Author Patrick Archbold

“I dare say that the Church has never been so well as it is today.” — Pope Francis A new poll by Religion News Service indicates that most American Catholics are crackheads. Why do I say crackheads? Well this. 68%… Continue Reading →

My hat is off to Elizabeth Scalia for some of the excellent points she makes in this post. It seems to me that more than a few Catholics (media types in particular) have been relishing in their enlightened understanding of… Continue Reading →

In all the hubbub of the past day, I didn’t get around to posting on this story. On September 22 85 people were killed in Pakistan for no other reason than they are Christian. But the National Catholic Reporter wants… Continue Reading →

I refer to this as the good ol’ days. Dateline, July 22, 2013. (Seems like forever ago, no?) On a trip TO Brazil for World Youth Day, the Pope said this. “It’s true I don’t give interviews. I don’t know… Continue Reading →

Man does not live on bread alone, but from every word issued to another atheist reporter. In other words, another week, another papal interview with several “What the flock?” quotes? Before I start, let me stipulate that just like before,… Continue Reading →

Seriously, funniest Pope ever!! From interview 37 or 38, I can’t keep track. “Jesuits were and still are the leavening – not the only one but perhaps the most effective – of Catholicism: culture, teaching, missionary work, loyalty to the… Continue Reading →

An amazing story of the love of a little brother who reached out to his local news station to see if someone would lend him a jogging stroller so that he could push his disabled brother in a 5k. Amazing… Continue Reading →

Thanks to the Deacon’s Bench for posting this cool video of one man doing all the padrs of a choir. Sam Robson and “I need the O I need thee.” *subhead*Nice*subhead*

I have been with my family to this beautiful Church. Amazing. *subhead*Amazing.*subhead*

Seriously, this is one of the cutest things I have ever seen. And you have to watch it all the way. The Setup: Ames, 32, and his family are currently living in a small village near Innsbruck, Austria, where he… Continue Reading →