In the March Catalyst, we ran a short story on an ad by Diesel that appeared in the March edition of Marie Claire. The ad pictured several women wearing Diesel jeans draped in a habit headpiece praying the rosary; in a grotto behind them was a statue of the Virgin Mary, who was also wearing jeans. We are glad to say that an apology was finally granted... [Read more...]
FASHION STATEMENTS
There was this picture of an particularly ugly-looking bare-chested young man holding what looked to be a football-shaped something or other with a handle on it. What got the attention of Bernadette Brady were the big rosary beads that were hung around his neck. Tongue-in-cheek, Brady called Moschino, the Madison Avenue store that ran the ad, and asked... [Read more...]
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM UPDATE
In the last issue of Catalyst, we ran a story entitled, “U.S. Holocaust Museum Libels Catholicism.” While we had several complaints, our central concern was the terribly skewed short film, “Antisemitism.” We have since heard from Dr. Steven Luckert, Curator of the Permanent Exhibition at the museum. Dr. Luckert wrote a lengthy... [Read more...]
MEDIA KISS-UP TO KISSLING
Neither Frances Kissling, nor her letter-head group, Catholics for a Free Choice, are Catholic, but that means nothing to many in the media. To take the two latest examples, ABC and the New York Times, both media outlets seem bent on creating for Kissling what she cannot do for herself, namely, achieving credibility with Catholics. On July 21, Peter... [Read more...]
“MILLION YOUTH MARCH” RUN BY BIGOT
Khalid Abdul Muhammad, former aide to Louis Farrakhan, says he plans to hold a “million youth march” in Harlem on September 5 despite being denied a permit for the march on that date or in Harlem. Muhammad has rejected offers by New York City to hold the march on September 19 on Randalls Island or in Van Cortlandt Park. In November 1993,... [Read more...]
MOMENTUM BUILDING FOR SCHOOL CHOICE
By Rick Hinshaw “Courts no longer see religion as an allergen in the body politic.” That’s how Kevin Hasson, president of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, viewed the June 10 ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court upholding inclusion of religious schools in Milwaukee’s school voucher program. Some might see such exuberance... [Read more...]
PROTEST OVER “CORPUS CHRISTI” IN HIGH GEAR
Over the summer, the Catholic League garnered the support of over 40 Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim national organizations, all of which signed a statement of protest against the Terrence McNally play, “Corpus Christi.” The names of the organizations will be released to the press prior to September 22, the night of the preview,... [Read more...]
QUOTABLE
“The cultural elite has rejected traditional Judaism and Christianity, not out of petulance but because it holds the Bible to be immoral.” “We should strike directly at the worst part of today’s pro-homosexual slant: We should outlaw sex education in the public schools.” Yale professor David Gelernter, Wall Street Journal,... [Read more...]
REWARDING BIGOTRY
Over the summer, we noticed that young writers won prizes for their attacks on the Catholic Church. The most serious case we uncovered concerns The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Every year this organization, under the tutelage of its Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, Inc., conducts an essay contest. This year’s Silver Award Winner, Raymond... [Read more...]
SCRANTON DENTIST CRIES UNCLE
The June Catalyst listed the name and address of a dentist from the Scranton area who offered free check-ups to members of the junior class from Bishop O’Reilly High School. Dr. Dale Wilkie made the offer after the class was told that there would be no junior prom this because of the way the class misbehaved when Auxiliary Bishop John Doughtery... [Read more...]