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An Italian town’s mayor hopes to shame men into not using prostitutes by photographing cars that stop to liaise with prostitutes on the side of the street, according to Reuters. Advertisements in local newspapers with the plate numbers will then… Continue Reading →
Here’s what it is: The image depicts the so-called Helix Nebula, described by astronomers as “a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases.” At its center is dying, Sun-like star which has ejected masses of dust and gas to form tentacle-like filaments… Continue Reading →
In honor of Tony Blair’s audience with the Pope today, we republish today our speculation on how the conversation should proceed. Tony: Thank you so much for receiving us your Holiness. I bring you the warmest regards of all the… Continue Reading →
The Catholic Church in Kuwait “enjoys freedom of worship and suffers no restriction whatsoever,” Bishop Camillo Ballin, 63, Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait. “Although Islamic extremists have different and adverse positions, there is no exterior sign to indicate it,” he noted…. Continue Reading →
Media Bias and “Evan Almighty”——Religion is fine, as long as you don’t take it seriously. A Public Man of Faith and Principle——Where is Thomas More when you need him? Church in Kuwait: No Problems Here——Please move along, nothing to see… Continue Reading →
I went online this morning for my daily fix of news with my two year old on my lap. (So if there’s any mistakes or misspellings blame him) He likes watching a hippo and a dog sing “The Lion Sleeps… Continue Reading →
Today, June 22 , is the feast day of St. Thomas More. He is one of my favorite saints. Famously, St. Thomas lost his head to Henry VIII rather than betray his conscience by refusing to swear allegiance to the… Continue Reading →
The Smartest Person in the Room——Evangelical Catholicism: Only I am smart enough to appreciate Cardinal Martino. The AP Asks “Who Will the Pope Endorse?”——The AP widely misses the mark, again. Michael Moore Wants Christianized Medicine?——Somehow, we just don’t buy it…. Continue Reading →
Michael Joseph at Evangelical Catholicism has a post on the 50th anniversary of the ordination of Renato Cardinal Martino. It seems that Michael Joseph subscribes to the Bishop Trautman school of Catholicism in which he thinks that most Catholics (himself… Continue Reading →
An Associated Press piece on abortion and communion once again misses the mark badly. The piece starts: Three years after a few outspoken U.S. Roman Catholic bishops tied together presidential politics, abortion and the Communion rail, leaders of the nation’s… Continue Reading →