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May 31, 2006
Fr. Stephanos Smells A Conspiracy
(Jimmy Akin)
And it's not just any conspiracy!
It's a conspiracy involving The Da Vinci Code (dum! dum! dum!)!
And what you can do about it!
Posted by Jimmy Akin in Benedict XVI | Permalink
Comments
At last the plot is uncovered!
Posted by: J.R. Stoodley | May 31, 2006 12:42:19 PM
Thanks for the heads up.
I have "The Compendium" on my shelf and is "on deck" after I finish the two books I am currently reading.
t.i.m.
Posted by: Tim M. | May 31, 2006 1:03:30 PM
Oh fer cryin' out loud! Here I am trying to get people to pull their heads out of the sand (It's just fiction!), and all you offer is the Compendium. Most of these people could care less (more's the pity!). Still, I appreciate the link to his blog.
Posted by: DavidOmaha | May 31, 2006 3:20:08 PM
There's a great story about the Compendium over at
Posted by: Cajun Nick | May 31, 2006 3:32:59 PM
Well done Fr. Stephanos. Following th L.A. Times article on the kneeling controversy, I think that there should be a prize awarded for the Catholic story with the most tenuous link to the "Da Vinci Code".
Posted by: MaryC | May 31, 2006 4:26:55 PM
I still need to pick up the [i]Compendium.[/i] I've been hearing great things.
Posted by: Nathan Tyler | May 31, 2006 6:55:36 PM
Just picked it up today!! haha funny link :)
Posted by: | May 31, 2006 7:32:00 PM
The real cover-up is the fact that the Vatican doesn't have an English translation of the Compendium on their website.
I see French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, and Spanish.
The English version is published by the USCCB. I wonder if they are concerned about losing out on some royalties if a web version is made available.
It took me a month to get my copy from Amazon and it is fabulous. Every Catholic should have it.
Posted by: | May 31, 2006 7:33:09 PM
I think the real conspiracy is between Fr. Stephanos, Jimmy Akin to get us to visit Fr. Stephanos' (new and improved I think?) blog. Oooh, a big conspiracy! And it's just about the Compendium coming out?
Maybe we should punish Jimmy by all reading Fr. Stephanos' blog tomorrow instead of his!
(or maybe the day after tommorrow. I'm hoping Jimmy has picked up on FEMA's big retreat from Camp Algiers and post something on that, in place of one of these redundant immigration things. Should've emailed him about it.)
Posted by: J.R. Stoodley | May 31, 2006 11:02:43 PM
The NSA has receipt of Jimmy's plans and The Black Pope and his Jesuit Brigade will be quickly moving to counter any conspiracy!!!
Posted by: Opus Dei Operative | Jun 1, 2006 7:36:06 AM
"No one who reads this is practicing custody of the eyes"
Ha! Fr. Stephanos I like the new and improved look and I purchased my copy of the C4 to combat the conspiracy.
Take care and God bless,
Inocencio
J+M+J
Posted by: Inocencio | Jun 1, 2006 8:31:17 AM
If you want to get the Compendium sooner than in a month, forget Amazon and go to your local Catholic bookstore. If they don't have it on the shelf, you'll get it within a week.
Posted by: Patricia | Jun 1, 2006 9:09:59 AM
I picked up the Compendium about a month ago, and I think it's the greatest resource for simply and clearly presenting the truths of the Catholic faith. I've even used it in preparing a couple of my reflections.
Posted by: Cory Sticha | Jun 2, 2006 2:39:09 PM
Yes, Jimmy and I conspired, so to speak.
I mentioned to him that I wanted to send an APB to all Catholic bloggers that we should call attention back to the "Compendium" since its publication got obscured by all the attention that Catholic and non-Catholic bloggers and the media gave to "The Da Vinci Code." Jimmy told me to blog about it and he would call attention to it.
So, if you have a blog, why don't you use it to call attention back to the "Compendium"? We all have the duty to evangelize and catechize. Do your part!
One of the Spiritual Works of Mercy is "to instruct the ignorant". There are far too many Catholics out there who have far too little knowledge of the Faith.
Posted by: Fr. Stephanos, O.S.B. | Jun 4, 2006 11:26:46 AM
The Compendium has also started showing up in mainstream bookstores. We have four copies at the Barnes & Noble I work at.
Posted by: Matthew L. Martin | Jun 4, 2006 11:55:03 AM
