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April 2018

April 01, 2018

‘This is the night…’

Kudos to my friend Maria Ribar who, from her perch in the choir loft, captured...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

Why Catholic colleges excel at basketball

Believe it or not, The New York Times sports section tackles that question: The history...

March 28, 2018

Remembering Spy Wednesday, the day of betrayal

Our friends at Wikipedia explain it: In Western Christianity, the Wednesday before Easter is sometimes...

March 17, 2018

How Guinness went from an anti-Catholic company to a St. Patrick’s Day icon

A fascinating read for this day—with this intriguing bit of history: A slightly ironic twist...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

Is this the hardest teaching of Jesus?

It just might be. Given some of what I'm reading around the interwebs these days,...

October 30, 2015

Is this the hardest teaching of Jesus?

It just might be. Given some of what I’m reading around the interwebs these days,...

October 27, 2015

Can you stomach this?

I can't: a hamburger stuffed with Reese's peanut butter cups. This, from a restaurant chain in...

October 27, 2015

Can you stomach this?

I can’t: a hamburger stuffed with Reese’s peanut butter cups. This, from a restaurant chain in...

October 23, 2015

“Unsportsmanlike conduct”: football player penalized for thanking God after touchdown

From Syracuse.com: Late in the first half of Mexico Central Academy’s regular-season football finale atVernon-Verona-Sherrill on Saturday, Tigers’...

October 23, 2015

“Unsportsmanlike conduct”: football player penalized for thanking God after touchdown

From Syracuse.com: Late in the first half of Mexico Central Academy's regular-season football finale atVernon-Verona-Sherrill on Saturday, Tigers'...

September 2015

September 14, 2015

“The ultimate dignity is whether you’re really present for other people”

The New York Times this morning has a brief Q&A with Patty Stonesifer, who runsMartha’s...

September 14, 2015

“The ultimate dignity is whether you’re really present for other people”

The New York Times this morning has a brief Q&A with Patty Stonesifer, who runs...

September 03, 2015

Meet Fr. Leopold, the “world’s smallest priest,” celebrating the Lego Mass

Don't you know someone who'd like this for Christmas?: Fr. Leopold is on a mission...

September 03, 2015

Meet Fr. Leopold, the “world’s smallest priest,” celebrating the Lego Mass

Don’t you know someone who’d like this for Christmas?: Fr. Leopold is on a mission...

August 2015

August 30, 2015

“I find my thoughts drifting to the Sabbath…”

"And now, weak, short of breath, my once-firm muscles melted away by cancer, I find...

August 30, 2015

What happened when a layman wore a cassock

Fascinating: Esquire Magazine – not a publication ChurchPOP would normally recommend reading – published a...

August 30, 2015

“I find my thoughts drifting to the Sabbath…”

“And now, weak, short of breath, my once-firm muscles melted away by cancer, I find...

August 28, 2015

What we have come to: the rich who are too busy now hire others to have their babies for them

Really? Yes: Dylan Lauren has revealed that she chose to use a surrogate to ‘start...

August 28, 2015

What we have come to: the rich who are too busy now hire others to have their babies for them

Really? Yes: Dylan Lauren has revealed that she chose to use a surrogate to ‘start...

August 25, 2015

Phil Hartman: “Our faith prepares us for what lies ahead”

A fascinating blog post by Mark Pattison at CNS reveals a side of the late...

August 24, 2015

Want to pass through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s next year? Get a reservation.

From CNS: Drawing on the experience of the public exposition of the Shroud of Turin,...

August 24, 2015

Want to pass through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s next year? Get a reservation.

From CNS: Drawing on the experience of the public exposition of the Shroud of Turin,...

August 21, 2015

Pregnant nun costumes for Halloween? Fine. Caitlyn Jenner? Maybe not.

I don't remember much public anxiety about Halloween costumes that might offend Catholics—like, say, this...

August 21, 2015

Pregnant nun costumes for Halloween? Fine. Caitlyn Jenner? Maybe not.

I don’t remember much public anxiety about Halloween costumes that might offend Catholics—like, say, this...

August 20, 2015

Fruits of Fatima? Russia plans to build tallest statue of Jesus in the world

Check this out: The statue was cast in 2013 by Tsereteli, the famous Georgian-Russian sculptor,...

August 20, 2015

Fruits of Fatima? Russia plans to build tallest statue of Jesus in the world

Check this out: The statue was cast in 2013 by Tsereteli, the famous Georgian-Russian sculptor,...

August 17, 2015

Amazing video: what happens after you check your luggage

Ever wonder what happens to your bag at the airport after it's checked? Wonder no...

August 17, 2015

Amazing video: what happens after you check your luggage

Ever wonder what happens to your bag at the airport after it’s checked? Wonder no...

August 12, 2015

Should women be lectors?

A writer who calls himself "Benedict Constable" (he admits it's a nom de plume) offers several...

August 12, 2015

Should women be lectors?

A writer who calls himself “Benedict Constable” (he admits it’s a nom de plume) offers several...