Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

I tolerated this horrible article in Newsweek last night as I waited for a haircut. Honestly, I can't think of a time that I've ever read Newsweek and not been just completely disgusted at the absolute lack of journalism involved. Anyway, I was happy to have come across this article in response to all of the ignorant criticism. Fr. Groeschel, my hero, as I have well documented, knew Mother Theresa quite well, and his parting words of wisdom are applicable, I think, to all such controversies:

"The wise person, Catholic or non-Catholic, not only disengages himself or herself from this, but also intelligently and with good information stands against the tide."

How not to do it:


Sorry Bill Donahue, but how terribly ineffective. And there is nothing quite like Chris Matthews reading Mother Teresa's letters.

The better approach:


P.S. Don't ever watch Penn and Teller do anything ever again.