Monthly Archives: January 2009
Accused priest’s name removed from street
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 29, 2009
The signs marking Monsignor Thompson Circle are coming down as an acknowledgement by the Diocese of San Bernardino that “credible allegations” of sexual abuse were made against Thompson.
Kosher slaughterhouse boss released on bail
By Daniel Burke — January 29, 2009
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa has been released on bail.
Palin’s church to reopen after arson
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 29, 2009
ANCHORAGE – Gov. Sarah Palin’s home church is set to reopen this weekend after a fire caused considerable damage.
Feds probe cardinal’s handling of abuse cases
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 29, 2009
The U.S. attorney in Los Angeles has launched a federal grand jury investigation into Cardinal Roger M. Mahony in connection with his response to the molestation of children by priests in the Los Angeles Archdiocese, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the case.
Feds probe cardinal’s handling of abuse cases
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 29, 2009
The U.S. attorney in Los Angeles has launched a federal grand jury investigation into Cardinal Roger M. Mahony in connection with his response to the molestation of children by priests in the Los Angeles Archdiocese, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the case.
Feds investigation Cardinal Mahony, sources say
By Daniel Burke — January 29, 2009
The U.S. attorney in Los Angeles has launched a federal grand jury investigation into Cardinal Roger M. Mahony in connection with his response to the molestation of children by priests in the Los Angeles Archdiocese, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the case.
Joshing
By Mark Silk — January 29, 2009
The scoop, according to NYT’s Laurie Goodstein, is that President Obama will name Joshua DuBois to head COFANP, the Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships that inherits President Bush’s faith-based initiative. The 26-year-old DuBois headed religious outreach for the Obama campaign, and while he wasn’t in the inner circle of chieftains, he is by all […]
Falsani debuts on NPR
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 29, 2009
Our very own Cathleen Falsani (who we reluctantly have to share with the Chicago Sun-Times) makes her commentary debut on NPR: “The Vatican has begun its own YouTube channel. Viewers can now see the Pope performing a variety of duties such as blessing lambs, preaching sermons and meeting world leaders. But commentator and Chicago Sun-Times […]
Under a Bushel
By Mark Silk — January 29, 2009
Dan Gilgoff calls attention to the absence of faith or any reference to social conservatism on the website of Sarah Palin’s new political action committee, and indeed it’s striking. Even Mike Huckabee’s HUCK PAC lists “the family” among the things it cares about. But movement evangelicals like Huckabee and Palin don’t need to advertise who […]
Polish priest gets prison for groping girl during flight
By Tracy Gordon — January 29, 2009
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) A Roman Catholic priest from Poland was sentenced Tuesday (Jan. 27) to one year in federal prison for groping a 16-year-old girl in the dimmed cabin of a trans-Atlantic jet. The Rev. Tomasz Adam Zielinski, 33, admitted fondling the teenager from Belarus as she sat beside him on a flight from Poland […]
Someone stop the bleeding
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 29, 2009
Two separate closures to tell you about, one old and one new: Ignite Your Faith, a quarterly magazine for Christian teens, will end its 60-year publishing run this Spring. The magazine, published by Christianity Today International, reached readers aged 13-17 and had a circulation of 100,000. (via DMNews.com) And, according to a Facebook status update […]
Drinan and the FBI
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 29, 2009
Michael Paulson up at The Boston Globe used a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain copies of the late Rev. Robert Drinan’s FBI file. The fact that the FBI even kept a file on Drinan (the first and only Jesuit priest to serve in Congress) was the subject of controversy. Pope John Paul II […]
More Updike
By Daniel Burke — January 29, 2009
Frank has already posted on the passing of John Updike, but I couldn’t resist posting a link to this story, called “Varieties of Religious Experience,” after the great work by William James.
Demonizing Obama
By Daniel Burke — January 29, 2009
The Atlantic sits down with Hisham Melhem, the Arab journalist who interviewed Obama on Monday. Moneyquote: “Look, in the long run, he is telling the Muslim world that it’s going to have a difficult time demonizing him. He’s saying, `I’m willing to disagree with the people of the Muslim world respectfully.’ He was miffed and […]
Debunking FOCA
By Daniel Burke — January 29, 2009
Catholic News Service, the news service of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has a story about the false FOCA rumors flying around the Internets. Moneyquote: “Internet rumors to the contrary, no Catholic hospital in the United States is in danger of closing because of the Freedom of Choice Act. As a matter of fact, […]
