Once upon a time, Zombies were fictional beasts—corpses brought back to life by mystical means, such as witchcraft, prowling the earth in books and on film, striking terror into the hearts of men. Drawn from West African voodoo or Haitian Creole, the zombie was a great plot device in terror films such as George Romero’s 1968 cult classic, Night of the Living Dead. That was then. Now—at least, beginning on May 14—zombies are big business on the university campus. That’s... Read more
Tomorrow is primary election day in Michigan, and the stakes are high. At issue is nothing less than the future of our country. “What!” you say, “Politicians are all the same! Looking out for themselves, raising taxes for the little guy, while padding their own nests! Standing there, a figurehead president, stymied by a deadbeat Congress, effecting whatever little change he can….” Not this time. This time, at stake is America As We Have Known It. America as the Founding... Read more
Looking for a way to deepen your Lenten experience this year? If you’re in southeastern Michigan, consider attending a performance of The Living Stations of the Cross at Detroit’s Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Read the story: The music minister opened the door of the confessional, and it was stuffed top to bottom with garbage bags. The smell and dust was horrible. As I moved one of the bags, a small, wooden suitcase fell out from the top of... Read more
This story is beginning to make its way around the web—Rocco Palmo was the first, I think, to post a picture showing the New York skyline, in all its glory. Here it is: The One World Trade Center building glowing red to honor New York’s own newly appointed Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. U.S. Congressman Michael Grimm, who represents the 13th District of New York, is the guy to thank for this flamboyant salute to New York’s new cardinal. Congressman Grimm... Read more
Lenten resolutions. We make them, we break them, we take them so seriously. We resist chocolate or cigarettes or soda or sweets. But are we changed, after forty days of deprivation? I was inspired this year by a little book I read, Simplifying the Soul by Paula Huston. In it, Huston suggests small sacrifices for each of the days of Lent—thereby making more room for God in your life and in your heart. Her ideas are not the typical deprivations... Read more
I am practical, and I rise above the level of fashionista, unconcerned about public opinion, charting my path without as much as a glance toward the dictates of fashion. Or, I am lazy, and like Rhett Butler, frankly I just don’t give a d**n what you think. Either way, I have long ago abandoned two of the stylish woman’s three instruments of self-inflicted torture: make-up and shoes. The third, the brassiere, is my topic today. It was easy to get... Read more
Back on U.S. soil, Timothy Cardinal Dolan gets off to a running start—penning a letter to his brother bishops on the HHS Mandate and the subsequent Obama “accommodation.” The new letter—which is dated February 22, 2012, and co-signed by USCCB President Timothy Cardinal Dolan and Bishop William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport and Chairman of the USCCB Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty—asserts that President Obama’s so-called “accommodation” changes nothing. The writers insist that religious freedom is a God-given right... Read more
This week, Catholic Exchange has launched a new and creative web service to solve age-old spiritual problems. “Brother Sebastian” is waiting to talk to you, to provide wise counsel and spiritual advice to anyone who has access to a computer. On February 20, 2012, Catholic Exchange kicked off the “Ask a Monk” chat button on their webpage. Harold Fickett, editor-in-chief of Catholic Exchange, explained that “Ask a Monk” is something he’s been wanting to do for a long time. “It’s... Read more
So many Americans, from all faith backgrounds and all walks of life, are opposed to the Obama Administration’s decision to force Catholic organizations to provide sterilization, contraception and abortifacient drugs in their health care plans. This affront to religious liberty has been in the headlines and on the news—particularly in the Catholic world—every day, as we seek to influence our legislators to reject this assault on the First Amendment and on the Church. Now Ave Maria Radio has established StopHHS.com,... Read more
The life of the Church here in the Archdiocese of Detroit cannot simply continue without significant changes. Faith and prudence demand that we act now to ensure that we will be able to do God’s work effectively in the years to come. Charity demands that we pass on to our children both the gift of faith, which is the “pearl of great price,” and Church institutions equipped for the mission God will, in turn, entrust to them. Of course, such... Read more
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