Do You Know What An Altar is?—If the spindly “community table” of your church doesn’t seem quite right, here’s why. The End of Civilization As We Know It—The lies we tell to…
In case you know what you like but maybe don’t know why, here is a great quote from the architect Geoffrey Webb, from his 1939 book The Liturgical Altar: “The reason for…
The Mayans were wrong in their prediction that the world’s coming to an end in 2012. It all ended the other night when “The Moment of Truth” aired. This woman literally ends…
Well, that is it. I know that I have urged many times against precipitously pulling our troops out of Iraq. I know that I have repeatedly urged us to stay the course…
This is a story about a really cool scientific miracle. An Irishman blinded by an explosion two years ago has had his sight restored after doctors inserted his son’s tooth in his…
Decoding Simon and Garfunkel—”Making love with Cecilia” may not mean what you think. Oakland Cathedral Update—Perhaps the greatest theological failure of our age is making progress. If Only Terri Schaivo Had Been…
Had dinner with my friend Fr. Robbert Barron recently, and he proposed an intriguing reading of Simon and Garfunkel’s famous song “Cecilia,” lyrics below. Most people think it’s a song of a…
Perhaps the greatest theological failure of our age is making progress. The Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland California is taking shape. As it takes shape, it is living up to…
Jill Stanek wrote this piece on Barack Obama’s one pronounced regret in the Senate: During last night’s Democrat presidential debate, Barack Obama for the 2nd time said his biggest legislative regret thus…
It is my blog and I can post whatever I want – Volume I You know you liked it! Click here for the original you ’80s freaks! Want another crazy video?Check out…
