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July 2014

July 29, 2014

Jim Caviezel Jumps Over a Table to Greet a Young Fan at Comic-Con

The "Person of Interest" panel at San Diego Comic Con this weekend featured stars Jim...

July 19, 2014

“Chivalry is not Dead…Among Small Children”

This classic entry from "America's Funniest Home Videos" was shared on Facebook this morning by...

May 2014

May 05, 2014

Role Models, Celebrities Behaving Admirably, & Patheos’s Fifth Anniversary

Now that "Star Wars Day" is over (May the 4th be with you), it's time...

March 2014

March 03, 2014

Finding God, Laughs & Poignancy at the 2014 Oscars

The 2014 Oscars were my favorite in quite a few years despite running a half-hour...

January 2014

January 23, 2014

Harry Connick Jr. Goes to Confession

In a previous blog post, I looked at the Catholic backgrounds of 2014 "American Idol"...

December 2013

December 13, 2013

How “Mary Poppins” Inspired One of the Best Comedy Writers of Our Era

Though much of the Mary Poppins-related attention today will be directed at the new Disney...

November 2013

November 21, 2013

Tim Conway’s Hilarious (and Spiritual) Life

You should always follow your mother’s advice. Well, almost always. Consider this story that actor...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

There’s a Lot of Beauty in Ordinary Things: The Brilliance of “The Office” Series Finale

"There is a crack / A crack in everything / That's how the light gets...

May 24, 2013

Mother Dolores Hart Discovers Twitter at the Christopher Awards

More pictures from the 2013 Christopher Awards ceremony, which was held last night, will be...

April 2013

April 11, 2013

What’s This 91-Year-Old’s Secret to Living a Long, Healthy Life?

Many people wonder about the secret to living a long, healthy life. According to this...

February 2013

February 07, 2013

A Stigmata-Fearing Young Catholic’s Humorous Search for a Culturally Relevant Faith

When he was a fourth grader at Holy Cross Grammar School in Springfield, Massachusetts, Matt...

November 2012

November 24, 2012

Nuns Having Fun: Salesians Dance Gangnam Style

Salesian Sister Colleen Clair, FMA, whose online nickname is "HappyNun," posted this video on Facebook...

November 22, 2012

WKRP and the Greatest Thanksgiving Promotion of All Time

Over at his site today, fellow Patheos blogger Deacon Greg Kandra calls an episode of...

November 16, 2012

TV’s Funniest Family Adopts Marines for Thanksgiving

A few weeks ago I posted pictures from an upcoming episode of "The Middle" which...

September 2012

September 19, 2012

“Maybe the Point of All of It is to Try to Live a Good Story”

I came across a funny and interesting blog post by Brianna Heldt, a Catholic blogger...

September 05, 2012

Happy 83rd Birthday to Bob Newhart! (and watch his classic “Driving Instructor” routine)

Today, Sept. 5, is the 83rd birthday of the king of deadpan comedy, Bob Newhart....

August 2012

August 16, 2012

How Olympic Gold Medalists Pass Someone a Pen

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August 04, 2012

Leading Hearts to God with Humor

One of my favorite modern-day religion quotes comes from Mark Hart (aka The Bible Geek)...

April 2012

April 13, 2012

Did You Get Your Business Done?

When the lovable, but dysfunctional Hecks - the family at the heart of the ABC...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Bonnie, Alice, and the Case of the Giggles

Before Holy Week starts and we enter a more serious time on the Church calendar,...