St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

XXIII. Scapulars

Friday, June 27th, 2008

What Can Brown Do For You?

I’m glad to have the opportunity to explain more about sacramentals, which seem to drive many people around the bend. I hope those who have been driven around the bend by sacramentals and the questions about them are offering up their suffering. It IS LENT.
We’ve had quite the discussion about [...]

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V. Non-Catholics Wearing Catholic Stuff

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

It’s all over the news tonight, Hillary Clinton was wearing one of those Brazilian Mary bracelets at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania. Everyone is all in uproar - Was it a campaign ploy? Does she actually have some real faith in Christianity? Did an operative of Mother Teresa put it on her wrist without her [...]

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