Month April 2011
For the last several years it has been my custom to watch “Passion of the Christ” on Good Friday. It is a masterpiece in my opinion, an opinion that when it comes to cinema is worth less than Steven Greydanus… Continue Reading →
I don’t know exactly where we are as a culture but I’m pretty sure we can’t even see sane from where we are now. This story might be a good indicator as to where we’re heading though. Check out this… Continue Reading →
I have been saying that not only is the Pence Amendment defunding Planned Parenthood the only way for Republicans to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, but it is the only issue that matters. Both morally and politically. It… Continue Reading →
My latest post at the National Catholic Register. One of my number one rules of blogging, aside from a three drink limit and a ban on bathtub blogging, is don’t write about Sr. Joan Chittester. It is boring. That said,… Continue Reading →
It was only a matter of time. ht viralfootage
Station Two from artist Leonard Porter’s new set of Stations of the Cross reveals not only an excellent meditation for Lent, but gives evidence of a renewed interest in layered, meaningful and intellectually rich sacred art. Porter, who specializes in… Continue Reading →
OK. This looks pretty darn awesome. A new movie starring Andy Garcia chronicling the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government’s attempt to secularize the country. The film’s website is here. HT Matthew… Continue Reading →
What’s wrong with the Japanese? I have never seen a race or a culture that stunk more at garnering sympathy than the Japanese. We Americans love to feel sorry for people. It is an American pastime somewhere between baseball and… Continue Reading →
Millions of dollars in taxpayer funding allocated for the Cowboy Poetry festival sparked off a riot reminiscent of Madison Wisconsin recently. Pastoral poets and haiku writers exhibited their anger, despair, and woe that cowboy poets received federal funding while they… Continue Reading →
I’m sure this is all part of some clever Church conspiracy to write something down about Jesus around 70 AD and then hide it away making it very difficult to find for about oh 2000 years. I’m not smart enough… Continue Reading →