Arch. Dolan: Still Being Awesome

I keep hearing on the radio, tv, etc that you're a shallow Christian if you give up something trite like chocolate or beer for Lent. This is confusing to me as I thought one of the aspects of Lent was self denial. So after having heard that Arch. Dolan gave up desserts and drinking for Lent, I feel much better about what I gave up. He's been making the rounds in the media again since he's been in NY for a year now. Here's a clip about confession from Sunday Night Live w/ Father Benedict Groeschel:



Hat tip to the NY State Catholic Conference's facebook page linking to this whispers post which included the below videos:


In this first clips Arch. Dolan talks about his weight and about schools.  Near the end he claims "Vouchers are an issue of fundamental justice".  I couldn't agree more with that.



In this clip he talks about politics and whether Catholics should be denied communion.  He says the cases are few and far between.  His example is a KKK member dressed in full garb.  He doesn't comment on very vocal pro choice politicians like the Nancy Pelosi's of the world, although I think the principle he laid out would include them.



Arch. Dolan talks about becoming a cardinal and about humor and joy.