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February 2019

February 14, 2019

Happy Valentine’s Day: You Have Alzheimer’s, So I’m Taking a Mistress

Elizabeth Scalia dissects a trend that is now being normalized, thanks to American television: Fans...

January 2019

January 29, 2019

Meet the CBS anchor who prays every morning and is an ordained minister

From The Washington Post, meet James Brown, prepping for the Super Bowl: The early morning...

January 24, 2019

Congress investigating Twitter account behind the Covington video

From The New York Times: Lawmakers are investigating the Twitter account that first shared a...

January 23, 2019

Meet ABC News’s Paula Faris: ‘My faith is my rock, my glue, my foundation’

As a former network news guy, I was delighted and grateful to read this profile...

January 21, 2019

‘To avoid rash judgment’: an important lesson in the wake of the Covington mess

Every one of us who works in social media should bookmark this and read it...

January 18, 2019

So, did the media just ignore the March for Life?

Not exactly. You can see the AP video report below. Here's a roundup of...

November 2018

November 08, 2018

Wrestlemania: Acosta the Accoster vs. Don the Destroyer?

By now, you've probably seen the video of Jim Acosta's wrestling match with President Trump...

November 05, 2018

Brett Baier will begin Election Day with a prayer at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

From an Axios interview with the Fox News anchor, who describes his Election Day prep:...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

Is the Vatican getting ready to censor Catholic sites online? — UPDATED

One passage in the final document of the recently-completed Synod of Bishops is raising eyebrows: ...

October 01, 2018

Great moments in journalism: USA TODAY’s botched column on Kavanaugh

USA TODAY's Erik Brady wrote an opinion piece Friday that raised a lot of eyebrows,...

September 2018

September 26, 2018

Being a Catholic journalist: ‘Are you still working for that evil organization?’

Some insight on the times we are living in, and the work some of us...

September 13, 2018

Dear Vatican Media …

Dear Vatican Media: Thank you for all you do to help tell the story of...

July 2018

July 20, 2018

This. Is. Awesome. — UPDATED

Deacons, take note: the intrepid editorial staff at the Catholic Herald—newspaper for the Diocese of...

June 2018

June 17, 2018

Steve Bannon tells ABC News he’s missing Mass to be on TV — and then he slams the Pope

The former top advisor to President Trump went on ABC News This Week on Sunday...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

Deacon Dominic Cerrato named editor of Deacon Digest

This arrived in my in-box this afternoon. Exciting news about Deacon Digest: Deacon Dominic Cerrato...

April 19, 2018

FIRST LOOK: Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict

The resemblance is uncanny: At 80 years old he has a career spanning more than...

April 17, 2018

A sign of spring: a joyful cardinal!

I just love this picture of New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan, sharing a laugh with...

April 12, 2018

Facebook’s Zuckerberg apologizes for blocking some Catholic content

From CNA: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from lawmakers about his company’s censorship of...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

Unpacking what the pope said—or didn’t—about Hell

John Allen at Crux has some valuable insight into the controversy that exploded yesterday, and...

March 29, 2018

Alice Cooper: ‘There’s nothing in Christianity that says I can’t be a rock star’

The rock icon is a self-professed Christian and recovering alcoholic who credits Christ for saving...

March 14, 2018

Larry Kudlow: from cocaine abuse to Catholic convert to CNBC to Donald Trump’s White House

From The New York Times: President Trump is expected to name Larry Kudlow, a CNBC...

March 14, 2018

Media FAIL: Vatican admits it doctored photo of letter from Benedict — UPDATED

From AP: The Vatican admitted that it altered a photo sent to the media of...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Dear CNBC…huh?

Dear CNBC: Things looked so promising Tuesday, didn't they? Remember this headline from The New...

October 29, 2015

Dear CNBC…huh?

Dear CNBC: Things looked so promising Tuesday, didn’t they? Remember this headline from The New...

October 23, 2015

Peggy Noonan: “It was at CBS that I really learned the essentials of what professional journalists do”

She learned it the same way I did, from many of the same people, working...

October 23, 2015

Peggy Noonan: “It was at CBS that I really learned the essentials of what professional journalists do”

She learned it the same way I did, from many of the same people, working...

October 22, 2015

Mmm, mmm good? Campbell’s unveils a gay dads soup commercial

Seems like everybody is hopping on the gay ad bandwagon. Take a look at the...

October 22, 2015

Mmm, mmm good? Campbell’s unveils a gay dads soup commercial

Seems like everybody is hopping on the gay ad bandwagon. Take a look at the...

October 21, 2015

Saluting “Back to the Future”—and Biff Tannen, Catholic!

Who knew? Well, anyone who hasn't been living in a cave knows that today is...

October 16, 2015

Baltimore’s Catholic Review newspaper to become a monthly magazine

A trend continues. From The Baltimore Sun: The Catholic Review, which has chronicled Catholic life...