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May 2012

May 14, 2012

Old Stuff I Really Don’t Miss

Sometimes it seems like all people do is complain. Contemporary music is (Choose one): (A) Noisy, or...

May 12, 2012

Attacking the Pope: The Ignominious Career of Juan María Fernández y Krohn

Here’s an anniversary that will live in infamy: On May 12, 1982, Father Juan María...

May 12, 2012

By the Babe Unborn

I have nothing to add to the profound musings of G.K. Chesterton. I just ran across this beautiful poem...

May 11, 2012

Humble Pie and the Great Wall of Pretending

“This store,” asked the diminutive Filipino woman as I reached for the door at my...

May 11, 2012

JUST IN TIME FOR MOTHER’S DAY! St. Anne, Patron of Detroit

REPOSTING from last year, because of the holiday this weekend! Now there’s a mother to...

May 09, 2012

THE UNBORN BABY: Watched by the White House, Blessed by the Church

ASTONISHING: Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Washington Free Beacon has broken the news...

May 09, 2012

BREAKING: Michigan Appeals Court Protects Pastoral Communications

The Michigan Appeals Court has ruled this morning in favor of confidentiality, in a landmark...

May 08, 2012

Canadian Student Suspended for “Jesus” T-Shirt – UPDATED

Watch out, Americans: This story may be coming to a high school near you. William...

May 06, 2012

Don’t Be a ‘Camouflage Catholic’!

Perhaps you’ve called them “cafeteria Catholics”: those politicians and others who call themselves “Catholic” but...

May 06, 2012

St. Peter at the Pearly Gates

May 04, 2012

BABY-KILLING IN PHILIPPINE MYTHOLOGY: Is Planned Parenthood Our Manananggal?

IN PHILIPPINE MYTHOLOGY, there is a monster known as a “manananggal.” A fearsome creature, the...

May 03, 2012

SWIMMING THE TIBER: To Quote Flannery O’Connor, “Here Comes Everybody!”

WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE IN COMMON? Actors John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Jim Nabors, Faye...

May 03, 2012

In New Hampshire, God Hung Out a Sign….

On May 3, 2003, sometime between midnight and 2:00 a.m., the Old Man of the...

May 02, 2012

Remembering the Beatification

Was it only a year ago? We were there, some of us, gathered for the...

May 02, 2012

For All or For Many? Pope Benedict Explains

The year was 2003 and we were motoring through the French countryside, visiting wineries and...

May 01, 2012

Hanno, the Pope’s “White Elephant”

White elephant (n.) an idiom for a valuable possession of which its owner cannot dispose,...

April 2012

April 28, 2012

The Worst Liturgy I’ve Ever Seen. Ever.

The Easter Bunny reads the Prayers of the Faithful. I guess I should thank the...

April 28, 2012

Laughing and Crying with Cardinal Dolan

Lately I have been seen chuckling in airports, making a spectacle of myself as I...

April 26, 2012

Our Lady of Good Counsel: History of the Devotion

Elizabeth Scalia posted a beautiful picture of Our Lady of Good Counsel on her blog...

April 25, 2012

THE COEXIST CONUNDRUM: Noble Goal or Pie-in-the-Sky Ideology?

Inspired by the "CO-EXIST" photo picked up by Tito Edwards (thepulp.it), I thought I'd repost...

April 22, 2012

One Last Tribute to a Precious Toddler: A Disney Funeral

Bailey Massey was born with biliary artresia, a debilitating liver disease caused by nonfunctioning bile...

April 22, 2012

Ordained for Just a Week, Then…. Heaven

Graham Turner wanted to be a priest. It was toward that end that he enrolled...

April 20, 2012

What Gift Can You Offer a Pope? HOW ABOUT A WIDGET?!

It doesn’t seem like seven years—but that’s how long Pope Benedict XVI has led the...

April 19, 2012

William Coulson and the LCWR: “We Overcame Their Traditions and Their Faith”

This week the Vatican released its doctrinal assessment of the LCWR, the Leadership Council of...

April 18, 2012

Jane Schaberg, Feminist Theologian, Has Died

Jane Schaberg died last night at her home, in the company of friends. Schaberg, a...

April 18, 2012

You, Too, Can Avoid Pregnancy with Dramatic New Breakthrough!!

Guaranteed to prevent unplanned teen pregnancies, and more! This revolutionary product protects the user from...

April 17, 2012

It Depends on What the Meaning of “Is” Is: The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist UPDATED

What the heck was Jesus talking about, anyway? I mean, he’s holding up a piece...

April 16, 2012

Voting Our Values: Inspiration for November

The economy, jobs, energy: All these are important, but good people may disagree as to...

April 15, 2012

Happy Birthday, Pope Benedict!

I was so excited for a minute. I saw this photo and I thought, "I...

April 15, 2012

Regina Coeli: Queen of Heaven

The Regina Coeli (“Queen of Heaven”) is a traditional Marian prayer. During the Easter season...

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