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Cultural Madness, Catholic Sanity: If You’re Anywhere Near Michigan, You’ll Want to Hear This

America is adrift on some rough seas. "Catholic Truth remains a lighthouse," says Al Kresta,...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

New CD Recorded in the Sistine Chapel Features “The Music of Popes”

Here is a wonderful idea for Christmas gift giving: Beautiful music from a beautiful place....

September 19, 2015

Amazing Grace’s Brief Run on Broadway Draws to a Close

A few weeks ago, writing over at the National Catholic Register, I told the story...

June 2015

June 17, 2015

“Sweet Baby Jesus” Beer Is Off the Shelves in Ohio Grocery Chain

The barley, the malt sugars, the yeast and...what? The chocolate, the peanut butter? Those are...

May 2015

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...

January 2015

January 30, 2015

Vatican Conference on Women: Plastic Surgery Is Like “A Burqa Made of Flesh”

Last month I told you about a controversial new video released by the Vatican's Pontifical...

March 2014

March 02, 2014

Cleavage = Control? I Don’t Think So!

There's power in cleavage? That was the claim of a recent Detroit Free Press article...

February 2014

February 15, 2014

Society Continues Death Spiral, As Runners Speed Naked Through Detroit Streets

This morning, a thousand people stripped to their underwear and ran near-naked through the streets...

January 2014

January 19, 2014

Stephen Baldwin to Play Pastor With a Pub in Proposed New Family-Friendly Sitcom

A Pastor Walks Into a Bar… It’s not a joke! A new sitcom is...

January 11, 2014

Do Not Get Married in the Penguin Exhibit

I saw this photo trending over on Reddit: A happy couple beginning their life together...

December 2013

December 09, 2013

The Most Post-Christian Cities

Chances are that if you’re a sincere Christian, you are occasionally discouraged by the apparent downward...

October 2013

October 21, 2013

CNN’s Belief Blog Scores a Win with Christian Recording Artist Chris Tomlin

Hitting the stands tomorrow: a new CD/DVD edition of “Burning Lights”, the chart topping album...

October 12, 2013

Production Team to Duck Dynasty: Stop Praying, Start Cursing?

“They told us to cut Jesus from prayers, to avoid offending Muslims.” That’s what Phil...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Miley Cyrus and Her Daddy’s Achy Breaky Heart

It was 1992 when country singer Billy Ray Cyrus first cradled his newborn daughter, Destiny...

April 2013

April 10, 2013

Santorum’s Speaking…. No, He’s Not… Yes, He Is!

The news was exciting: 2012 Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was going to speak to...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

All the World’s a Stage

Who'd have thought that I'd love a commercial?! But this one has such grace, such...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

WHAT PRICE BEAUTY? Women Sever Toes to Fit High Heels

1640 A.D.: Virtually all women in China bind their feet to attract a suitor. The...

April 2012

April 09, 2012

Do You Know More About the Bible Than a Fifth Grader?

Jeff Foxworthy, host of the popular game show “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader,”...

March 2012

March 14, 2012

Europeans Close Up Shop on Sundays

Europe has become completely secularized, right? That’s the common understanding. Church attendance, we hear, is...

December 2011

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...

November 2011

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...