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March 2013

March 05, 2013

Can the press cover traditionalists with justice and decency?

Thanks to the many readers who sent in kind words regarding my piece last week...

March 02, 2013

Self-described way-devoted super-Catholics and the press

I already used this YouTube as art in a post last week but it really...

March 01, 2013

Way to go, Joe! Colorado civil-unions story hits the mark

In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that Joe Hight, the relatively...

March 01, 2013

Bishop enforces Catholic doctrine; press goes, ‘Wha …?’

A regular reader who is an active Catholic recently sent us a URL to an...

March 01, 2013

Is Politico as partisan as The Weekly Standard?

Today is Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton's last day. You can read his memo to...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

What do conservatives really think about Cardinal Mahony?

Yes, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles will be in Rome and will vote...

February 25, 2013

Bill Keller, et al, openly confess that “error has no rights”

As the debates rage on about you know what -- Washington. Post. Ombudsman. Bias. Column....

February 25, 2013

Guess which WPost reporter refuses to cover you fairly

This weekend, we looked at the Washington Post ombudsman column that revealed that the newspaper...

February 23, 2013

WPost: Yes, we fear and loathe religious traditionalists

On Feb. 15, Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton made a startling statement: It is possible...

February 20, 2013

What are the real differences between Mahony and Gomez?

Guess what? There are significant differences in the theological approaches and doctrinal convictions of Los...

February 19, 2013

Dr. Ben Carson’s faith makes news, this time

Every now and then, the newspaper that lands in my front yard runs a story...

February 15, 2013

Pod people: Pope steps down; many journalists fall down

Gentle readers, one cannot make some of this stuff up. So, everyone knows that Pope...

February 12, 2013

Day 2: Pope still extremely Catholic

I hope everyone is having a blast with Day 2 of Papalpalooza. I've actually enjoyed...

February 11, 2013

Early media failures in B16 resignation story

Well that's not the news I expected to wake up to! Pope Benedict has announced...

February 11, 2013

Gay marriage and golf

Little news of the gay marriage debate in the French National Assembly has made its...

February 08, 2013

Escape from Westboro Baptist, for some reason or another

Let's face it, the edgy folks at the Westboro Baptist Church are not easy to...

February 07, 2013

SPLC to get Sarah Palin treatment any day now

I want to talk about media coverage of the man who was convicted today of...

February 04, 2013

News flash! Pastors preach different sermons on sex!

The Associated Press carried a story the other day that made a very interesting --...

February 02, 2013

Don’t have a cow over Chick-fil-A, man!

My post on the unlikely friendship between Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy and Campus Pride executive...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

Digging for news in (some) inauguration rites and wrongs

Few paid much attention when a well-known liberal Episcopal priest, the Rev. Luis Leon, delivered...

January 22, 2013

At Obama inauguration, not all religion is biblical

Yesterday was a big day for the country, with the second inauguration of President Barack...

January 15, 2013

Hey Telegraph editors: Where’s the Catholic left?

One thing is certain, the facts boldly stated in the headline at The Telegraph are...

January 14, 2013

Anti-gay marriage protests prompt ire of the BBC

The BBC has an extraordinary report on its website detailing Sunday's march in the French...

January 11, 2013

Affirm homosexuality now … or else

Washington Post Book World fiction editor Ron Charles tweeted out this morning: Changing times: Gay...

January 10, 2013

Missing voices in coverage of the National Cathedral rites

For some reason or another, quite a few folks who read this here weblog want...

January 04, 2013

Symbolic defeat for a Christian business in Maryland

After spending more than a week on the road, I returned home -- as always...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

Shocker! Liberal clergy back gay rites! (updated)

What we have here is a totally predictable story, to an almost stunning degree. It's...

December 21, 2012

Got news? White House vs. Little Sisters of the Poor

From coast to coast, the lawyers of religious groups and charities can almost quote the...

December 09, 2012

Pod people: Same-sex marriage on the march

On this week's "Crossroads" podcast, host Todd Wilken and I discussed Dave Brubeck's sacred music...

December 08, 2012

On same-sex marriage: What is the chief justice thinking?

People who study the dynamics of this U.S. Supreme Court have, from the get-go, assumed...