Our New Archbishop

1. We have a new Archbishop! Archbishop Dolan made a warm and friendly first impression. He told the press that his hero is Jesus Christ and said he'll be converting to being a Yankee fan. He's also strongly pro-life, as this article summarizes. For a more detailed backgrounder on the personal level, try this one from his home-town (St. Louis) newspaper.

2. What's even better is that the Times doesn't like him, calling him "a genial enforcer of Rome's doctrine". Heh, heh. They even exhumed the corpse of Daniel McGuire, from its uneasy resting place in the "theology department" at Marquette (a/k/a Dante's Sixth Circle), to grind his usual axe at the Archbishop. Hey, if the Devil's Daily doesn't like you, you must be doing something right.

3. Actually, I'm pretty grateful that he's a practicing, believing Christian -- some Episcopal dioceses aren't so lucky, witness the poor souls who now have a "Christian-Buddhist bishop".

4. More from the Personnel is Policy Department -- a detailed analysis of the radical ideology of the new head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (e.g., she's adamantly opposed to absolutely all restrictions or regulations on abortion, while insisting that taxpayers must pay for them, iron-clad pro-abortion litmus test for judges, etc.). While the name of the office is fairly innocuous, in reality it is a major player in shaping the policies of the Justice Department and the Executive Branch in general. Just think how federal conscience protection regulations will fare under her advice.

5. An excellent article on the post-abortion experiences of men.

6. Archbishop Chaput gives his views on the proper balance of faith in the public square, and warns against a spirit of adulation of the current President. Try to resist that, will you?

7. Now we know the world is coming to an end. William. Shatner. Wants. To. Be. Prime. Minister. Of. Canada.