"I’m tired of angry Catholics. No, I take that back, I’m tired of whiny Catholics. Every last one of us most likely has some legitimate complaints. With over one billion people in her care someone is going to be disappointed with every decision made. But she plugs along as best she can."

"Stop trying to save the Church. The Church is here to save you. "

---Fr. V. at Adam's Ale

12 men will be ordained as permanent deacons on May 19th

I take lunch at 12:30 PM but I missed this, from Ellis Henican's column in Newsday:

"PREPPED FOR LIFE: The no-prom controversy, the Duke case, three grads killed in Iraq: Who says president of all-boys Chaminade High School is a laid-back kind of job? Not Father James Williams. Not this year. Father James tells all to WHPC's Ray Bertolino, Monday, 12:30 p.m., 90.3 FM."

The Diocese of Rockville Centre will have a new bishop ordained on June 1st. Msgr. Peter Libasci will serve as Episcopal Vicar on the east end of Long Island, replacing Bishop Wcela who is now retired.