Month April 2011
Madness. Pure madness. Some churches will do anything for press and media coverage. Methinks this one went a teeeeeeeny bit far. Just a bit. Jesus died on the cross for you and you slowed down to honk your horn for… Continue Reading →
A lot of people have heard of the vocations boom among Dominican sisters, especially the communities in Nashville and Ann Arbor. Even Oprah knows about the Ann Arbor sisters. But the “eastern” province of Dominican Friars, officially the Province of… Continue Reading →
You ever watch the show “Prison Break?” Essentially, it’s about a dude who gets himself arrested and put into prison so that he can break out his brother who’s been wrongfully convicted. All over his body, the hero tattooed the… Continue Reading →
My three year old daughter is a Batman nut. She kinda’ thinks she is Batman. Not Batgirl mind you. Batman. Most days, she pretends to be Batman leaping from cushion to cushion saving us all from evil of some sort… Continue Reading →
I will keep this short because every time I write about economic issues on this site I am greeted by a rousing chorus of crickets. But I wish to take a minute to say that we might be in very… Continue Reading →
During Easter we often consider the meaning of suffering. Check out this pretty extraordinary video of Mother Teresa being interviewed by William F. Buckley on the question of suffering. Definitely worth it. Watch the video at the National Catholic Register>>>
In the last of New York painter Leonard Porter’s Stations of the Cross, we see Christ’s body laid in the tomb. Though lifeless, Christ’s body is lit up, eerily white amid the muted colors of the background and other figures…. Continue Reading →
Check this out. Bob Rice of Franciscan University at Steubenville wrote it. Check out the vid, it’s really well made. Check out PalmSundayFilm or Bob-rice.com.
Live Action reports: Early this morning, Live Action Investigator and sidewalk counselor Gaby Federico discovered a dead, dismembered baby in the parking lot of Hilltop Family Planning Clinic, an abortion clinic in El Paso, TX. The Hilltop clinic advertises abortions… Continue Reading →
Too funny. If this was real, I would vote to fund PBS!! Ht. to WeaselZippers