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February 2012

February 16, 2012

Introducing “Conciliaria”

This is truly something remarkable -- and well worth a visit. My brother deacon Eric...

February 13, 2012

Meet Michael Voris

The Detroit Free Press has a lengthy profile of the controversial televangelist: As a Catholic...

February 08, 2012

Tweet of the day

February 06, 2012

Best Super Bowl ad: the Dog Strikes Back

Here it is: arguably the best ad on last night's Super Bowl -- or, at...

February 05, 2012

Who drove the Komen story? The tweets tell the story

This is pretty interesting--and revealing: Last Tuesday, the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced it would...

February 03, 2012

Fandemonium: another great Super Bowl commercial

What happens when two rec league hockey teams suddenly get thousands of fans cheering them...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

“The Amish Project”: life without a cell phone, computer, social media

What happens when a college student walks away from modern life for 90 days? Jake...

January 31, 2012

Does your life sound like this?

Mine does. Oscar Hammerstein once wrote, "All the sounds of the earth are like music."...

January 30, 2012

Matthew Broderick’s Day Off

For those of us who still have warm, fuzzy feelings for Bueller, try this: a...

January 27, 2012

Remember this? A classic Super Bowl ad from 1976 starring a monk

With all the buzz these days about the upcoming Super Bowl ads, I thought this...

January 25, 2012

The Bark Side: how’d they do that?

That ad of dogs barking the "Star Wars" Imperial March has caused a sensation on...

January 24, 2012

“Silence and Word”: the pope’s message for World Communications Day

The day will be marked on May 20th, but the Vatican -- in keeping with...

January 23, 2012

“Exult, let them exult, the hosts of heaven…”

Looking for a recording of the new Exsultet? Look no further. The version below comes...

January 23, 2012

What’s on TV tonight? Don’t ask

The AP's David Bauder watches TV so you don't have to. And it's not pretty:...

January 20, 2012

Oops

This is why God made proofreaders (source):

January 19, 2012

More on Michael Voris and “safeguarding ‘Catholicity'”

From canon lawyer Ed Peters, one month into the Michael Voris/RealCatholicTV/Archdiocese of Detroit standoff: Canon...

January 17, 2012

From TV producer to priest?

That's even more improbable than making the leap from TV producer to deacon. The Milwaukee...

January 15, 2012

Tebow didn’t win, but his bible verse still scored on TV

Maybe things didn't turn out Saturday the way Tim Tebow might have hoped. But the...

January 11, 2012

Worst church website ever?

Take an aspirin and click here. H/T Brandon, who posted this on his FB page....

January 11, 2012

Google pays tribute to a blessed priest and scientist

That would be Bishop Nicolas Steno. Google's description of him: Google revealed its latest homescreen...

January 09, 2012

Another list of favorite blogs… — UPDATED

...this time, from a blogging bishop. Christopher Coyne, from Indianapolis, offers his own take on...

January 05, 2012

A few more things about Voris and RealCatholic TV…

Canon lawyer Ed Peters today follows up on his post from earlier this week and...

January 05, 2012

Sweden recognizes file-sharing as an official religion

I mean...seriously? From the BBC: A "church" whose central tenet is the right to file-share...

January 04, 2012

Michael Voris, RealCatholic TV, and canon law

Canon lawyer Ed Peters has weighed in on the problems between Michael Voris' Real Catholic...

January 01, 2012

“We may be seeing the future of Christianity’s encounter with the book”

There's a long but intriguing essay here by Professor Alan Jacobs that explores how the...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

The next big reality TV star just might be a priest

He's Father Steve Porter, from California (of course!) and he's getting a lot of buzz...

December 29, 2011

Did you get a Kindle for Christmas? Try this cover for it

How cool is this? For information on how you can get your own, check out...

December 26, 2011

How’s this for a great use of social media by the Church?

A friend in Florida forwarded this to me, and I was instantly impressed. It's a...

December 23, 2011

“Michael Voris…not authorized to use the word ‘Catholic'” — UPDATED

A statement on the Archdiocese of Detroit website (h/t New Advent): The Church encourages the...

December 19, 2011

Santa’s newest elf?

It's named Siri. Still stuck for a (pricey) stocking stuffer? Get a load of Apple's...