Have an Abortion, Win an Award
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days is a Romanian film on back-alley abortion and daily despair in the communist era which won the Cannes film festival’s top award, the … Read More
Benedict’s Evangelical Blitzkrieg
The Philadelphia Church of God publishes a Magazine called the Trumpet. The current issue has an article on Pope Benedict that is certainly interesting. The language and point of view … Read More
800 Pound Gorilla in the Room
CWN reports on a conference in Rome these past days discussing the future of Latin “with academics, politicians, and journalists discussing the role of the language in forming European identity.” … Read More
Something Doesn’t Stink in Jersey
I have long said that very little good happens in New Jersey. I take it back -just for today though. A new stained-glass window in the foyer at St. Augustine … Read More
Blair Visits Pope
CWN is reporting that Tony Blair will visit with the Pope before leaving office. This is sure to stoke the speculation fires regarding Mr. Blair’s future entry into the Catholic … Read More
The True Meaning of Christmas
I just about fell off my chair when I saw this. But be warned, keep the kiddies away and the volume low. Mom is not happy that junior has decided … Read More
The Bear and the Atheist
An atheist was walking through the woods. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!” he said to himself. Suddenly he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him … Read More
On Deaf Ears
John Allen has an editorial over at NCR in which he criticizes Pope Benedict for being “remarkably tone-deaf”. In support of his premise Allen sights the Regensburg speech which so … Read More
Hitler Spoiled All The Fun:
How Eugenics is just misunderstood. There’s been a lot of talk about atheist’s books recently selling so well. Famous Atheist Richard Dawkins seems to be all over the news with … Read More
Atheists See the Light, Sort of…
Interesting story from Bloomberg: Philanthropist and retired hedge-fund manager Robert W. Wilson said he is giving $22.5 million to the Archdiocese of New York to fund a scholarship program for … Read More