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December 2011

December 21, 2011

A Sad Addendum to That "Smallest Baby" Story

Sometimes the news is so painful, you just don’t want to know. A few days...

December 21, 2011

Merry Giftmas! The Christmas That Almost Isn't

Alas, 2011 has been the year of “Happy Holidays.” In my circle of family and...

December 19, 2011

Vatican's Christmas Tree Is a Show-Stopper

It was only fitting. Last week Pope Benedict XVI got to light that great Christmas...

December 18, 2011

Tiniest Miracle Goes Home for the Holidays

Four-month-old Melinda Star Guido is going home! When she was born in late August, baby...

December 15, 2011

Tennessee Town Stands Up to the Atheists

Chances are you’ve never even heard of Whiteville, Tennessee. As of the 2000 Census the...

December 13, 2011

Cardinal Foley Belonged to All of Us– But Most Especially, He Belonged to God

It seems everyone has a good “Cardinal Foley” story to tell. The man was just...

December 12, 2011

By Request: Treasure Chest Bars

Well, now this is a first! After I talked about baking Treasure Chest Bars a...

December 12, 2011

Rosebud: You Absolutely Can't Take It With You!

Ain’t that the truth?! Was Orson Welles thinking about eternity when he scooped up the...

December 11, 2011

True Magnificence: God Revealed in the Mass

"I'm bored." "I have so much to do at home." "It's the only day of...

December 11, 2011

What Did Jesus Really Look Like?

What did Jesus really look like? Since there was no Kodak Easy-Share to be found...

December 09, 2011

Sinéad O’Connor Invites Jesus to the Wedding?

On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother...

December 08, 2011

An Exercise in Humility

Things were going just too well. I’d had a fairly productive day in the office. ...

December 08, 2011

What Mary Wore: Belts and Veils from Mary’s Closet

In honor of the Marian feast this week, I thought I’d take a peek inside...

December 04, 2011

The Spirit of Christmas Lives On at Greenfield Village

Only a gentle snowfall could have improved the evening. On Friday, Jennifer and I stepped...

December 03, 2011

St. Al’s: Music, Architecture and Service Lead Detroiters to God

I worked in downtown Detroit many years ago, and one of my pleasant discoveries as...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

Oh, Please– Tell Me It Ain't "Bo"

Oh, no. I was chuckling about the article that's gone viral these past few days,...

November 29, 2011

Playboy Club Guilty of "Gender Discrimination"?

Poor Steve Frye. Mr. Frye paid $1,000 to be admitted to the “Leather Meets Lace”...

November 26, 2011

CNN Wants to See More Female Altar Servers?

You’ve gotta hand it to CNN: If nothing else, they’re consistent. Readers on my Facebook...

November 25, 2011

Boston’s CatholicTV Comes to Detroit!

Watch out, Detroit! There’s a sassy new kid on the Catholic block! This Sunday, the...

November 23, 2011

The Turkey Pardon: Metaphor for the Entire Obama Presidency

Normally, I wouldn’t have much to say about a Presidential turkey pardon. I mean…. Who...

November 21, 2011

Cardinal Law Retires. Now Give a Guy a Break.

I am aware that in saying this, I stand against many of you: people whom...

November 20, 2011

Crystal Cathedral, Revisited

My inbox has been full since I reported on the sale of the Crystal Cathedral...

November 19, 2011

Crystal Cathedral: Was the Holy Spirit the Highest Bidder?

Since 1980 the Crystal Cathedral—that prismatic glass tower that slices Garden Grove’s cerulean skies—has refracted...

November 16, 2011

Grace and Technology: The USCCB’s Uber-Tweeter

There were many reporters tweeting from the scene of the U.S.Bishops’ Fall General Assembly: Bishop Alexander...

November 13, 2011

In Baltimore: Let There Be Light

Here, ladies and gentlemen, is Baltimore’s historic Seven Foot Knoll, the oldest surviving screwpile lighthouse...

November 10, 2011

Made by the Angels: Pope Benedict Recalls Stories Learned at His Mother’s Knee

On Wednesday, November 9, Pope Benedict XVI received a new honor: He was named an...

November 07, 2011

Death and Denial: To Kill for Organs Is Always Wrong

In China, according to the English-language China Daily, more than 65 percent of organs harvested...

November 05, 2011

On Thanksgiving: Eat. Pray. Love. Do Not Watch Lady Gaga.

Oh, gag me. ABC has just announced that on Thanksgiving Day, as Americans sit back...

November 04, 2011

Prayer of St. Charles Borromeo

Almighty God, you have generously made known to human beings the mysteries of your life...

November 04, 2011

St. Charles Borromeo, Patron of Learning and the Arts

In our house, getting the right sleep temperature is a challenge. We have baseboard heating,...

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