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December 30, 2011
It's a Snow-Nun!
Good clean (and cold!) fun on a winter day.
December 28, 2011
Detroit's Historic Assumption Grotto, Then and Now
On my To-Do List for a long time now: An article on Detroit’s historic Assumption...
December 26, 2011
Sisters at Guest House Give a Gift to Cherish
I love to see the Sisters in treatment at Guest House. From around the country...
December 26, 2011
Three Humble Mothers, Three Sons Who Changed the World
In the week leading up to Christmas, as we awaited the birth of the Christ...
December 22, 2011
"Faith Fatigue": Is That America's Problem, Too?
Pope Benedict XVI, in addressing the College of Cardinals and the Roman Curia today, offered...
December 21, 2011
A Sad Addendum to That "Smallest Baby" Story
Sometimes the news is so painful, you just don’t want to know. A few days...
December 21, 2011
Merry Giftmas! The Christmas That Almost Isn't
Alas, 2011 has been the year of “Happy Holidays.” In my circle of family and...
December 19, 2011
Vatican's Christmas Tree Is a Show-Stopper
It was only fitting. Last week Pope Benedict XVI got to light that great Christmas...
December 18, 2011
Tiniest Miracle Goes Home for the Holidays
Four-month-old Melinda Star Guido is going home! When she was born in late August, baby...
December 15, 2011
Tennessee Town Stands Up to the Atheists
Chances are you’ve never even heard of Whiteville, Tennessee. As of the 2000 Census the...
December 13, 2011
Cardinal Foley Belonged to All of Us– But Most Especially, He Belonged to God
It seems everyone has a good “Cardinal Foley” story to tell. The man was just...
December 12, 2011
By Request: Treasure Chest Bars
Well, now this is a first! After I talked about baking Treasure Chest Bars a...
December 12, 2011
Rosebud: You Absolutely Can't Take It With You!
Ain’t that the truth?! Was Orson Welles thinking about eternity when he scooped up the...
December 11, 2011
True Magnificence: God Revealed in the Mass
"I'm bored." "I have so much to do at home." "It's the only day of...
December 11, 2011
What Did Jesus Really Look Like?
What did Jesus really look like? Since there was no Kodak Easy-Share to be found...
December 09, 2011
Sinéad O’Connor Invites Jesus to the Wedding?
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother...
December 08, 2011
An Exercise in Humility
Things were going just too well. I’d had a fairly productive day in the office. ...
December 08, 2011
What Mary Wore: Belts and Veils from Mary’s Closet
In honor of the Marian feast this week, I thought I’d take a peek inside...
December 04, 2011
The Spirit of Christmas Lives On at Greenfield Village
Only a gentle snowfall could have improved the evening. On Friday, Jennifer and I stepped...
December 03, 2011
St. Al’s: Music, Architecture and Service Lead Detroiters to God
I worked in downtown Detroit many years ago, and one of my pleasant discoveries as...
November 2011
November 30, 2011
Oh, Please– Tell Me It Ain't "Bo"
Oh, no. I was chuckling about the article that's gone viral these past few days,...
November 29, 2011
Playboy Club Guilty of "Gender Discrimination"?
Poor Steve Frye. Mr. Frye paid $1,000 to be admitted to the “Leather Meets Lace”...
November 26, 2011
CNN Wants to See More Female Altar Servers?
You’ve gotta hand it to CNN: If nothing else, they’re consistent. Readers on my Facebook...
November 25, 2011
Boston’s CatholicTV Comes to Detroit!
Watch out, Detroit! There’s a sassy new kid on the Catholic block! This Sunday, the...
November 23, 2011
The Turkey Pardon: Metaphor for the Entire Obama Presidency
Normally, I wouldn’t have much to say about a Presidential turkey pardon. I mean…. Who...
November 21, 2011
Cardinal Law Retires. Now Give a Guy a Break.
I am aware that in saying this, I stand against many of you: people whom...
November 20, 2011
Crystal Cathedral, Revisited
My inbox has been full since I reported on the sale of the Crystal Cathedral...
November 19, 2011
Crystal Cathedral: Was the Holy Spirit the Highest Bidder?
Since 1980 the Crystal Cathedral—that prismatic glass tower that slices Garden Grove’s cerulean skies—has refracted...
November 16, 2011
Grace and Technology: The USCCB’s Uber-Tweeter
There were many reporters tweeting from the scene of the U.S.Bishops’ Fall General Assembly: Bishop Alexander...
November 13, 2011
In Baltimore: Let There Be Light
Here, ladies and gentlemen, is Baltimore’s historic Seven Foot Knoll, the oldest surviving screwpile lighthouse...
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