As I mentioned in the main post today, my family and I became official candidates to receive the Sacraments of initiation in the Catholic Church. Over at Whispers in the Loggia, Rocco Palmo offers a sobering reflection about the state of the Church in America and a welcome to all of us entering the Catholic fold: http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2012/02/forget-primaries-in-church-its-election.html