Muldoon and Coffey Honored by CPA

Well, bust my buttons! It seems that while passing out awards recently, the Catholic Press Association singled out two of our Catholic Portal columnists for distinction: Congrats to Boston College’s Tim Muldoon, who runs his own page, here and also toils weekly at Culture in the Crossroads, where his recent series on Sex and Christianity [...]

Madrid's Mobs of Youth

ATTENTION, WYD Pilgrims: While you’re in Madrid, do yourself a favor, and try the incredibly delicious, air-cured “Iberian Ham.” You’re welcome. Meanwhile Archbishop Chaput recalls WYD ’93, in Colorado: Cardinal J. Francis Stafford, my friend and predecessor as archbishop of Denver, hosted World Youth Day in August 1993, and he still likes to tell the [...]

Peace of Mind, Distractions, Forgiveness?

Matt Emerson writes today of Peace of Mind. Why don’t we have it? Do we really need it? What brings it? Of late, however, I’ve been unsettled less by the headlines and more by the trepidation of friends and family. I’ve sensed a growing unease and a strident wish to know when and by what [...]

Barron on Of Gods and Men

I wrote about the film here, and in the comments Manny pointed out that Fr. Robert Barron had written about the film and also talked about it in video. Well, a weekend after seeing the film, I am still haunted by its beauty and challenge. Barron, like me, is impressed with Brother Luc’s statement that [...]

"Of Gods and Men" and John Corapi

The remarkable film Of Gods and Men is out on Netflix, and if you haven’t seen it yet, I urge you to put it on your queue and move it to the top. It is one of the best films I seen in years — gripping, moving, enlightening and insightful. I can’t think of a [...]

Holy Healing, Holy Art

Mary Magdalene by Antonio Veneziano graces the cover of this month’s Magnificat Magazine, and once again I find myself as engaged with the wonderful artwork this publication routinely presents, as I am with all the wonderful prayers and readings within. It’s a beautiful Icon, but the glossy Magnificat cover really brings it out in full [...]

SOLT and Corapi – UPDATED

Well, after hanging back on this story in order to verify it, it does appear — via The SOLT’s own website — that the society did release a statement today that reads, in part: As the Society was engaging [a fact-finding] team, Fr. Corapi filed a civil lawsuit against his principal accuser. He contended that [...]