In the name of tolerance, tolerance is being abolished; this is a real threat we face.
That Christianity gives joy and breadth is also a thread that runs through my whole life. Ultimately someone who is always only in opposition could not endure life at all.
Assuredly, the word of truth can be painful and uncomfortable. But it is the way to holiness, to peace, and to inner freedom. A pastoral approach which truly wants to help the people concerned must always be grounded in the truth. In the end, only the truth can be pastoral.
Certainly, it is difficult to make the demands of the Gospel understandable to secularized people. But this pastoral difficulty must not lead to compromises with the truth.
The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life."
I thought I was the only one who referred to Dolan as Cheesehead Dolan, but Steve Skojec over at OnePeterFive sees it fit to call that big buffoon 'Cardinal “Cheeshead” Dolan' (spelling mistake left in) as well.
The name is very fitting, although insulting to cheesse.
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