The Narthex
Random Ruminations #2
Your Catholic SAT... Caesar and Christ... A Plea to Pastors and Organists... and more
By John M. Grondelski | July 21st 2023 12:30 PMYour Catholic SAT Although many colleges have moved away from standardized tests like the SAT, in the name of “equity” and abandonment of academic standards, I believe they have value. One of the components of the SAT used to be a reading comprehension test. It tests for how closely one…
READ FULL BLOG POSTDietary Preferences for World Youth Day
Does the Portugal WYD chief not want to make new Catholics?
By John M. Grondelski | July 12th 2023 3:18 PMJesus once asked His Apostles whether any of them would hand a stone to a child seeking bread (Mt 7:9). I’m worried some of their successors might hand the child neither stone nor bread. In a July 6 interview on Portuguese State Television, cardinal-designate Americo Aguiar, organizer of World Youth…
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