Our Parish Times is a periodical published by the Catholic Businessmen's Network, founded in 1991. It focuses on news pertaining to the Catholic parishes in Montgomery County MD. Each parish has its own page, with some other columns here and there. Frankly, these pages are filled with happy cheery stuff, with lots of photo-op types of pictures. Oh, yes! It has lots and lots of advertisements sprinkled throughout, most if not all of them from members of the CBN. Since the periodical is free for the taking from church lobbies, I must presume that their revenue comes from the ads.
At one time I found OPT to be a refreshing alternative to the archdiocesan propaganda rag known as the Catholic Standard. It was not uncommon to find columns that discussed the very real problems and scandals that plagued the Church. Some of them were outright critical of the various cover-ups. About 10 years ago, anything that could be considered critical of the chancery disappeared from the OPT. As a case in point they mentioned not one peep about archdiocesan misbehavior that literally made international news. Did OPT trade its journalistic integrity for permission to place their ads in church lobbies?
The OPT has also taken up the habit of schmoozing with progressives who work, or did work, for the Archdiocese. Chuck Short is one such individual, with his column appearing on the front page. Yesterday I picked up the December 2022 issue from a church lobby. At the bottom right hand corner we read that the former director of social concerns for the Archdiocese of Washington will be inducted into Montgomery County's "Human Rights Hall of Fame".
I'm not going to go into the kind of "social justice warriors" who were inducted into that dubious clique over the years. All you have to do is contemplate the progressives who run Montgomery County and you get the idea. Therefore, Short's induction into that cabal comes as no surprise. What is disappointing is the absolute chortling in which the OPT engages, right on its front page. It is disgusting beyond all telling to see this kind of slobber in publications that hold themselves out to be Catholic. This is just one small reason (among many) why so many hold the Faith in contempt. The staff of Our Parish Times should be ashamed of themselves.
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