Religion app guides Catholics in confession

Maureen Dowd's humorously titled editorial "Forgive me, Father, for I have linked" describes an iPhone/Pad app that guides the observant through a list of transgressions that can then be noted for later confession to a real priest.

The app is for real, and even has an imprimateur from Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne in Indiana.

Pundit's swipe at social justice raises a variety of hackles

Fox New's Glenn Beck created quite a stir with his statements about the low value of social justice.

Some reaction can be found from

Liberal Bloggers
Southern Baptists
A Mormon on Beliefnet
A wrap-up from Christianity Today

At least he has people talking.

Religion, culture topics of Times column

This blog post from the New York Times discusses the role of cultures in very diverse schools. The author likens culture to an iceberg, with a few small obvious effects, but many more hidden beneath the water.

One of the most interesting sections is about religion and the kindergarteners the author discusses. She writes They excitedly exclaim that “God lives in the sky” or “God lives in us” or “Allah lives on a cloud near the moon.” before going on to discuss the role that religious difference plays in some heated classroom arguments.

The examples the writer provides bring the religious issues alive and serve as a good model.