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June 2011

June 18, 2011

Corapi, the morning after — UPDATED

You don't have to look far to find a lot of wide-ranging reaction to the...

June 16, 2011

Meet "Fr. Gadget" and his iPad

Remember when priests never went anywhere without a breviary? Here's the 21st century (Anglican) version,...

June 15, 2011

Corapi announcement? — UPDATED

A reader posted this in the comments thread of an old post about Fr. John...

June 14, 2011

Leading cause of death: Chris Matthews

Actually, it's television in general. But I'm sure he has something to do with it....

June 14, 2011

Let's remember Russert

Rocco did yesterday, on the anniversary of the legendary newsman's passing: Above all, Russert's death...

June 07, 2011

Quote of the day

"There exists a Christian way of being present in the digital world: this takes the...

June 06, 2011

The book of tomorrow?

A priest bounded into my cubicle this morning with his iPad. "You have to see...

June 04, 2011

Yes, I took that shot with a camera phone

It's amazing what these little marvels can do now. This morning, while biding my time...

June 01, 2011

Set your TiVo for "Today"…tomorrow

Evidently, Matt Lauer and company will be offering an extended look at life at the...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Another Catholic paper in trouble

This time, it's the Catholic Spirit, from Minnesota. From the Star-Tribune: The Catholic Spirit, the...

May 29, 2011

Meet the priest who's "one of the most dangerous people in town"

And he's been called that because of ardently pro-Catholic letters he writes for the hometown...

May 27, 2011

The short, troubled life of Jeff Conaway

The star of "Taxi" and "Grease" died today at 60, after a lengthy battle with...

May 26, 2011

RIP, Joe Feuerherd

Sad news from the world of Catholic media: Joseph A. Feuerherd, whose journalism career began...

May 25, 2011

Pope receives papers for cause of Fulton Sheen — and reveals that he worked with him

A small but significant step forward for the cause of the man who (I hope)...

May 25, 2011

"The problem wasn't that Katie was a woman…"

Last week marked the end of an era -- okay, a mini-era -- with the final...

May 10, 2011

Arnold and Maria separate

It's one of those stories where the people involved are so famous and familiar, no...

May 09, 2011

"Hey, Boo": the story of our "national novel"

My old CBS colleague Mary Murphy has just produced what looks like a fascinating documentary...

May 09, 2011

What would Monday be without a Crisis?

Well, here's one for you: Crisis Magazine. It's back! The press release says: Crisis Magazine...

May 02, 2011

Caviezel: "rejected" by Hollywood after playing Jesus

The star of "The Passion of the Christ" spoke recently about the impact that landmark...

April 2011

April 18, 2011

Got a backpack of sins? Unpack 'em in confession!

Here's a very cool entry in the iConfess video contest. It's Reconciliation Monday here in...

April 13, 2011

Michael Voris appearance rescheduled

After his appearance at a Catholic university in Scranton was scrapped last weekend, the popular...

April 13, 2011

After 46 years, another Catholic voice is silenced

It's a story no newspaper ever wants to report, but it happened this week in...

April 13, 2011

It's written all over her face

Here's one stunning entry in the iConfess video contest -- it says it all, brilliantly....

April 11, 2011

On Michael Voris: "It is not an approved apostolate" — UPDATED

While the Diocese of Scranton's decision to cancel an appearance by Michael Voris has made...

April 08, 2011

I'm so there

The Vatican has issued an invitation to bloggers. All I need now is an airline...

April 08, 2011

Diocese cancels appearance by Michael Voris — UPDATED

The well-known Catholic media personality and speaker won't be giving a talk in Pennsylvania this...

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 06, 2011

And the Christopher goes to …

...theses guys: here's a list of this year's winners of the esteemed Christopher Awards. As...

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...