Rand, of A Pattern of Sound Works, has posted a scathing criticism of C.S. Lewis,
one of my favorite authors and someone partially responsible for my return to faith. NOTA BENE: The following fisk is not personal. Rand comments a lot at Christian Conservative and seems to be a nice guy. From what I’ve seen, he comments intelligently and politely. He’s just kinda off his nut about Lewis. 😉
Fr. Hamilton at Catholic Ragemonkey has posted an interesting anecdote about a non-Catholic who tried to receive Holy Communion from him. While I agree with most of his points, something he said at the end disturbed me.
"[T]he line for Holy Communion is only for those actually receiving Holy Communion…[and] is not for blessings of kids or RCIA people or non-Catholic visitors, but only for the reception of Holy Communion."
I do not understand why those wishing to make an act of spiritual communion should be discouraged from seeking a blessing. Actually, I don't see why anyone should be discouraged from entering the communion line, so long as they are respectful and reverent. Any thoughts?
It seems that Evangelicals may be less frightened of Mary these days.
Hail Mary, Full of Grace: An Evangelical’s Reappraisal of Mary
Protestant Mary
The Blessed Evangelical Mary
Then again…
I’ve tried unsuccessfully to get some ecumenical discussion going by using the Catechism’s coverage of the Apostles’ Creed. Jay at Living Catholicism seems to be getting more feedback on his catechetical posts. I encourage folks to go check them out.
I have a suggestion for the next Catholic Carnival theme. Jollyblogger (the nice Protestant fellow who first inspired in the me the strong desire for a carnival for Catholics) is calling for submissions for the second Carnival of the Reformation. I think we should focus CathCarn #9 on that topic and submit our entire carnival as an entry to theirs. They might not accept it, but if they did, it might generate good dialogue.
If you agree, email Jay and let him know. If you want to host it, even better.
Update: This never happened, but I still think it might be a good idea to try sometime.