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"Everything" is about nothing. Everything ended with the sacrifice of the Lamb. All is consummated....

No, I don't mean to tease you, really I don't. I can't wait to tell...

Over the years, Franklin had been developing a social outlook that, in its mixture of...

Someone emailed asking, "are you still" praying and fasting? Yes, I am. But remember -...

That's actually a Dominican in the picture, but "ora et labora" is the motto of...

Sorry to say there are a few small mistakes in this podcast, the most glaring...

And finally, the last podcast; here is Compline for Monday Night. I have linked to...

My mother, Sister David, was ill and in bed, and I was getting ready to...

Sometimes you just have to step back and be a little frivolous, in the face...

From time to time I find similar questions or comments filling the email box and...

I confess, after excitedly looking forward to HBO's presentation, I am a little disappointed. Not...

Heh. John Hawkins has a post up with 10 reasons why this blog is not...

Grotto at Lourdes, shamelessly cribbed from Fr. James Martin ...a dirt-poor, uneducated girl saw a...

A few days ago I reviewed this book and highly recommended it. Julie at Happy...

A few days ago I reviewed this book and highly recommended it. Julie at Happy...

C'mon, now...that's a provocative cover. The title, daring to use the deplorable label that has...

A few months ago, the Crisis Magazine abandoned dead trees and began publishing exclusively online....

Now that my computer seems back on track, I find myself needing to once more...

I've written often about the wonderful book My Life With the Saints by James Martin,...

Greg Kandra is the editor of Couric & Co, the blog associated with the CBS...

Several times before I have recommended Georgette Heyer to my female readers (although a fella...

Spoiled Rotten America: Outrages of Everyday Life, by Larry Milller Comedian/Actor Larry Miller - you...

National Review's Jim Geraghty is a writer with a deft touch; he has a way...

Ah, after Labor Day it's never too soon to start thinking about Christmas, and Bryn...

A busy schedule precludes any writing until tonight, but because so many of you asked,...

Courtesy of Loyola Books Rocco has links that lead you to Loyola Press' happy marketing...

Or, as Siggy says, so much for the torture flights. There is no evidence the...

My poor, much put-upon husband. He's always after me to do something about all the...

While I would never claim to have the pristine mouth of an angel (I worked...

This season cannot start soon enough. And in anticipation of it, I am adding this...