Basilica of St. Louis, King
“Si je n’y suis [en la grâce de Dieu], Dieu m’y mette; et, si j’y suis, Dieu m’y tienne! Je serais le plus dolente de monde si je savais ne pas être en la grâce de Dieu”
— Jeanne d’Arc
Today’s Feast Days
30 April
While I can see . . . others might be offended, the sisters do not meet the criteria the church has for denying Communion. Over-accessorizing and poor taste in makeup is not an excommunicable offense.
James T. Bretzke, SJ, STD (1952– )
Professor of Moral Theology, University of San Francisco
Commenting on a controversy involving two members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence—San Francisco Chronicle (16 October 2007)


