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March 2011

March 30, 2011

Taking the iPad to church

A priest has already started using it for mass, as you can see from the...

March 24, 2011

Coming to Philly: "Phaith"

Another big change in the Catholic media landscape, as a venerable Philadelphia newspaper goes from...

March 08, 2011

Pope will grant first-ever TV interview

Some authors do Oprah to plug their books. The pope has other ideas. Details: Pontiffs...

February 2011

February 28, 2011

A little news

A few people have wondered about the new job I alluded to in this post....

February 17, 2011

Reality check: Hannah Montana's dad on Hollywood and Satan

In this interview with GQ, Billy Ray Cyrus talks at length -- and with candor...

February 15, 2011

Horrific

I knew Lara Logan during my time at CBS News, and you'd be hard-pressed to...

February 10, 2011

"The Rite" stuff

I just got back from seeing “The Rite,” and once again have come to the...

February 09, 2011

OMG: why's everybody talking in txt?

There goes the English language. A look at this phenomenon, from the AP: "ILY!" Susan...

February 09, 2011

"This might be the most useless thing ever created…" — UPDATED

That's Mike Hayes, the "God Googler," on the much-touted new confession app: I fear that...

February 07, 2011

Touchdown! John 3:16 ad airs during Super Bowl

After first declaring that it was out of bounds because it contained "religious doctrine," FOX...

February 03, 2011

May The Force be with you…

Caught this over at Elizabeth Scalia's joint, and it's the first commercial in a long...

February 02, 2011

The missal translation: there's an app for that

Really. It came out last summer but, as interest in the missal has picked up,...

February 01, 2011

The Beatitudes in Cairo

Deacon Eric Stoltz, who has created one of the most readable and compelling parish websites...

February 01, 2011

Fox rejects religious-themed Super Bowl ad

The ad references a familiar bible verse -- and reports say that it was rejected...

January 2011

January 30, 2011

Red Bull mocks confession

I first heard this joke a few years ago ... and I'm frankly surprised that...

January 30, 2011

Feeling penitent? There's an app for that

And, it's the first to have the official blessing of the Catholic Church. From the...

January 28, 2011

Meet Archbishop Dolan's broadcaster brother

Another Dolan is making his mark on the Church -- this one, from behind microphone....

January 26, 2011

A first look at "Of Gods and Men"

For my money, this is the first must-see movie of 2011. I read the book...

January 25, 2011

For the birds

Over the weekend, I took the plunge and upgraded my mobile phone. (I got an...

January 25, 2011

Would you like your funeral streamed live?

Welcome to the brave new world of the YouTube funeral, where grieving friends and relatives...

January 24, 2011

The pope on new media: believe what you tweet!

Faithbook, anyone? "To proclaim the Gospel through the new media means not only to insert...

January 23, 2011

Fox rejects "Jesus Hates Obama" ad for Super Bowl

Every year, it seems, someone creates an outrageous ad that generates gobs of publicity because...

January 14, 2011

"Put out into the deep and lower your nets for a catch"

If you need a reminder of why Pope John Paul will soon be known as...

December 2010

December 29, 2010

Me and my Kindle

When it comes to reading electronic books, or e-books, I was an agnostic. All that...

December 29, 2010

Me and my Kindle

When it comes to reading electronic books, or e-books, I was an agnostic. All that...

December 23, 2010

The greatest toy story ever told: Mr. Bean goes to Bethlehem

Anyone who's ever played with a small nativity scene -- come on, admit it, you've...