Porn stars will not be invited to read to your children and there will no lies and cover-up attempts afterward. Read more

Dear Friends of the Seattle G. K. Chesterton Society, The Seattle Chesterton Society proudly announces the second event of this season, Thursday, November 17, at 7:30 PM at the UW Newman Center — an evening of discussion concerning “Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, and Christian Ministry,” led by our guest speaker for the evening, Dr. Miceal Vaughan. Please see below for full details.  Please see also our full Events Calendar for more details pertaining to our 2011-2012 season. The UW Newman Center is located at 4502 20th... Read more

A reader writes: If you received my prayer request the other day, here’s an update. My daughter-in law’s condition has greatly improved and she doesn’t have leukemia or anything else deadly. She’s home after four days in the hospital. But the medication has unpleasant side effects so she still needs prayers to get her back to good health. Father, thank you that her diagnosis is good. Please help her make a complete recovery. Mother Mary and St. Luke, pray for... Read more

we are discussing Daniel Avila’s unspeakable act of giving a basically accurate assessment of where disordered appetites ultimately come from, which is the fall, which is not the work of God but of the devil, which offends gay brownshirts, which made Mr. Avila, persona non grata. Break the Conventions. Keep the Commandments. Read more

Diane Korzeniewski writes: Cardinal Schonborn is hosting the visionaries of Medjugorje once again and the entity which has not yet been deemed the Blessed Virgin Mary by the Church is to “bless viewers online”.  What is particularly saddening is that this is a continued rupture with tradition in how alleged apparitions, prior to approval at any level of the Church, have been treated by members of the Catholic hierarchy.  In the past, it was not only unthinkable for visionaries of unapproved apparitions... Read more

I remember a time when you could publish words like this by Alexander Solzhenitsyn and people would just nod because, you know, duh. However, now that Catholics have (with their customary anti-charism of discernment) foolishly hitched their prolife wagon to Lying for Jesus and even more foolish decided that those who question this stupid move are Enemies of the Church who want babies to die, there is always a significant percentage of nervous lip lickers who wonder what my “agenda”... Read more

A reader writes: I read your ponderings on what constitutes a neo-Catholic and found them interesting. [Nota bene: I think she means this and this.] What disturbs me about the post Mother Angelica EWTN is the following and perhaps the spirit there, the one that I perceive anyway, can be described as neo-Catholic. 1) Raymond Arroyo and his world over program should be called the world according to Raymond: he pitches the books of his well-heeled Republican friends and puts... Read more

This is one of the (few) tunes he did (since the headliner was the inimitable John Hodgman–a fantastically funny evening). Think of it as sort of perverse love letter from Lex Luthor to Superman or Magneto to Professor X: John Roderick was there too, as well as Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger and John Flansberg of They Might Be Giants. Incredibly funny evening. He didn’t sing this, but he also has a rather charming song about old coots growing old... Read more

A reader writes: I’d like to request prayer; if everything goes according to schedule on an old house I am rewiring, I will be out of work again in about a week. Father, hear our prayer that your servant find more work swiftly.  Mother Mary and St. Joseph, pray for him. We ask this through Christ our Lord.  Amen! Read more

A reader writes: Here’s an update on my uncle who has prostate cancer. The surgery went very well and today he told my dad that he feels great. The lab results arenot back yet, so continued prayers that the cancer had not spread are really appreciated. I know that your prayers and the prayers of the community/readership had a lot to do with this good outcome. Please continue to pray for his recovery and complete remission, and for his family... Read more