Received some good news in the mail today from the Legion of Christ-

1.) On November 11, Bishop Weigand of Sacramento, CA, announced his approval of the founding of the Legion's first University in the U.S.! (That sound you heard was Fr. Richard McBrien's teeth grinding)

2.) On December 24. Archbishop Sandri of the Vatican Secretariat of State ordained 44 Legionaries to the priesthood in Rome!

3.) On January 6, Pope John Paul II ordained Legionary priest Fr. Brian Farrell, LC, Bishop, and appointed him Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity!