Popin' Ain't Easy

Granted, I've been in such a situation before. I was at my grandmother's bedside when she passed away. This was a stranger, though. ...

Our colleague Turgonian has begun another blog. This is a good thing, as any outlet that provides the world with more of such brilliance is ...

I get chided every once in a while for not posting good news. Given that I actually have some today, I'm proud to provide some illustrat...

Wow. It's the end of an era. Can we have a parade or something? Per Zenit : After more than 10 years as the point man for the Church...

No, this isn't a post about Queen Elizabeth. As with most of our Anglican-based posts, it's about Rowan's continued problems, th...

There isn't a whole lot that I can say that these clips don't. I still can't fathom how such material wound up on Showtime, but ...

How lovely . A new film based on the legend of Pope Joan – an Englishwoman who purportedly disguised herself as a man and rose to become the...

You might think that makes me a bad father. Actually, it's the other way around. I hate it because it reminds me of what a bad father I ...

I've probably mentioned it before, but I have a great deal of pity for sedevacantists. I think most of them are good people who, quite f...

Today, the kids were sick, and my wife had to stay home with them while I directed the choir at church. She then went to a local Roman Catho...

How long before we face this in Europe and America ? Pope Shenouda II, the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, has confirmed that his chur...

Have you noticed how allergic people are to the term "beautiful"? Women aren't beautiful anymore. They are "hot." Mu...

Per the Telegraph , divorcees now qualify. Am I the only guy more surprised by the fact that there was still a rule prohibiting divorced bis...

I just coined that word, I think. I use it to refer to the idea that the only thing that matters in worship is the Eucharist, and that any o...

We make mistakes here all the time. When that happens, we try to own up to them. This could be just such a case. Over the course of this blo...

I've punched a lot of keys on this blog yammering about the problem of substituting dialogue for evangelization. Given that it's pro...

He's also written an op-ed for the New York Times . I'm sure the Dalai Lama is a very nice man. I just can't make any sense out ...

Hilarity ensues in Danvers, MA . A Massachusetts church is scheduled to launch a new monthly worship service — for dogs. Calvary Episcopal C...

This is from an article entitled " Kirk and Catholic Church strengthen ties ." The two faiths, historically divided along sectaria...

It is without a doubt that persecution of the Church (and the faithful) is coming, and in fact is already here, as Throwback point...

Both Karl and myself have gotten our share of criticism over the years for predicting that Catholicism would one day be outlawed as hate spe...

It's come up a few times here that I watch Jack Van Impe. So sue me. About a week ago, my wife and I were tuned in to see him and Rexell...

One of the things that never fails to surprise me is how influential Thomas Merton is. Honestly, I had never even heard of the guy until I m...

Lost: Mr. Eko got screwed. The finale sucked. And it was indifferentist crap. American Idol: Does it even deserve commentary? Except perhaps...

The Pope asked for you to . Dear Pastors and all the faithful, the date 24 May could in the future become an occasion for the Catholics of t...