Circling the Wagons

1. They're circling the wagons around NDU. Our Daily Paper has printed the usual farrago of nonsense in defense of the decision to honor the 100% anti-life President. They've even communed with the zombified remains of the man who once was Richard McBrien, who emerged from the sepulcher of "liberal Catholicism" to show his usual sympathy and grace towards those who are foolish enough to disagree with his personal infallible magisterium. The rest of the usual suspects (McGuire, Chittister, Kmiec, et al.) must not have been available (perhaps they were on an enneagram or reiki retreat for Holy Week).

2. The governor of Vermont vetoed the same-sex "marriage" bill. Today the legislature will try to override. Pray! Here's a dissection of the Iowa Supreme Court decision, which replaced feelings for reason as the basis for making law: .

3. There must be some kind of agent who specializes in getting pro-abortion "Catholics" booked at Catholic events. Now Bishop Lori has to boycott a dinner for Sacred Heart University because Her Serene Highness Princess Caroline Kennedy will be honored. To give you an idea of how obtuse and incoherent the university is, they're giving her an award for being a "human rights activist". Obviously, the human rights of unborn human beings are irrelevant to this institution of allegedly "higher" learning.

4. Fr. Thomas Berg, LC, offers his views on the proposed revocation of the HHS conscience regulations. I always listen to him, why won't they?

5. Get a load of the kind of guy who got appointed to the President's advisory council on faith-based initiatives: a gay activist who calls the pope and bishops "discredited" and labels the Knights of Columbus "foot soldiers of a discredited army of oppression". Nice. Very ecumenical. Very tolerant.

6. This should get the conspiracy kooks going: the Knights Templar may have had custody of the Shroud of Turin at one point. Dan Brown, call your agent.

7. Anybody who's seen the "Sham Wow" commercials will love this hilarious ad from the Diocese of Brooklyn to encourage people to come to Confession. If St. Paul had an marketing advisor, he would have done stuff like this.

8. Blogged yesterday on the NDU situation again. Sorry, I can't help it. I'll move on now.