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Scalia Gesture after WHAT mass

Scalia Gesture after WHAT mass

So Supreme Court Justice Scalia made a “Sicilian” gesture toward anyone who might question his impartiality on issues involving the separation of church and state -this as he was leaving a mass in Boston. But this was not just any mass. He was attending a special mass for lawyers and politicians at Cathedral of the Holy Cross, and afterward was the keynote speaker at the Catholic Lawyers’ Guild luncheon. A special mass for lawyers and politicians? Isn’t that a sign…

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JW Chronicles: Disfellowshipped Apologist

JW Chronicles: Disfellowshipped Apologist

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Disfellowshipped Jehovah’s Witness Scotty writes: Sister or Brother???? I am actually in tears right now… Why, you may ask. Ill tell you. I am currently disfellowshipped right now and i now that i was disfellowshipped for my own willingful wrong doings. While i was commiting my sins, i didn’t care and i went along with everything that THE BIBLE says not to do,,,,,not just the WITNESSES. I hope Jehovah will be able to forgive you for blaspheming like your doing….

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Illustrated Sarcophagus

Illustrated Sarcophagus

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A major find in Western Cypress, in an already-looted tomb near the village of Kouklia, in the coastal Paphos area. The area contained several ancient cemeteries that belonged to the town of Palaepaphos, site of a temple to Aphrodite (goddess of beauty and love, believed to have risen from the waves of the nearby sea). The sarcophagus is 2500 years old, and its ornate illustrations are painted in red, black, and blue on a white background. Experts believe that some…

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You Have Been Warned

You Have Been Warned

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I witnessed a disturbing thing. It was late morning near the Pier on Flagler Beach in Florida on Sunday the 19th. It’s not uncommon to see small planes pulling banners across the sky, although it’s certainly not as common as at the typical “spring break” beaches such as Daytona. Perhaps this one came from there and just continued up the coast. I didn’t notice anything special about the plane itself. The banner was shorter than the typical ad banner. It…

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Atheism is Not Enough

Atheism is Not Enough

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Slavoj Žižek makes a very interesting defense of atheism in the editorial “Defenders of the Faith” (New York Times, 3/12/06). Certainly atheism deserves the restoration of the inherent dignity of its position. But his overall argument, at least in the context of our current realities, is flawed. It could be a readerly effect, since the article looks as though it might have been chopped up. (Boo-hiss to the editor if that is the case – Žižek deserves better.) Still, I…

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Catholics in Las Vegas

Catholics in Las Vegas

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This may come as a surprise to those of you not living in Las Vegas, but there are more Catholic churches there than casinos. Not surprisingly, some worshippers at Sunday services will give casino chips rather than cash when the basket is passed. Since they get chips from so many different casinos, the churches have devised a method to collect the offerings. The churches send all their collected chips to a nearby Franciscan Monastery for sorting and then the chips…

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