Catholics

A big problem with liberal Catholics can be most easily seen when they violate the Doctrine of Subsidiarity:...

Wasn’t Vatican II enough?

The Church in Pittsburgh, as in many other areas, is shrinking. To give what some think is another...

The nicest things about computers

The nicest things about computers is that they help us visualize how God operates. When we can email...