Author Patrick Archbold

I am overwhelmed. What is more is that I would be committing the grave sin of ingratitude to God if I did not state how thankful I am. As many of you know, my brother Kevin is struggling now with… Continue Reading →

As long time readers of CMR are aware, we discuss almost every thing on this blog. Almost. There is one topic not to be discussed here, until now. The M-word. Yes, Medjugorje. Our general policy is that there is not… Continue Reading →

Rorate Caeli alerts us to this story. The Turks want the bones on Saint Nicholas, which have been in Italy since the 11th Century, returned to Turkey. Ummm. No. AFP – Turkey will ask for the return of the bones… Continue Reading →

Apropos of absolutely nothing, but still darn funny.

Malaysia’s highest court has finally ruled that Catholics (in particular a Catholic newspaper) has the right to use the word “Allah” to refer to God. The government had attempted to stop the long running custom of Catholics in Malaysia saying… Continue Reading →

Did you know that PBS has a Religion & Ethics show? Watching PBS to get your info on religion and ethics seems strangely akin to watch the Food Network for thoughtful drama, but maybe that just me. Anyway, they recently… Continue Reading →

Obama Administration: Oh. We are so very upset that somebody—definitely not us—leaked to CNN that we were considering a retaliatory strike against Yemen. I mean, we were very serious about it, which definitely proves that we are not soft on… Continue Reading →

Whoa boy! Somebody in Denmark is gonna have some ‘splainin to do to St. Peter one day. Jim Geraghty reports on an editorial in a Danish newspaper says that Obama is greater than Jesus. This is not a paraphrase folks,… Continue Reading →

In an interview with Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi criticized the Church for its position on abortion and gays rights and stated that her Bishop has “tried to change my mind” Pelosi responds to questions about… Continue Reading →