The Motion Picture Association of America just announced that smoking itself will be considered as a factor in its ratings system and depictions that glamorize smoking, or movies that feature pervasive smoking,…
Revenge is like a poison that can turn us into something ugly,” says Aunt May to Peter Parker in Spiderman 3. There’s a whole lot of Christianity in the new installment of…
Does everything seem smaller to you? I know they say the world is shrinking because of the internet, high speed travel, and communications. That’s a good thing in many ways. But I…
Deo Gratias! POPE Benedict today warned Catholic politicians they risked excommunication from the Church and should not receive communion if they support abortion. It was the first time that the Pope, speaking…
My smug-o-meter shot off the charts this week following the GOP debate. The liberal elite so abhors those who believe in God they forget that most of us do actually do. During…
The wisdom of the Church has been known for millenia, and now science has “proven” it: high ceilings are good for expansive, creative thinking, and one might infer, prayer and meditation. A…
Here’s some food for thought: people seem to like devotional, sentimental music at Mass whether or not it relates to the day’s readings or the awesome sacrifice of the Mass itself. The…
According to the Associated Press, King Herod’s tomb may have been found in…guess where…Herodium!!!! Who would’ve thought to look there? Duh! Come on guys, 2,000 years of looking and nobody thought to…
The Ordinary Ministers of the Media have clearly gotten their marching orders on how to cover the Pope’s upcoming visit to Brazil. We blogged via satire on this point a few days…
That’s my favorite headline of the day from the “Southern Illinosian.” I know the author works with Catholic Social Services and I’m sure she’s great at her job but I’m not sure…
