Author Patrick Archbold

First Bishop Listecki for Milwaukee Seven months after Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan left for New York, the Vatican on Saturday announced his successor, naming Bishop Jerome Edward Listecki of La Crosse as the new spiritual leader of Southeastern Wisconsin’s nearly… Continue Reading →

If you are not yet aware of Pomplamoose, fix that. Thanks to Mark Shea for the introduction. Seriously, watch them all.

In response to Matthew’s post “Did U.S. Bishops Caveat an Eternal Truth?” which asks how the Bishops could endorse health care when it will pay for some abortions (rape and incest), we received comments, emails, and tweets that take issue… Continue Reading →

My father-in-law is a great man. Today his greatness manifests itself in acts such as reading with the children; watching Hannah Montana marathons without complaint while taking care of the kids; giving my wife a little sanity time each week… Continue Reading →

Oh how they howled! Chuckled. Mocked. “What a simpleton,” they declared when George W. Bush referred to himself as “The Decider.” Obama, determined to be anything but Bush, should now just as boldy claim that he is “The In-Decider” WASHINGTON… Continue Reading →

Fr. Richard McBrien poses an interesting and legitimate question in his latest column. He writes about the lack of canonical provision for a Pope that has become incapacitated. Leaving aside the obvious wishful thinking aspect of McBrien’s concern, the topic… Continue Reading →

Picture this, you are U.S. Senator and a Democrat. You come from a moderate to conservative State. Your re-election is by no means a foregone conclusion. You saw what happened in ’94 and you know it can happen again. You… Continue Reading →