Well I’ve been a blogwatcher on LSD And I’ve rode bare-a***d on the top of the Sphinx I’ve even done a gold ribbon [???] on the top of Kismet And well, that was fun for a while, you bet, but… Cacciaguida: What’s the difference between bawdy and crude? Camassia on Andrew Sullivan’s “leaving the Church, keeping the faith” statements. Follow-up here. Both well worth your time. Dappled Things: “The Moslems are, yet again, wreaking terror and havoc in our country... Read more

ARTSY: Fun quote from a friend: “Artsy, as in there are naked people in it? Or artsy, as in, ‘this is boring’?” Read more

BACK from a weekend trip to sunny New Haven. Always invigorating to see college students pursuing truth in friendship and with joy. Read more

“‘Need answers quickly. World on verge of apocalypse. Death and war already here. “‘Other horsemen can’t be far behind.’ “Rameses… Password incomplete: Do you wish to add a rider?“ —Watchmen Read more

NOT DEAD YET. Place to go for Terri Schiavo news. Read more

NOT BECAUSE SHE EMPLOYS ME. Best piece I’ve seen so far on Pope’s anniversary. “The New York Times, with its typical impeccable timing, marked John Paul II’s anniversary with a photograph of the empty pews of Europe. Of course, it is not just the pews of Europe that are empty; it is also the cradles. … “Both here and abroad, hopes for a new Catholic Church dedicated to contraception, abortion, divorce, homosexuality and female priests were cruelly dashed. After 25... Read more

I’m worse at what I blog best And for this watch I feel blessed… Hit & Run: Spies vs. secrecy. Pope Quiz. Via Amy Welborn. What’s radical about weblogs? My answer is still substantially what it was here. Via someone I forget, sorry. “How much is Internet porn screwing with the way a generation of young men view women?” Via Father Sibley, I think. 100 scariest movie scenes of all time. Via Relapsed Catholic. Read more

THEY REMOVED HER FOOD AND WATER TODAY. Numbers to call and a prayer to Saint Jude. Read more

SSM: WHY? Got a couple interesting emails today, asking why I spend so much of my time on same-sex marriage lately. The emails were phrased in sharply personal language, but whatever, it’s certainly a fair question. Partly, honestly, it’s just the tidal rhythms of my attention. Sometimes I am superjournalistic, unable to think of anything except how I can affect the daily surf of the news. For the past couple months, though, I’ve been in exactly the opposite mode. I’ve... Read more

LABELS: So there are people who call themselves progressive Catholics, liberal Catholics, conservative Catholics, blah de blah. And I guess I wonder why we can’t revive an old traditional identity–bad Catholics? Like, I don’t do it right, but I know there’s a right way and I know I’m not the standard of value, and I know I need to get my head together, and I know I’m not doing it and can’t do it without Christ? Was reminded of this... Read more