George Weigel, observing the occasion of his 1,000th column makes this statement. Yet one more conviction links the 1000 columns, and in fact dates back to the earlier series of Catholic press columns I wrote from 1979 until 1986: the… Continue Reading →

This is pretty awesome. A man got his leg caught in a train platform and everyone got together and pushed the train to one side in order to free him. I don’t know, these kinds of things make me feel… Continue Reading →

The children of Saeed Abedini, an American Christian pastor who has locked up in some Iranian hellhole for the crime of being a Christian, are asking President Obama to do more to help their father. suffered in Iran’s brutal prison… Continue Reading →

This is the exception. A man was smoking dope with his partner and suddenly remembered he’d left his ten month old foster child in the car. I’m not sure but it certainly seemed to me that it’s quite possible that… Continue Reading →

Graphic via Fr. Ray Blake. *subhead*In graphic form.*subhead*

This is a nice change from every commercial of the past decade which shows Dads as half-dumb man children. HT Catholic Vote *subhead*Worth watching.*subhead*

My nine year old son is a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle nut. If he doesn’t have a basketball in his hand, then he has a styrofoam ninja sword. And now he’s seen a number of commercials for the upcoming TMNT… Continue Reading →

A restaurant in North Carolina randomly offers discounts to customers seen praying before eating. Fox News: Mary’s Gourmet Diner in Winston-Salem gives the discount for anyone who takes the time to appreciate their food before digging in. Although the restaurant… Continue Reading →

Kind of nice to see. I guess he didn’t get the memo that you’re supposed to look down on the rest of the country that looks down their nose at those oogedy-boogedy Christian types. Chris Pratt is starring in the… Continue Reading →