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December 2014

December 20, 2014

Ladies and gentlemen, from Brazil, the Elvis Priest

Just when you think you've seen it all...Elvis Priestly.

December 18, 2014

Stephen Colbert’s Top Catholic Moments — UPDATED

As MCPF (My Close Personal Friend) Stephen bids farewell to his show at Comedy Central...

December 17, 2014

“We can do anything. We could be heroes…”

This is guaranteed to make you gasp, squeal, swoon, and maybe even feel a lump...

December 17, 2014

Thousands celebrate pope’s birthday at Vatican with flash mob tango

Well, how else would you celebrate? See for yourself below. Details from Carol Glatz at...

December 16, 2014

Now THAT’s Christmas caroling!

Get a load of what happened when those clever people at Improv Everywhere went caroling in...

December 12, 2014

“I Am the Very Model of a Biblical Philologist”

Well, I'm not. But I know some of you out there will love this: an...

December 10, 2014

Santa Cop is coming to town

A guaranteed day-brightener from Lowell, Michigan, where police decided to do something special for folks who...

December 10, 2014

The ups and downs of real estate: using a roller coaster to sell a house

I want one. Now. Details: Buying a new home can often be a roller coaster...

December 01, 2014

The feel-good video of the season, from those generous blue elves at WestJet

Many will remember the great WestJet Christmas video from last year, wherein the Canadian airline...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

VIDEO: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” — but with a twist

In much of the country right now, it really is cold outside. So here's something...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

What could be more terrifying than “The Shining”?

How about "The Shining" in an IKEA store? Check out this inspired bit of advertising...

October 23, 2014

What we have come to: little girls dropping the f-bomb

From USA TODAY: "What is more offensive -- a little girl saying (expletive) or the...

October 20, 2014

Watch out, Madonna: Sister Cristina turns “Like a Virgin” into a prayer—UPDATED

This is something. Italy's fabled "Singing Nun" from "The Voice" has released her first video,...

October 07, 2014

What’s a synod? Glad you asked.

The Vatican has released an engaging video that answers that question and it's surprisingly hip. No,...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Atheist offers “invocation” at town council meeting in Alabama

Details: Here's what happens when an atheist offered Alabama's first non-theist invocation to open a...

September 27, 2014

Epic: hundreds join massive “Riverdance” celebration

I'm not sure what the Gaelic word for "Wow" is (O'Wow?) but this definitely deserves...

September 26, 2014

Derek Jeter makes the Sign of the Cross

The Yankee legend evidently did just that before leaving the field last night. From The...

September 25, 2014

“I have seen the love of Christ shine through them”: check out this beautiful video on the priesthood

A thoughtful reader sent this along: it's the video that was shown last night at...

September 21, 2014

A mother’s last dance

This is quickly going viral, and with good reason. The story: A dying woman whose...

September 16, 2014

Stunning: gun instructor’s children send a message to the little girl who shot him

This is extraordinary. As someone noted elsewhere: "There are some good homilies right there." Oh...

September 16, 2014

Must-see video: life through the eyes of a homeless man with a GoPro

Adam Reichart is a homeless man who is helping chronicle life on the street as...

September 16, 2014

Gimme five!

When so much of the world seems to be bad, here's a little slap of...

September 10, 2014

Must-see video: The fight ministry of Paul Burress, the “Pastor with a Punch”

As someone says in this video, "You're the first really badass preacher I've met." From...

September 07, 2014

Now THAT’S funny

Stupid TV ads pop up all the time on FB and they're instantly forgettable. But...

September 04, 2014

Great video: “I’m homeless, but I’m still human”

CNS visits a church in Baltimore, St. Vincent de Paul, doing some extraordinary outreach and...

September 01, 2014

Love remembers

This is something utterly sweet and heart-tugging: a brief conversation about love and memory between...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

“Take up your cross…”

Here's a very good video on a main theme in this Sunday's gospel. H/T Connie...

August 29, 2014

Must-see video: Cardinal Wuerl’s powerful plea on Iraq

My blog neighbor Kathryn Lopez posted this last night, and it deserves a wider distribution....

August 24, 2014

Watch: Bishop Zubik takes the ALS ice bucket challenge

Details: Hundreds of people gathered in Duquesne Saturday as Bishop David Zubik joined a Pittsburgh...

August 20, 2014

The godless, lame-stream media strikes again

From the Facebook page of Channel 11 in Atlanta. While shooting a story at a...