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Composer Gavin Bryars was living in London working on a documentary about people living in poverty. During the recording, a number of people being interviewed broke into drunken maudlin ballads and opera. But one old man, who, according to Bryars,… Continue Reading →

Truth? What was my initial reaction upon hearing the news of the Pope’s resignation? I was ticked. While it is certainly possible for a Pope to resign, no Pope has done it for the last 600 years. The Papacy has… Continue Reading →

They were a tornado of plaid and elbows running out the doors of their Catholic elementary school. Four of them waved a green piece of paper above their heads excitedly but the kindergartener was just running because she doesn’t know… Continue Reading →

Question: Is it sexist to ask young women to be ladylike? It would seem so. Earlier in the week it was reported that a Catholic High School asked its young women to sign a pledge not to curse. The media… Continue Reading →

Displaying individual stupidity is what “America’s Funniest Home Videos” does but so much more hilarious and quite frankly scarier than inadvertent crotch kicks from three year olds is the macro scale of government stupidity. Here’s the background: The birth dearth… Continue Reading →

The relief of Cardinal Mahony of public duties in L.A. by Archbishop Gomez is likely just the beginning of the end for Cardinal Mahony. As the Deacon’s Bench reports via Rocco Palmo, the current steps have little canonical impact and… Continue Reading →

I took the children down to the March for Life this year and it was great. It’s too bad we all nearly died. And by nearly I don’t mean kinda’ close. I mean we were in a really bad situation… Continue Reading →

An excerpt from an interview with a President in the future… Amid conservative anger over the President’s proposals to curb religious violence, the President says he sometimes attends Church. Asked if he ever attends Church, the President said he did… Continue Reading →