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October 2015

October 26, 2015

Father knows best—and wears a bullet-proof vest

A Massachusetts reader sent this item my way. Evidently, the new priest at his parish,...

October 23, 2015

“Unsportsmanlike conduct”: football player penalized for thanking God after touchdown

From Syracuse.com: Late in the first half of Mexico Central Academy’s regular-season football finale atVernon-Verona-Sherrill on Saturday, Tigers’...

October 14, 2015

Must-see video: a groom’s priceless gift to his mother on his wedding day

When I was growing up, I always heard, “If you want to know how a...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Meet the Philadelphia inmates making the pope’s chair

This is pretty great, via Philly.com: Evan Davis sanded the back of a large walnut...

August 22, 2015

Meet some Franciscans and their unique method of evangelization in Rome

Check out this video from Rome Reports, showing how members of one order are fulfilling...

August 17, 2015

Amazing video: what happens after you check your luggage

Ever wonder what happens to your bag at the airport after it’s checked? Wonder no...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Protesters complain about Mel Brooks making fun of Hitler

Seriously? From The Washingtonian: Olney Theatre’s production of Mel Brooks’s 2001 musical The Producers only...

July 25, 2015

ordham sends its video welcome to Pope Francis

You may have seen how Stephen Colbert did it. Now, here’s Fordham’s President Rev. Joseph...

July 23, 2015

Must-see video: Stephen Colbert welcomes the pope to the U.S.

Short, simple and sincere—and with Matthew 25 included, too. When was the last time you...

July 08, 2015

Dressing for Mass: “So much of what we wear communicates our identity”

A terrific and timely new video by Eric Coughlin about how we should dress for...

May 2015

May 30, 2015

Bishop on new deacon: “The most remarkable path of anyone I have ever ordained”

Next step: the priesthood. Details from Arkansas Catholic: “Wait, no, that’s not right.” So said...

May 28, 2015

This just fills me with joy

Behold, the incomparable living legend, Dick Van Dyke, still kicking up his heels at the ridiculous...

May 25, 2015

What do you do for a father/daughter wedding dance when your daughter is a tomboy?

You do something like this… As the Dad notes on YouTube: My daughter has always...

May 21, 2015

I’m trying hard to forgive Albany…

…for taking this guy away from us. Ladies and gentlemen, Brooklyn’s own Bishop Ed Scharfenberger....

May 20, 2015

Must-see video: the future pope gets in trouble

I’ve said it before: this guy slays me. From today’s audience, a great yarn about...

May 11, 2015

Best. Catholic. Wedding. Video. Ever.

A couple months ago, FOTB (Friend of the Bench) Paul Morisi—Coordinator of Adolescent and Young...

May 04, 2015

“A.D.” and the stoning of Stephen — UPDATED

I was looking for a longer version of this clip, but it doesn’t appear to...

April 2015

April 23, 2015

Bliss: 102-year-old woman watches film of herself as jazz dancer in the 1930s

This is working its way around social media. It’s irresistible—and beautiful. People are amazing. You...

March 2015

March 28, 2015

Who knew Mitt Romney had a sense of humor?

Or that Jimmy Fallon did such a great Mitt impression? This popped up on The...

January 2011

January 14, 2011

This video gets to me every time

No matter how often I see it, it just knocks me into a puddle of...

January 01, 2011

“Today is where your book begins — the rest is still unwritten…”

I’ll be preaching about this song in my homily for Sunday. I think it’s a...

December 2010

December 19, 2010

A Raven Catholic

A couple years ago, I posted this interview with the head coach of the Baltimore...