Tobacco and the Soul roundup

Awkward blog stat of the day; Collegeville, MN 12 hits. 

I'm told it's immodest or something to post blog stats, similar to speedos I guess.  So I'll leave it at that.  Wellllll, okay, top cities in this order, Madison, Milwaukee, La Crosse, St. Louis, St. Paul, Chicago. 

For all of you Windows 7 users out there, I love the Castles of Europe theme.  It's free to download off of Microsoft's website.

It would seem I'm behind.

Good stuff at The Provincial Emails:
Nun but the prudent - Local pastor complains about LCWR treatment
Summit up - Archdiocesan Summit on Evangelization commentary
Parish liability in the bankruptcy case

Terry at Abbey Roads:
The ghost of Professor John Boswell now haunting gay history.
and Boswellian errors... not to mention this photo of Cardinal Dolan:

LarryD at Acts of the Apostasy:
“Catholic Church Is Not For Respectable People” - great post!
also a new series Focus On The Faithless

Milwaukee Auxiliary Bishop Donald J. Hying will lead an all-school prayer service and rosary at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Dominic Parish School, Brookfield.  I think this is a FANTASTIC idea, I've complained about the MegaMass before and I think prayer services are much better logistically. 

Some.. photos of Bp. Ricken visiting a Waupaca church.  (there is a totem pole involved)  In related news a Green Bay parish did a Parish Discovery and Dreaming Report.  I may follow up on that if I have time...

First Things: Tobacco and the Soul by Michael P. Foley

Did you see the Knights of Columbus latest magazine?

Catholics hanged by the Mexican government along railroad tracks near Zapotlán el Grande (City Guzmán), in Jalisco. The media fallout from this photograph was so negative that President Calles later ordered the Secretary of War to hang people away from the train tracks in the future.

Cristeros movie coming soon!!

The official aunt of the Badger Catholic made it to Michael Voris in Milwaukee!

Hmmm, anything else?  Oh, I am thinking of getting a Knights of Divine Mercy chapter started in La Crosse.