Author: Richard Chonak

I mean Torontans, or Torontonians… (uh, Pete?)
Because of the dangers of SARS, the Marian Fathers in Stockbridge, Mass., have asked Toronto pilgrims to stay home and not attend this Sunday’s observance at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy. (Please note that the notice on their website is incorrectly worded: it doesn’t apply to Canada in general.)

The current flap over Senator Rick Santorum’s remarks brings attention to the efforts of “gay” activists to have same-sex orientation treated as a characteristic like ethnicity: based on genetics, inherited and unchangeable, and in fact a plus for social diversity. The claim doesn’t happen to be true: a newly updated statement on “Homosexuality and Hope” from the Catholic Medical Association confirms that same-sex attraction is a matter of human development and is treatable and even preventable.
Boston area readers may be interested in hearing Courageous David Morrison and, um, dissenting Andrew Sullivan in a panel discussion Monday, April 28 at Boston College.

The bishop of Calgary has reminded the clergy that eulogies are not permitted during funeral Masses. Hm: I wonder why that is….

The Newark archdiocese cited one eulogist who spoke for 43 minutes during the mass, another who ran to a piano and began accompanying himself, and a third who told a joke about Osama bin Laden.

Oh. Never mind.

Bettnet has the story on where Monday’s SSPX reconciliation rumor came from: mere speculation.