I watched Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Washington Episcopal Church speak at the ceremony on the morning after Donald Trump was inaugurated as President of the U.S. She addressed him directly, speaking on behalf of the poor and underprivileged in her city. She did not in any way deviate from the fundamentals of the Christian Gospel. She spoke in a gentle, respectful voice. I was immensely impressed by her. 

This morning I read that Trump has demanded an apology, and used the words ‘nasty’, ‘hate’ and ‘boring’ in reference to her. 

Toward a More Catholic Church

An interview with Tomáš Halík

Zechariah Mickel

January 10, 2025

Tomáš Halík preaches at St. Salvator Church in Prague, Czech Republic, October 2023 (Roman Vondrous/CTK Photo/Alamy Live News).

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Msgr. Tomáš Halík is a Czech priest and professor of sociology at Charles University. Born in Prague in 1948, Halík earned his doctorate in philosophy in 1972.

The ACP critical of the way Nuns are being portrayed

8 January 2025

For the past two centuries nuns (sisters) educated people in their schools, and cared for people in hospitals, at a time when the state was either unwilling or unable to provide such services. 

Yes, they operated industrial schools, orphanages and mother and baby homes and the values under which such institutions operated clearly failed in many circumstances to reflect those of the Gospel. It