I have always read the obits in Newsday. I don't consider it morbid, they can actually be a pleasant read, especially when the person has lived a good, long life. An example was -

Peace activist Jozef van der Grinten dead at 88

Today, liberal Catholic and Newsday columnist Bob Keeler remembered him in this column.

I had sent Fr. Z at What Does the Prayer Really Say? a link to Bishop Murphy's column on the Motu Proprio published in The Long Island Catholic. He does his usual parsing of the statement and mentions the statment was a pleasure to read. For some reason the comments section became a bitch-fest on the Diocese of Rockville Centre with many talking as if conditions in this Diocese are a result of Bishop Murphy's leadership. I never thought I would be defending a Bishop or the DRVC but there I am in the comments section doing just that!

THE SOCIETY OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL SCIENTISTS

THE 15TH ANNUAL MEETING

Friday and Saturday, October 26-27, 2007

The St. John’s University School of Law

8000 Utopia Parkway Jamaica, Queens, New York 11439

I had listed the panels and speakers for Friday, now I will list the panels for Saturday. The panel on blogging is Panel Sixty-Three.

Panel Twenty-Two: Economics and Catholicism: II

Panel Twenty-Three: Topics in Catholic Historical Research

Panel Twenty-Four: Problems and Prospects in Catholic Education

Panel Twenty-Five: Problems and Prospects of Globalism

Panel Twenty-Six: Eastern Catholic Saints: Developers of Eastern Social Conscience

Panel Twenty-Seven: The Knights of Columbus: Founding, History, Apostolate

Panel Twenty-Eight: Issues of Life and Death

Panel Twenty-Nine: The Sociology of the Two Great Commandments: Shaping the Structure and Function of Society

Panel Thirty: The Voice of the Poor: The Advocacy Mission of the St. Vincent de Paul Society

Panel Thirty-One: Topics in Catholic Psychology: Community and Church Based Counseling Services, Parental Attachment, and Human Formation at a College Seminary

Panel Thirty-Two: Human Society

Panel Thirty-Three: The Sexual Scandal in the Catholic Church Today: Should The Church Oppose Extending Statutes of Limitation?

Panel Thirty-Four: Evangelization through the Airwaves: The Example of Radio Maria

Panel Thirty-Five: African American Catholicism and Catholicism in Africa

Panel Thirty-Six: Faith and Reason in Catholic Thought as Understood by Pope Benedict XVI

Panel Thirty-Seven: Catholics in American History: Perspectives on the Founding

Panel Thirty-Eight: Catholicism Transforming Culture

Panel Thirty-Nine: “An Afternoon with C.S. Lewis”

Panel Forty: The Pius Wars and Sister Margherita Marchione

Panel Forty-One: The Inevitable Metaphysical Connection with Social Science

Panel Forty-Two: Abortion, The Church, and American Society: Past, Present, Future

Panel Forty-Three: The Sociology of New York City

Panel Forty-Four: The Contribution of Frederic Ozanam

Panel Forty-Five: Teaching in the Classroom

Panel Forty-Six: Psychology and Catholicism

Panel Forty-Seven: The Cardinal Newman Society/ The Promotion of Chastity: National and Local Efforts

Panel Forty-Eight: Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, andSocial Policy (Scarecrow Press)

Panel Forty-Nine: Catholic Approaches to Criminal Justice

Panel Fifty: Trends in Sacred Music During the Twentieth Century: An Appraisal

Panel Fifty-One: Roundtable: The Ancient-Moderns Distinction: Catholic Perspectives

Panel Fifty-Two: The Sexual Revolution: How Christians Accepted It and How to Counter It

Panel Fifty-Three: The Legacy of Pope John Paul II Continues

Panel Fifty-Four: A Critique of the Writings of Some Prominent Secular Thinkers: Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Sigmund Freud

Panel Fifty-Five: Catholic Faith and Morals in the Institution of the Family

Panel Fifty-Six: Catholics of the South

Panel Fifty-Seven: Catholicism and Social Work

Panel Fifty-Eight: Resolving Conflict in the Middle East

Panel Fifty-Nine: “Catholicism and Social Science”

Panel Sixty: “Catholicism and the Law: Special Topics”

Panel Sixty-One: Staying the Course! A Tribute to Monsignor George A. Kelly”

Panel Sixty-Two: Attacked on All Fronts: How Secular Ideology is Marginalizing the Rule of Law and Catholic Contributions to Law and Society”

Panel Sixty-Three: The Impact of Catholic Bloggers: How They Are Becoming An Important Alternate Voice in Catholic Culture

Panel Sixty-Four: The Legacy of Cardinal Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI and the Direction of the Church Universal

Panel Sixty-Five: Critiquing MacIntyre’s Critique of Liberalism

Panel Sixty-Six: Critical Issues in Catholic Education

Panel Sixty-Seven: Roundtable Discussion with the S.C.S.S. Sociology Disciplinary Section: “Developing a Sociology Textbook As a Companion Volume for the Compendium of Catholic Social Teachings”

Panel Sixty-Eight : Catholicism and Politics

Panel Sixty-Nine: Economics and Catholicism: III

Panel Seventy: The Use of Virtue in the Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Panel Seventy-One: What Catholics Need to Know About Islamic Jihad

Panel Seventy-Two: Strengthening Catholic Higher Education: A Roundtable Discussion