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May 2015

May 24, 2015

Tennesseans Love Their Bible and Their Cave Salamander

The Bible as Tennessee's official state book? Apparently not. Tennesseans--81 percent of them, anyway--are Christian. And...

May 24, 2015

Come, Holy Spirit: The Song-Prayer of Cardinal Stephen Langton

Cardinal Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 until his death in 1228, was a...

May 23, 2015

The 13 Catholics in Statuary Hall: On Memorial Day, Remembering Our Heroes

One of the most popular tourist destinations in Washington, D.C. is National Statuary Hall....

May 22, 2015

Lighting a Candle: 66th Annual Christopher Awards Showcase Great Movies, Books

For 66 years, the Christopher Awards have honored those in media whose work has "affirmed...

May 21, 2015

Facebook Is Catholic, Twitter Is Protestant?

Really? Is Facebook Catholic? That's the analysis offered by British moral theologian Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith,...

May 20, 2015

MASS MESS: If the Priest Screws Up, Have I Satisfied My Sunday Obligation?

We've been traveling, and that means... Different Churches! I absolutely love the opportunity to attend Mass...

May 20, 2015

St. Teresa of Avila’s “Prayer for a Busy Life”

Prayer for a Busy Life by St. Teresa of Avila "Christ has no body now,...

May 19, 2015

Five Years in Heaven: A Young Man’s Unlikely Friendship with an Elderly Nun

When I first saw the title of John Schlimm's new book, Five Years in Heaven, I...

May 17, 2015

Was Raul Castro Joking About His Return to the Church?

So what do you think: Was Cuban President Raul Castro mocking Pope Francis when he...

May 14, 2015

8 Bad Reasons to Leave the Catholic Church, and 1 Good Reason to Stay

There's been a lot of conversation on-line over the past few days regarding a column by...

May 12, 2015

HEARTSONGS: The Story of Matti Stepanek Will Knock Your Socks Off

Requiem in Sea Oh, to call the conch my home . . . Stormy-smoothed tunnels...

May 09, 2015

SPLAT! How I Fell for Japanese Suicide Satire

Remember last week, I told you the story of Seppu Kuma, the Japanese "suicide bear" that...

May 09, 2015

Everyday Wisdom from Pope Francis’ Daily Homilies–Now All in One Place!

How often I've enjoyed the little pearls of wisdom which come from Pope Francis' morning...

May 06, 2015

A “Suicide Bear”? Japanese Invention Lets You Choose Suffocation, Asphyxia or Lethal Injection

How would you prefer to die: By lethal injection? suffocation? helium asphyxia? Japanese engineers are...

May 01, 2015

Why You’ll Never See the “F” Word on My Blog

I get it: I'm older and crankier than some of you. There is an entire...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Pope Francis Is Going to Revise Vatican Media–Again?!

Pope Francis has set up a five-person committee to streamline and modernize the Vatican's many...

April 30, 2015

Seven Women Attempt Ordination–And No, They’re Not Priests

Seven "well prepared" women attempted to be ordained Catholic priests in Morristown, New Jersey, on...

April 29, 2015

Rome Police Force Uses Modern Investigative Techniques to Show the 12-Year-Old Jesus

Want to see what the boy Jesus really looked like? The scientific unit of Rome's...

April 28, 2015

LORD, MAKE ME A BANYAN TREE

We lost a mighty tree in our front yard this winter. It was an ash,...

April 28, 2015

Where Is America’s Black President While Baltimore Burns?

Where are America's true black leaders while Baltimore burns? I understand that the death of...

April 28, 2015

Olfactory Comfort: French Perfume Smells Just Like Your Departed Spouse

For a lonely widow, a photograph can trigger a memory of happier days--but so can...

April 27, 2015

Mayberry Revisited: Does God Hate Guns?

Last week,the issue of gun control came to the fore here in southeastern Michigan. ...

April 26, 2015

Redeemed by Grace: Another Abortion Worker Comes Over to the Side of Truth

Through the years, I've met several people who have worked in the abortion industry, and...

April 24, 2015

NEWS FLASH: Bruce Jenner Is Not a Woman

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE was originally published February 6, 2015, as America began to understand the...

April 24, 2015

Hillary Insists Your Backwards Religious Beliefs Must Be Changed….

"Deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed” for the sake...

April 24, 2015

HEY KIDS! Are You an Inventor? Do You Want to Change the World?

Are you a budding creative genius? Well, here's your chance to put that creativity to...

April 23, 2015

How “SCHINDLER’S LIST” Influenced the Director of “LITTLE BOY”: My Interview with Alejandro Monteverde

"At the end of 'Schindler's List', you saw Schindler crying. Asked why, he explained that...

April 22, 2015

More Nuns for Britain, But Fewer for the U.S.

Why are more women attracted to religious life in Britain, while the number of new...

April 19, 2015

Jesus, a Ghost? What Does the Catholic Church Teach About Ghosts?

It's finally Spring in our corner of the woods, and we've begun the laborious task...

April 17, 2015

Catholics in San Francisco Respond: Mass Mob Planned at Star of the Sea Catholic Church

When Fr. Joseph Illo, the pastor at San Francisco's Star of the Sea Catholic Church,...

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