John Allen Jr Tony Annett Tina Beattie Liz Bruenig Dean Dettloff Massimo Faggioli Víctor Manuel Fernández Dawn Eden Goldstein Daniel Horan Austen Ivereigh Christopher Lamb Mike Lewis James Martin Robert Mickens Mike O'Loughlin Catherine Pepinster Thomas Reese Thomas Rosica Mark Shea Antonio Spadaro Stephen Walford Michael Sean WintersOver to you! Most promising newcomer? We'll exclude Pope Francis
This is the spiritual journey of me, Eccles, my big brother Bosco, and my Grate-Anti Moly. Eccles is saved, but we've got real problems with Bosco and Anti.
This is me, Eccles
Tuesday 23 January 2024
The World Cup of Bad Catholic Writers - nominations requested
In 2019 we had the
World Cup of Bad Catholic Journalists (loosely
interpreted as including anyone who scribbled), so now it's time for
another. Last time the winners were: GOLD, Martin; SILVER, Ivereigh; BRONZE Faggioli; 4TH PLACE, Spadaro.
The winners last time.
I've changed the title slightly, in the interests of Diversity - remember, as St Paul said:
And now there remain equality, diversity and inclusion, these three: but the greatest of these is diversity.
To qualify for this prestigious competition, you need to be (a) alive, (b) Catholic (or claiming to be),
and (c) a journalist, blogger, author, ... on Catholic subjects. The referee's decision (mine) is final.
So please let me have nominations. We'll give an automatic place to all those
who reached Round 2 last time, as well as a few of my own favourites,
and then see who else is nominated: to do this, either
reply here or on Twitter. We'll close nominations when I think we're ready to start.
to give everyone else a chance in respect for the office he holds.
Monday 8 January 2024
Tucho embarks on a book-signing
Cardinal "Tucho" Fernàndez, Head of the Vatican Dicastery for Naughty Things,
is now embarking on a tour of Rome's bookshops, signing copies of the reprinted version of
his hard-porn best-seller "Mystical Passion", which, he explains, he wrote as a "clarification"
of his previous soft-porn book, "Kiss me, Cheeky!"
For those wishing to obtain signed copies of the learned treatise, described
by Mike Lewis of Where Pacha Is as "A little intellectual for me, but otherwise fine",
Tucho will be at "Dirty Books 'R' us" at 9 a.m., the "Porno Emporium" at
10, and the Vatican Library at 11.
One satisfied customer (until the Pope changes his mind).
Meanwhile, we have had no comments from Pope Teflon,
so it seems that he is still entirely happy to see Tucho directing the doctrine of the
Catholic Church. There are others equally qualified to take over Tucho's job, such as Pope Teflon's
good friends Marko Rupnik and Gustavo
Zanchetta, but it seems that they may miss out this time.
"The buck never reached me, so how can it stop here?"
Addendum: no comments yet from Lamb, Ivereigh, etc. as far as I know. But they probably need to read the book thoroughly
- say half-a-dozen times - before commenting.
Friday 5 January 2024
The twelve days of Christmas
I started this song 3 years ago, got up to verse 5, and then gave up. Now, being
totally lacking in shame, I have decided to complete it.
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...a bishop in a pear tree.
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...two turkeys' books, ...
On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...three old hens, ...
On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...four cardinals, ...
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...five Dubia, ...
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...six priests a-preying, ...
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...seven Synners Synning, ...
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...eight clowns a-circling, ...
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...nine Roches raging, ...
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...ten Pachamamas, ...
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...eleven guards a-guarding, ...
Finally, on the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
...twelve popes a-poping, ...
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