It Looks Like a Teepee to Me

I thought the modern architecture in Europe was bad.

The National Cathedral in Brasilia, built in 1970.

I'm not entirely sure this is a Catholic Cathedral, although apparently a Catholic Priest celebrates Masses there. I hope it's not ...

The Oscar statues are really, I'm told, the Four Evangelists.

Why Didn't We Hear About This Pilgrim Crash Story?

... because it was in South America? Most of the people speak Portuguese? No one has ever heard of the shrine because it's not that humongous Jesus statue near Rio de Janeiro? Not enough people killed?

Why, oh why?

Who Would have Guessed This?

Some women delude themselves into thinking they got ordained last weekend in Santa Barbara.

Besides their gender deviating from the Catholic priest norm, neither of the two deacons ordained Sunday — who are scheduled for re-ordination as priests on July 28 — is celibate. Norma Coon, of San Diego, has been married for 40 years. Toni Tortorilla, of Portland, lives with her lesbian partner. Cordero, a newly anointed priest who lives in San Luis Obispo, is a former nun who has been married for 30 years to a former Jesuit priest.

And they know what they are doing is wrong. The reporter/photopher had to swear to secrecy about the location of the pseudo-ordination and the nuns who attended. They won't tell anyone who "ordained" the pretend womynbishop who laid hands on these deluded womyn.

It doesn't matter. None of them are ordained. No delible mark of character. Sorry. Let's move on.

Update on the Cause of Fr. John Hardon

I wish I had time or energy to actually comment on this. Well, here goes. It's a great thing.

In Honor of St. Mary Magdalen's Feast Day

Time takes a leap back to the Middle Ages in Vezelay, where the Basilica of Ste.-Madeleine has attracted multitudes of pilgrims for centuries.

The Basilique Ste-Madeleine in Vézelay is the largest Romanesque church in France and only 10 yards shorter than the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. As it claimed to guard the relics of St. Mary Magdalen, Vézelay was a major medieval pilgrimage destination. It also saw the launch of the Second and Third Crusades.

Pictures galore there. Have fun!

US House Snubs Cardinal on Diocese's Bicentennial

... is this petty or what?

WASHINGTON - Congress is trying to "excommunicate" Edward Cardinal Egan by refusing to pass a routine resolution honoring the New York Archdiocese simply because it mentions the archbishop's name, The Post has learned.

In a stunning personal slap at the leader of 2.5 million Catholics in New York, a powerful Democrat-controlled House committee has demanded that Egan's name be stricken from the commemoration of the archdiocese's 200th anniversary.

Egan Applauds Satellite Radio Merger

That's one thing I didn't care for about XM: They were in your car, but you couldn't listen to any Catholic stuff. Why bother?

"The Catholic Channel and SIRIUS Satellite Radio present a unique opportunity for the Church to speak with people - Catholic and non-Catholic alike. I would urge all those who are considering the merger between SIRIUS and XM to see to it that this dialogue of faith can continue."