Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Father Michael P. Orsi writes a serious and very necessary article in the June edition of " Homiletic & Pastoral Review entitled, " Calumny in the blogosphere ." It is something that is often left unsaid, but the implications of this sin can be profound. His advice to Pastors and priests is worthy of wide broadcast. Father Orsi states the matter succinctly. Here is one segment of his article: Sad to say, Christian circles are not free of such machinations. A recent occurrence in my own diocese serves as an example. Allegations of moral lapses on the part of a brother priest were circulated by interlinked blogs, magnifying the actual facts of the case being investigated, and layering on multiple rumors that featured a colorful variety of imagined illicit behaviors—all before anything was proven. While a ministry was seriously (perhaps fatally) compromised, no allowance was given for the political conflicts existing within the parish or the motives of those who s