The Meme Generation

"The millennials are all punch, which is good, but are less adept at the longer, deeper reasoning process, which is a weakness"

Atchinson, Kansas, May 15, 2013 (Zenit.org) Dr. Edward Mulholland | 1226 hits

It is college graduation season, and conflict over commencement speakers is the flavor of the month, with a side order of reflections about who these mortar-boarded (gee, that sounds like …

Bubble Catholics and World Wide Funnel Webs

Diversity, Disagreement and a Self-Referential Exile

Atchinson, Kansas, May 02, 2013 (Zenit.org) Dr. Edward Mulholland | 1198 hits

Among the many linguistic paradoxes that populate my word-loving mind is “narrow-minded Catholicism.” Since “catholic” means “universal, according to the whole,” it would seem that a mind …

Like the Ooze of Oil Crushed

Francis Is Calling Us to Pray for Priests

Atchinson, Kansas, March 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) Dr. Edward Mulholland | 1384 hits

The world is charged with the grandeur of God. As Pope Francis’ fellow Jesuit, Gerard Manley Hopkins, wrote, God’s presence is energetic and all-encompassing. And men of our age have grown …

Charity and Clarity: What to Expect From Pope Francis' Preaching

Direct Application of the Gospel to the Problems of Today

Atchinson, Kansas, March 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) Dr. Edward Mulholland | 1326 hits

I spent some time reading Cardinal Bergoglio’s homilies of the past few years. If they are any indication of how he will speak as pope, get ready for some wonderful preaching. While Benedict …