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December 2012

December 09, 2012

Here’s something they probably don’t include in your church’s nativity scene…

A friend mentioned this in a Facebook post, and it turns out to be true:...

December 08, 2012

If they become the New Orleans Pelicans, this basketball team will be the first named for a Eucharistic symbol

I suspect most fans won't be aware of this—and it's probably not the sort of...

December 08, 2012

Something cool: an app for Catholic baby names

It's just been released from OSV: Most expectant parents spend many hours discussing possible names...

December 08, 2012

World’s oldest woman: 115-year-old Catholic in Iowa

CNS uncovered this just posted on its blog: The Gerontology Research Group announced this week...

December 05, 2012

When it’s appropriate to clap at Mass: a handy list

Marcel over at Aggie Catholics has a helpful post about applause during liturgy. While it's...

December 04, 2012

What to say—and not—to someone who is grieving

I found this interesting, and helpful: a brief blog post at Huffington by grief expert...

December 03, 2012

See this and smile: some kind words on a public street

In a culture too willing to snipe, backstab, gossip, bitch, whine, snark and kvetch, it's...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

This will save you a TON

Or close to it. Behold, what is reputedly the heaviest item that Amazon will ship...

November 26, 2012

“Give an honor to our Lord and Savior Barack Obama…”

We don't have to wait until Christmas for the Messiah after all: Actor, comedian and...

November 21, 2012

Opus Dei sues over card game with that name, citing trademark violations

Details: Opus Dei, the elite and powerful organization within the Roman Catholic Church, is suing...

November 20, 2012

Sellout: Thanksgiving goes commercial

Elizabeth Scalia vented about it yesterday. And here's another reason to dread the coming holiday,...

November 18, 2012

Abraham Lincoln, atheist?

I suspect a lot of people don't know about this period of his life. Author...

November 16, 2012

Oh no!

The world as we know it is coming to an end. Details: Hostess Brands --...

November 13, 2012

And now for something completely different: 10 bets you will always win

Check this out and amaze your friends at this year's office Christmas party.

November 09, 2012

Is this what little girls really want? A doll that breast feeds?

My jaw is still hanging open over this: We've got dolls that wet, crawl and...

November 08, 2012

This year’s perfect stocking stuffer: world’s smallest dog

Is this terrier the world's smallest dog? The agency promoting it hopes so. I'm convinced. Just...

November 07, 2012

Which professions have the most psychopaths?

Glad you asked. Details: First off, psychopath doesn't just mean someone who cuts you up...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Another casualty of Sandy: Halloween

Details: Communities along the East Coast are still reeling from the effects of Superstorm Sandy,...

October 27, 2012

Scaring the sin out of you: the Christian “haunted house” industry

Huffington Post takes a peek inside the Halloween phenomenon and introduces readers to the man...

October 25, 2012

Oy: the growing popularity of “Jews for Tebow”

They're kvelling. They even have t-shirts (like the one above). Details: Jets quarterback Tim Tebow...

October 24, 2012

“Jesus” among popular passwords in 2012

Not sure what to make of that. But it does indicate, I suppose, that "Jesus"...

October 24, 2012

Apple: the 21st century religion?

If you caught any of the big launch event yesterday for the new Apple products—including...

October 23, 2012

Now it can be told: how they created those realistic raptors in “Jurassic Park”

From Stan Winston comes this fascinating glimpse at how they made those dinosaurs so realistic....

October 21, 2012

Holy water: video of California’s “Blessing of the Waves”

I posted on this a few days back, now there's video! Check out this report...

October 18, 2012

Incredible: man’s transformation after face transplant

This seems like something you'd find in the Weekly World News at the supermarket checkout....

October 17, 2012

Obscene: 2012 Neiman Marcus catalog and its $100,000 chicken coop

Details: Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus rolled out its annual holiday catalog Tuesday, and the priciest...

October 15, 2012

School district orders football team to remove cross from logo

Details: A Wisconsin school district has ordered a joint public-private school football team to change...

October 13, 2012

Making a splash: California gets ready for annual Blessing of the Waves

A preview from the Los Angeles Times: Surfing luminaries and religious figures will converge in...

October 12, 2012

This year’s Christmas stamp: the flight into Egypt

Something altogether different from the U.S. Postal Service this year. From CNS: The U.S. Postal...

October 09, 2012

“Please write”: a correspondence 40 years in the making

This has all the makings of a Hallmark channel movie-of-the-week. From the Los Angeles Times:...