One of the wickedest satirists in the history of American humor at the height of his powers, circa 1961. Read more

A reader writes: Please pray for a friend’s little girl, Tia, who swallowed a battery and is in critical condition. They are asking special intercession from St. Catherine of Sienna. Father, hear our prayer for Tia that she be completely healed to the glory of your Name through your Son Jesus Christ. Give skill, wisdom, and compassion to her caregivers and grace, peace and strength to all who love her through the same Christ our Lord. Mother Mary, St. Luke... Read more

about Psalm 22, over at the Register. Read more

I’m outta here till Monday but before I go I wanted to give thanks for all of youse guys for reading my musings, offering your own, praying faithfully for folks who ask, and generally being the finest groups of good, thoughtful, and engaged readers in St. Blog’s. If you are American, have a glorious and grateful Thanksgiving. If you are not, please accept my gratitude for you nonetheless and a prayer for you that you grow in gratitude to our... Read more

That we have good and gifted priests like Fr. Robert Barron: Read more

Geron Announcement Throws Stem Cell Research into Question In the wake of a California-based research company’s decision to drop the world’s first clinical trial using human embryonic stem cells, many investigators who once held to the promise of stem cell research now wonder whether the field of embryonic stem cell research has been abandoned in the U.S. completely. The company, Geron, which pioneered the field of embryonic stem cell research, announced its decision Monday to drop its study on stem... Read more

in a beautiful little post that is a fitting lead in to Thanksgiving. Read more

Case in point, this editorial by Scott Dibble, a graceless liar and “Catholic” pol in Minnesota who actually has the chutzpah to claim that the refusal of Catholics to knuckle under to state attempts to force them to provide abortion and contraception against their conscience, get this, “blatantly undermine[s] religious freedom in our country“. Also, the standard buzzword “extremist” is trotted out in order to whip up the troops to do their duty in the 15 Minute Hate on the... Read more

A reader writes concerning my piece last week about Betrayal and the Power of Relationship: There is one other Gospel example of this phenomenon that I thought of in reflecting on your piece. In John 12:6, the apostle John, almost as an aside, reveals Judas to have been a thief who stole from the apostles’ funds. But, up until the very act of Judas handing Jesus over to the Temple authorities, Judas was a respected member of the apostolic band.... Read more

That God is the God of Life and that truth, beauty and information are always the mortal enemies of the enemies of life: Read more