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April 2013

April 23, 2013

Dark Joy, Inclusion, Mad Men, Conceit, Accommodation and the American Church

My First Things column this week was more or less (and a little weirdly) inspired...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

A Blessed, Beautiful and Bodacious Theology of Womanhood

"Each woman's life, well lived, might be the best gospel anyone will ever read. But...

March 06, 2013

Cardinals Gagged; We’re asked to Pray; Let’s Talk Vatican Diaries – UPDATE

On his new blog, John Thavis explains how and why information from the General Congregations...

March 04, 2013

Interviewing John Thavis: Inside, under and atop the Vatican

After receiving an advance copy of John Thavis' timely new book The Vatican Diaries, and...

February 2013

February 14, 2013

“The Pope’s Jews: Pius XII Not “Hitler’s Pope” Afterall?

Martin Luther King said "a lie can't live." It can travel around for a while,...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Sanger’s Racist Genocidal Plans and The Masque of the Red Death

I haven't commented about the creepy "Happy Anniversary Video" celebrating 40 years since Roe v....

January 07, 2013

“And my, the dead did stink so…”

This has been going through my head for weeks. “I saw a huge steam roller,...

December 2012

December 20, 2012

A couple of last-minute gift ideas!

This landed in my mailbox yesterday: James Hitchcock's History of the Catholic Church Looks delicious,...

December 12, 2012

Rescuing Devotional Babies from the Bathwater…

Over at the Patheos Book Club, there's an interesting selection being discussed, a slim volume...

December 05, 2012

Let’s Go Shopping! Christmas Gift Ideas!

A lot of you have been asking for this annual post, and it feels like...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Advent: Love Words and Expectations in the Dark – UPDATED

I am so grateful that Advent is upon us; my favorite time of year! It...

November 27, 2012

Dear NY Times: Less Yapping, more Actual Thinking!

I have been meaning to write for several weeks about Mary DeTurris Poust's lovely new...

October 2012

October 19, 2012

A Journal of the Council and Counsel for Pregnancy – PODCAST ADDED

The Patheos Book Club is a busy place with a wide variety of books constantly...

October 06, 2012

A Prayerful Book Tour with a Pregnant Theme

A few days ago, while talking about myself I took a breath to mention Sarah...

October 04, 2012

Lisa Hendey, making me look good

August and September were unusually busy months -- they flew by in a blur --...

July 2012

July 07, 2012

Mothers of the Church

In the mail comes, Mothers of the Church: The Witness of Early Christian Women, by...

July 04, 2012

NRO’s Summer Reading List

NRO's annual Summer Reading List is up and you can find my suggestions on page...

June 2012

June 25, 2012

Leah Libresco, Media’s Favorite Puzzle

When Leah Libresco informed me that she was entering an RCIA program and wanted to...

June 18, 2012

Good Reads and Dawn Eden’s Latest! – UPDATED

Over at Aquinas and More they're sponsoring the Catholic Summer Reading discussion, and I am...

June 18, 2012

A Pro-Life/Social-Justice Catholic: Imagine That

Over at the USCCB Media Blog Sister Mary Ann Walsh pens a nice review of...

June 18, 2012

“I guess Morality just loves me, or something…” UPDATED

You guys remember Leah Libresco, right? The favorite Philosopher Atheist of many of us, here...

June 15, 2012

If God wants it, nothing can stop it

So, our friends the Dominican Nuns of Summit, NJ have welcomed a new postulant to...

June 15, 2012

“No one hates men! But…damn these men!” – UPDATED

On Facebook, Diane of Te-Deum blog embedded this interview between Christiane Amanpour and Sister Joan...

June 12, 2012

Afflicted by Boredom…”Say something new!”

My piece at First Things, today: With something like horror I realized that I—the news...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

The Timely Reissue of Sigrid Undset’s Bios

I mentioned this book briefly in this round-up of great reads from last month, but...

May 08, 2012

Maurice Sendak Departs

"And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!" [But] Max, the king of all...

April 2012

April 27, 2012

Feeding my Fabric Fixation

From time to time, my synapses get fried and -- as I have mentioned here,...

April 24, 2012

Bible Basics for Catholics: A New Picture! – UPDATED

Got three new books in the mail yesterday, and I'm going to share all of...

April 23, 2012

Douthat talks with Moyers on Bad Religion – UPDATED

I've been recommending Ross Douthat's book, Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics,...

April 21, 2012

Style, Sex, Substance:Frank Talk from Catholic Women – UPDATED

The first time I head the title of Hallie Lord's new book, I was intrigued:...