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Sometimes the media just nails something so well. It’s likely unintentionally but whatever. Check this out from USA Today: President Obama and his family attended Sunday services at St. John’s Episcopal Church, which is across Lafayette Park from the White… Continue Reading →
A U.S. District Court judge in Texas has struck down major parts of the abortion law that was signed by Governor Rick Perry, according to news reports. Judge Lynn Yeakel, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote in her opinion, “The… Continue Reading →
I know that Dads are just fat balding idiots who are the punch line of every commercial and sitcom you see. But statistics from the website Fatherless Generation tells you a lot about the dangers of belittling fathers and messing… Continue Reading →
After a nearby Methodist Church closed, a Catholic parish raised the money to purchase and restore it. Cardinal Francis George, who played organ as a seminarian, blessed the instrument at St. John Cantius before it played its first note publicly… Continue Reading →
It was Christmas Eve night in 1906. The ships at sea for the US Navy and the United Fruit Company received s message in Morse code to expect a special and important transmission. The telegraphers in their respective ships expected… Continue Reading →
This beautiful image is of the entire grade school population of the Saint Peter Catholic elementary school in the Diocese of Lincoln in the image of the Sacred Heart. It is one of five schools operated by School Sisters of… Continue Reading →
I’ve been covering colleges for quite a while now. This one shocked even me when I discovered it. A class at Georgetown University’s law school scheduled for next semester will have students working with a pro-abortion rights advocacy organization, taught… Continue Reading →
Religion Dispatches published a story with some hippie type atheist called “UK Atheist Church Invasion.” The subhead promises that the atheist church promises “All the best bits of church, but with no religion, and super pop tunes.” Ha! We tried… Continue Reading →
We’ve all gone through having that first kid and we go overboard with…uhm everything. Pat and Mary Shay, my favorite actor-type folks, made this hilarious vid about first parent-it is. It’s funny ’cause it’s true. *subhead*Funny.*subhead*
I have so many questions and no answers. How and when can we tell if the Pope Francis effect is positive or negative? How can we tell if lapsed Catholics and non-Catholics are really looking anew at the faith? Can… Continue Reading →