Adult Classes are over for the year

Classes are essentially cancelled until May 15, at which time the last class of the year is to be held.  I will be unable to prepare for that class so we are essentially done for the year.

I will keep the blog going with thoughts and information for you from the Catholic Blogosphere.

Have a wonderful Summer.

USCCB Blog link from today....

Here is a quote from the text of  this post on the USCCBlog site.  Kind of puts it in perspective...again, the whole post is well worth your time.

"One final, particularly smug and ugly assumption is the cultural dismissal of the importance of the work of the Church and religion in general. "Catholic Charities won't comply with the new marriage law? Fine. Who needs 'em?" "The Church won't provide abortions and sterilizations at their hospitals? Fine. Give us the keys."

It takes a special kind of nerve to be cavalier about the societal contributions of an institution that provided food services to 7,146,490 people in 2010 alone, to say nothing of the housing-related services to 497,732 people, counseling services to 405,848 people, immigration services to 323,312 people, addiction services to 81,866 people, pregnancy services to 93,542 people and adoption services to 38,829 people. (Source: Catholic Charities USA)

Megan McArdle at The Atlantic addressed this beautifully in an article on the HHS mandate, noting, "These people seem to be living in an alternate universe that I don't have access to, where there's a positive glut of secular organizations who are just dying to provide top-notch care for the sick, the poor, and the dispossessed."

Most Recent Statement from our Bishops

Here is the link to a statement from our Bishops aboutr religious liberty.  Please take the time to read it.

Catholic Blogs Worth Your Time

I thought I would pass this link along in case you are bored with things here and want to look more deeply in to the Catholic Blogosphere.  All these are highly recommended!