Month February 2013

With so much going on these days, perhaps you missed the latest tempest in a shot glass. Bourbon manufacturer Maker’s Mark announced last week that because they were unable to keep up with demand for their product and because they… Continue Reading →

MSNBC is great for comic relief sometimes, isn’t it? Forget about the insult to Catholics, folks like this don’t see people as people. They are categorizeable entities. That’s it. Listen to what New York magazine’s contributing editor Chris Smith says… Continue Reading →

In the discussion following the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI and in the lead up to the conclave, the amount of misinformation, hyperbole, and un-Catholic nonsense being spewed on the internet has been staggering. No, I write not about the… Continue Reading →

The sun came up this morning, a dog bit the mailman and according to the Washington Post something else equally as startling happened… Pope Benedict XVI’s leaked documents show fractured Vatican full of rivalries That’s seriously a headline? Since when… Continue Reading →

I have seen dozens of lists of papabili. I have seen the odds on Paddy Power and Intrade. The one thing they all have in common is that none of them have a name I think should be on the… Continue Reading →

The media silly season prior to a conclave may have just reached its peak. The media has been giving all kinds of silly advice to the cardinal-electors and the future pontiff, but E.J. Dionne’s idiocy takes the cake. In giving… Continue Reading →

It’s pretty rare that Heaven has dibs on a lawyer but I’m pretty sure that God said, “Well done” to Deacon Bill Stelemeier of EWTN fame this morning. Keep him, his family, and his EWTN family in your prayers. Deacon… Continue Reading →

Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, shares thoughts Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation and his stance on the sanctity of life. *subhead*Thanks.*subhead*