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October 2015

October 08, 2015

Devastating Fire Destroys Historic Chicago Church…

... Shrine of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Chicago suffered a tragic fire yesterday....

July 2015

July 19, 2015

Mass For Fallen Serviceman at Chattanooga Basilica…

... Diocese of Knoxville's Bishop Stika offered mass today for the fallen serviceman who were...

April 2015

April 15, 2015

Diocese of TN Presents “Conversations with the Cardinals”…

... Looking for something to do this weekend in Knoxville? It's not too late to...

August 2014

August 16, 2014

Mark Steyn on the “narrative” of Ferguson…

... If you've been keeping up with the news, you'll know that in the streets...

June 2014

June 06, 2014

Islamic Prayers to be Held at Vatican…

From Al Arabiya news... For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from...

April 2014

April 01, 2014

A Catholic High School Teaches Catholic Doctrine and Everyone Loses Their Minds…

... This past Friday news broke about a local Catholic high school here in Charlotte,...

April 01, 2014

Indiana Jones is not impressed…

... Shattering the dreams of archaeologist everywhere, Two historians claim the search for the Holy...

February 2014

February 04, 2014

A Potpourri of Popery…

Image, News.Va The Pope's message for Lent 2014; an invitation to evangelical poverty in our...

January 2014

January 14, 2014

That awkward moment when the media realizes the Pope’s still Catholic…

... It looks something like this. VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis made his toughest remarks...

January 12, 2014

Pope Francis Names New Cardinals…

Here are the names of the new Cardinals: 1. Pietro Parolin, Titular Archbishop of Acquapendente,...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

La La La, I Can’t Hear You …

... I'm opting out of papal news for a bit. At least until the new...

September 10, 2013

Things Obama Should Never Mention Ever… CHILDREN…

... Someone needs to revoke Obama's license to use children as an excuse to do...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

R is For “Random” and “Racism” …

... If Obama had a grandfather would he look like WWII veteran Delbert Belton? Or...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

Making Headlines…

... Did you see it? I was featured in the Washington Post. No seriously, I...

July 20, 2012

A Tragedy Should Not Be A Time For Political Opportunism…

... Regarding the shooting in Colorado; let's get two things perfectly clear. 1- A criminal,...

July 12, 2012

the white dove and Cardinal Eugênio Sales …

... During the funeral of Cardinal Sales of Rio de Janeiro a single white dove...

June 2012

June 10, 2012

Virginia is for lovers and North Carolina is for the narrow-minded, judgmental, deceptive, and manipulative…

Then what does that make California then, besides the land of fruits and nuts. CHARLOTTE,...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Holy water as a crowd dispersal weapon…

On Sunday, activists from the Union of Orthodox Banner-Bearers, a lay Russian Orthodox organisation, dispersed...

April 04, 2012

overwhelmingly helpless and dependent, just the way the gov’t likes us…

... "Up to 30 people were pepper-sprayed by police after students tried to storm a...

March 2012

March 01, 2012

The Eucharist is the Body of Christ…

... The Eucharist is the Body of Christ. It is the Body of Christ. The...

February 2012

February 09, 2012

THIS IS CATHOLICISM…

... EWTN sues US government over Contraception Mandate, and so does Priests for Life ....

February 08, 2012

“For the good of souls, Nancy Pelosi must be denied Holy Communion and the Catholic people should be informed that she is being denied Holy Communion.”

... I am quoting Fr. Z in the above title, but I must say that...

February 03, 2012

I hate always being right…

... Breaking News: Koman reverses decision on Planned Parenthood grants A short lived victory with...

January 2012

January 12, 2012

and because I’m feeling especially silly today, The Pope meets a rare Cuban crocodile at his general audience…

... "Among those attending this morning's general audience with the Holy Father were staff of...

January 12, 2012

A makeover. It needs to be razed and salted…

... Remember this thing, the monster of Stazione Termini in Rome? Well, it's getting a...

January 09, 2012

engaging all the senses during liturgy, a new look at incense…

... The use of incense in mass is more than pomp and meaningless ritual, as...

January 06, 2012

The Church has a new Cardinal…

"Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, who has led the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York for...

January 05, 2012

I have adverse reactions to modern art too, but not quite to this extent…

"A 36-year-old woman was accused of causing $10,000 worth of damage to a painting by...

December 2011

December 31, 2011

Contract: [noun] A written or spoken agreement, esp. one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law…

... Vows, contracts, promises. Whatever. You don't really expect people to keep their word now-a-days...

December 14, 2011

I read the news today, oh boy…

... Don't you love how mainstream media exhibits the highest journalistic integrity and gets their...