I hope you recognize the "signature" picture of one of the leading religion blogs produced daily by a young man from Philadelphia who loves our Church and keeps his ear to the happenings in the Church and society. If you are interested in keeping up with what is happening elsewhere in our Church these days, I would strongly urge that you click on to the Whispers in the Loggia link just to the right.Today you will find (1)The Secretary of State, Selesian Cardinal Bertone is in, of all places, Havana, Cuba just at the time with the aged Fidel steps down. He delivers some interesting words from the Holy Father not only to the people of Cuba but to his bishops working there. (2) In England, the head of the Catholic Chuch for England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor (imagine signing that name quite a few time in one day!!!) has removed an archdiocesan board of trustees (including some royalty) because of a number of practices contrary to Church teaching that occur in the hospital. And in our our state of Georgia, once again large numbers in an ordination class --- NOT of priests but of PERMANENT DEACONS. All interesting reading about where is today's Church!
