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June 2011

June 02, 2011

"Why are you standing there looking at the sky?"

"In Matthew’s gospel, before Jesus ascends, he tells them, very simply, 'Go therefore and make...

June 01, 2011

Blogging, to the Max

Max Lindenman, that is. The ham-on-wry (and wouldn't his Jewish ancestors love that?) who gained...

May 2011

May 09, 2011

Fr. Robert Barron on bin Laden's death

Amid all the clamor and noise, a voice of reason and faith. Check it out.

May 03, 2011

"I have finally met the God I had heard about…"

Over at Christianity Today, writer David Weiss offers a searing and poignant glimpse at mental...

May 02, 2011

Quote of the day

"Even as more-mainstream media outlets attempt to downplay blogs and blogging as being a force...

May 01, 2011

Live from Rome

Plucky Elizabeth Scalia nabbed a seat near the festivities and has been live-blogging the big...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

Pedaling faith: New York City's "Blessing of the Bikes"

This annual gathering will take place this weekend at New York's Episcopal Cathedral of St....

April 27, 2011

More views from the Vigil

If you haven't gotten enough of Easter, and caught some of these pictures the other...

April 27, 2011

Soldiers push for a chaplain for atheists

I know: it sounds like a headline from The Onion. But it's true. From the...

April 27, 2011

Helping tend the "new Catholic subculture"

Russell Shaw explains: Signs of a new Catholic subculture can be seen in things like...

April 18, 2011

Why do people leave the Catholic Church?

The answers in a new study offer some insight, and Fr. Thomas Reese takes a...

April 18, 2011

Feel like turning over the tables in the temple? Read this first

John Martens at America's blog "The Good Word" has a few good words for those...

April 18, 2011

Top 50 blogs for seminarians

Well, whataya know? A website has decided to put together a handy list for seminarians...

April 15, 2011

Words we need to hear, especially now

The great John Allen has some wise words about building "zones of friendship" with a...

April 14, 2011

"The cult of celebrity is poison…"

"The cult of celebrity is poison. People need to stop hoisting aloft every internet chatterer...

April 13, 2011

Fun fact to share at Friday's fish fry: half of our bishops are Benedict's

From the USCCB: This month brings the sixth anniversary of the pope's election -- a...

April 12, 2011

This Lent: sheep, wolves, serpents

Elizabeth Scalia over at First Things sums up the season now ending, and a church...

April 11, 2011

Shock: Catholic colleges supporting Planned Parenthood

Tim Drake over at the National Catholic Register has the scoop: A new report, “A Scandalous...

April 07, 2011

For those who may be wondering …

...No. EWTN has not returned to broadcasting Fr. Corapi. This discussion was heating up Facebook...

April 06, 2011

How not to run a newsroom

This comes from the legendary (some might say, infamous) Larry McCoy, my old boss at...

April 05, 2011

How would the Exodus be handled today?

Hot on the heels of last Christmas's internet sensation comes this inspired sequel (prequel?) about...

April 04, 2011

On canon law, "administrative leave" and the media — UPDATED

A few commenters are still upset that EWTN has pulled Fr. John Corapi's programs. Shortly...

April 03, 2011

On Fr. Benedict Groeschel: "He was not a stereotypical saint"

While a lot of attention these days is focused on a celebrated priest who until...

April 01, 2011

What church geeks do on April 1st

Stuff like this.

April 01, 2011

You might be a disciple of Jesus if …

...you fit any of these characteristics. H/T to Frank. Check 'em out: 1. You think...

March 2011

March 30, 2011

Praying for Geraldine

Above and beyond the lively debate about whether Geraldine Ferraro merits a Catholic funeral, I...

March 21, 2011

Great word cloud: books everyone must read

Take a look at this nifty word cloud of titles (you can click to enlarge):...

March 20, 2011

"March Madness" and the case against Fr. Corapi

Dr. Gerard Nadal -- a frequent visitor and commenter here -- says aloud on his...

March 16, 2011

Best. Soda bread. Ever.

You can find the recipe right here. I had the good fortune to sample this...

March 10, 2011

The largest Stations of the Cross in the world

These are really something: the Stations of the Cross, in Rome. Below, a shot of...