appy Easter! We ventured out last night to the Easter Vigil with all five kids and while it wasn’t a complete disaster, it wasn’t exactly smooth sailing. We’ve made it a habit in the past few years to go to both Christmas Midnight Mass and Easter... [Continue Reading]
[lead dropcap="yes"]At the start of this Holy Week, I’ve been contemplating two different pieces of religious art by the same artist, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, a 19th-century neo-classicist that some associate mainly with portraiture and paintings... [Continue Reading]
Gee, thanks, French's, for insulting our intelligence in such a blatant way and making it clear that you think we're so dumb. Note that they're not advertising that you're getting 40% more for free or a reduced price. They're simply telling you that... [Continue Reading]
I’ve been following the disturbing case in Steubenville, Ohio, in which two high school football players were on trial for and found guilty of raping a teen girl, because I once lived there as a student at Franciscan University. But the case... [Continue Reading]
Viva il Papa! I'm relieved and happy to have a new Holy Father and especially to have one named for one of my favorite saints, St. Francis of Assisi, although because Pope Francis is a Jesuit I suppose it could be St. Francis Xavier. I was at work... [Continue Reading]
To follow up on my earlier post about calls for the Catholic Church to sell the art collections of the Vatican to give to the poor, I had a few more thoughts. The first thought is “Then what?” After we’ve sold off the Michelangelo’s and the... [Continue Reading]
I can’t tell you how surreal it is to listen to Fr. Roderick’s Catholic Insider podcast and hear my boss, Scot Landry, talking to Father about how our Catholic Media office at the Archdiocese of Boston is covering the papal transition... [Continue Reading]
When I hear and read people write something like, “They should sell the paintings in the Sistine Chapel and give the money to the poor,” I wonder, Who are we supposed to sell them to? (Not to mention, they’re not paintings, but... [Continue Reading]
Now that the date for the conclave to begin has been set, next Tuesday, March 12, people are trying to figure out how they can be sure not to miss the black smoke/white smoke.[1] Even though this is the first social media conclave and the moment a... [Continue Reading]
When we found out a few months ago that Aquinas and More was closing, we were very disappointed. Not only is Aquinas and More the best Catholic store on the Internet, with innovative products and marketing, and not only have they been reliable... [Continue Reading]