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A response to Fr. Joseph O'Leary's The Rise of the Neocaths Continued from Part IIIFolks, I know this is taking too long, but I don't want to leave any allegation unanswered. I foresee one more substantial post and one concluding post. Please, bear with me. I appreciate your patience thus far. Fr. O'Leary was saying (in blue and italics) and I was retorting: [Pope John Paul II's] tactic recalls that of Mao in China. Implication: we "neocaths" have been brainwashed by the cunning of Pope John Paul II and as a consequence we've been moved into a frenzy in order...

A response to Father Joseph O'Leary's The Rise of the Neocaths. Continued from part II. Where Teófilo waxes nostalgically about his life to provide some experiential context. Folks, before you start reading this one, I have to warn you that I wrote it with some autobiographical contents. Why did I do that? No, it is not for self-promotion, no this is not about me, yes, I'm aware about the demands of humility. I bring it up because I believe in the power catharsis found in autobiographic narration, and on its ability to illustrate one's Catholic pilgrimage and life experience. Faith...

A response to Father Joseph O'Leary's The Rise of the Neocaths. Folks, I want to share with you a detailed commentary of Fr. Joseph O'Leary's essay, The Rise of the Neocaths, which you may read at his blog. The Spirit of Vatican II. Needless to say, the essay has captured the attention of many in the Catholic Blogosphere, and also brought out responses from the best known members of our community, such as Dr. Phillip Blosser (The Pertinacious Papist), his son Christopher (Against the Grain) and Apolonio Latar III, among others. As a lesser light of St. Blog's, mostly reflecting...