The Narthex
Random Ruminations #30
Chicago Drama... Anglican Cringe... No, Virginia... Connecting the Dots... and more
By John M. Grondelski | October 13th 2025 11:57 AMChicago Drama ICE's current campaign against illegal immigrants in Chicago has led to numerous detentions at its Maywood, Illinois, facility. Complaints are now being made that ICE is preventing pastoral access (confessions and Communion calls) to detainees. If true, that would be concerning. People should have religious care. However, I…
READ FULL BLOG POSTRandom 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 POST