Above: King Henry VIII who broke from the Church to create the Anglican schism. Today is Day 3 of the Octave of Christian Unity. Traditional Prayer for the Octave: A plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who “participate in some of the services during the Week of Christian Unity and assist at the closing…

Recently, the Italian bishops’ Episcopal Commission for the Clergy and Consecrated Life released “Orientations and Norms for Seminaries” a document that, among many other matters, addresses the seminary formation of men who experience same-sex attraction. The pertinent paragraph, 199, cites “The Gift of a Priestly Vocation” (hereafter “The Gift”), a 2016 Vatican document (which, in…

Last Sunday, all of the usual suspects gathered after Mass in the courtyard adjacent to our church. Beneath the warm glow of an outdoor heater, I stumbled into a conversation about the recent Joe Rogan podcast featuring Mel Gibson. The two-and-a-half-hour interview is a wild ride filled with discussions about dinosaurs, stem cells, the collapse…