Author matthew archbold

OK. OK. The last time director Martin Scorsese made a film about religion it didn’t work out all that well but this film called “Silence” looks promising. Indie Wire reports: It’s an adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s book about two 17th… Continue Reading →

When I was a reporter in Philly, the Ira Einhorn extradition story was huge. When I started I remember looking into the database of archived stories and being shocked that Einhorn was pretty much THE go-to guy for quotes about… Continue Reading →

We’re told not to jump to conclusions about the motives behind the Marathon bombing although there are many indications that it was because they had been newly radicalized in Islam. It seems to me that America’s willing to wait for… Continue Reading →

I’m always seeing pieces in the media about what to tell your children about this or that. My default position has always been to tell my children nothing. My kids are pretty dumb. I mean, they do ok in school… Continue Reading →

Pretty funny in a slow burn kind of way. HT Sherry Antonetti *subhead*Funny.*subhead*

The pop star who became a former pop star when she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II on Saturday Night Live, Sinead O’Connor is now reportedly going after Pope Francis and saying that the Church is doomed… Continue Reading →

I hope his wife never sees this. Oh wait. Actually I hope she does and beats him. Prayers going out to all the families affected by this horrible fire. *subhead*Wow.*subhead*

A Catholic high school in Columbus Ohio reportedly fired a teacher because she publicly homosexual with a domestic partner. Now, it seems that a Catholic school should have a right to do that, right? The problem is that the city… Continue Reading →

This sent chills up my spine. Rene Rancourt starts singing, and then the TD Garden crowd takes it home as Boston returns to sports two days after the bombing at the Boston Marathon. Must watch video of the day. HT… Continue Reading →

Roy Bourgeois is becoming the Pete Rose of Catholicism. He got booted for bad behavior and now he’s trying everything he can to weasel his way back in. Bourgeois, you might recall, is the priest who was excommunicated for his… Continue Reading →