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May 2016

May 08, 2016

Thanks to Our Mothers: Past, Present, and Future

This Sunday in the United States we celebrate our mothers. Though it is a secular...

June 2015

June 12, 2015

For Thoughts On The Solemnity Of The Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus

Are you on vacation yet? The funny thing about vacations is that when on holiday...

May 2015

May 06, 2015

Joe Six-Pack’s Year Of Mercy Art Suggestions (Not That I Was Consulted)

It's probably too late, because what's done is done. But if there is one thing...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

I Forgot To Finish The Story About Sleeping In For Easter In Amman. Here’s What We Discovered…

...a beautiful Greek Orthodox parish church with the mouthful name of The Church of Jesus Christ’s...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

For The Prayers Of St. Gregory Of Narek (A Few Words For Wednesday) UPDATED

A few days ago, Pope Francis declared St. Gregory of Narek our newest Doctor of...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

The Thanksgiving Holiday Isn’t Catholic, But It’s Looking Like William Shakespeare Was

So be thankful for that! Guess what else? There is a Jesuit angle that may...

August 2014

August 30, 2014

Top Artists: Beyoncé, Al Green, Sam Rocha…Wait. Who?

A few days back, on the Feast of St. Augustine, Sam Rocha's album was released....

March 2014

March 30, 2014

I Watched “Noah,” And Didn’t Lose My Faith

Actually, Joe Six-Pack did the unthinkable and saw two (count 'em!) movies this weekend. The...

March 19, 2014

As the Biblical Epics Roll Into Theaters, Remember This: Bela Lugosi Played Jesus…

No. Really. When? In 1909. Where? In a live Easter passion play, somewhere. Dangerous Minds...

March 13, 2014

The Next Time Someone Says “Beauty Will Save The World,” Consider This…

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Spring must be in the air, or something,...

February 2014

February 22, 2014

Missing Rome, the Vatican, and Florence? Watch the First Twelve Minutes of “The Agony And The Ecstasy”

It's streaming over at Netflix, now. It's one of the many movies that I never...

February 17, 2014

“Variety” Reports That 98% Of Religious Audiences Gave “Noah” A Thumbs Down UPDATED

Shocked. Shocked, I am. That folks who actually know the account from Genesis are disappointed...

December 2013

December 28, 2013

For Poems Like This For Childermas

-Feast of the Holy Innocents Have you ever heard of Emily Hickey? Me either, at...

December 07, 2013

For Dana Gioia’s Thoughts On The Vocation Of The Catholic Writer

A lot of ink has been spilt these last few days since Evangelii Gaudium was...

November 2013

November 23, 2013

Your Chance To Be A Patron Of The Arts

Your favorite film producer here, with another opportunity to bring Christian Art That Does Not...

November 09, 2013

The Great Battle In Heaven, Like You’ve Never Seen It

And there was made a great battle in heaven, Michael and his Angels fought with...

October 2013

October 13, 2013

Take A Moment To Read This Bill Watterson Inspired Comic Strip

The words are Bill Watterson's (creator of the awesome Calvin & Hobbes series) and the...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

What the Basílica de la Sagrada Família Will Look Like When Finished…

And you thought it was incredible already? You're right, but there is more. Much more....

August 2013

August 30, 2013

I Could Listen to Seamus Heaney Reading “Beowulf” For Hours (Requiescat In Pace) UPDATES

I shared what follows last summer. I'm sharing it with you again because this morning...

August 22, 2013

Remember the Ruined Fresco? Cecilia Gomez teaches Us How To Make Mistakes Pay

I mean, that seems to be the takeaway to me. An 82-year-old Spanish pensioner who...

August 07, 2013

Nobody Does A Gerard Manley Hopkins Poem Like Richard Burton (A Few Words for Wednesday)

The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo, as Gerard Manley Hopkins meant them to be...

July 2013

July 03, 2013

Clothing the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Flag? Great Moments in ‘Murika!

So there I was, minding my own business, getting ready for a day off tomorrow...

May 2013

May 26, 2013

For Thoughts on the Trinity By Way of China, Circa 1700…

...with a little help from a few other sources. Today is the Solemnity of the...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Help Push the Film About the Life of Takashi Nagai Across the Finish Line

Since the end of August, in the year of Our Lord 2011, I've been...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Why I Am Catholic? Because There Is So Much I Don’t Know, But the Church Does…

For instance, on Good Friday, there is beautiful work of art called the Remonstrances that...

March 23, 2013

Papal History Being Made, Right Here, Right Now UPDATED

Today Pope Francis and the Pope Emeritus met at Castel Gandolfo. In terms of historically...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

A Poem and a Prayer as a Pontiff Retires

Today's gospel reading is a fitting reminder that the Christian model of leadership is not...

February 17, 2013

“The Temptation by the Devil” by Gustave Doré

In today's gospel reading, our Lord reminds us that no one is free from temptation....

January 2013

January 19, 2013

Really. This is Why God Invented YouTube…

So talented people like DJ Shamrock could make a video remix like this. Need a lift?...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

In a Cave Underground…

a King was born. And on December 25. Sing it Neil, H/T Sean P. Dailey