…on this article has exactly the same thought occur to him as I did: “Hallowed are the Ori.” (If you aren’t a Stargate nerd, my apologies). All well and good, I suppose. Christians have used gimmicks to make a pitch for the faith since forever. Some of the saints liked to do magic tricks. The whole baroque revival was, in part, a way to wow the crowds. Nothing intrinsically wicked about that. But, of course, in the other hand, it’s... Read more

A little meditation on Halloween for your amusement and edification. Read more

Here’s the update from her sister, Sheila: The 411, as delivered to me by Alison and her good friend Tamara this morning: Lorna had a very uneventful night. She’s been having a lot of agitated nights, but last night was not one. She’s getting really great at communicating via text! She types things on her iPhone now that her eyes are working and she has her glasses. No more frustrated hand signing, she has the thumbs of a champion. They’re... Read more

So the other day, some reporter named Rachel Zoll decided that something has to be done about conservative Catholics running around on the web, talking about being, you know, faithful to Church teachings that Rachel Zoll thinks are oppressive and backward (i.e., the usual pelvic issues). So she wrote a handwringing expose which featured a grab bag of various conservative Catholics making conservative Catholic noises and larded it with lots of editorial commentary making clear that these people are the... Read more

Thank you very much for posting the link to my story on your website. They’ve actually changed the link url now, so it’s new address is here. We went to Uchenna’s funeral yesterday, my wife, my son Matthew and I. It was an extraordinary occasion – much grief and many tears, but also hope. Uchenna’s family are originally from Nigeria. They are Anglicans, and part of the influx of African Christians that is transforming the churches in England, both Catholic... Read more

Chuck Colson on the fact that the GOP doesn’t care. And (since so many people seem to misunderstand me on the matter) he’s perfectly right about the Tea Parties. They are a massive commentary on the failure of both parties to address the concerns of the ordinary citizen. My frustration is not with the basic message (smaller gov’t/lower taxes/traditional values). It’s with the fact that somehow or other, the people who keep coming to the fore as leaders are rather... Read more

against moral monsters like Peter Singer. Read more

A reader writes: Many thanks to you and your readers for your heartfelt prayers. My husband did not quit his job and is trying to work things out. Things are not perfect, but they have settled down greatly. Prayer always works when nothing else does. Praise be to God! I found this piece on Halloween at “Spirit Daily” today that made me very uncomfortable. I love the holiday, that is, the more innocent aspects of it. I never liked the... Read more

Today, my minions, I bid you contemplate the fact that candidates for office often have so much to hide in their past that they can’t remember all the things they’ve done that could be used against them.  So they are hiring private investigators to investigate themselves to see what forgotten skeletons they have in their closets. Isn’t that kind of, well, weird?  I mean, we all have things in our past that we aren’t proud of.  But I can pretty... Read more

I have stuff up at Inside Catholic, the Register, and Catholic Exchange, so if you are looking for my scribbles I’d go there.  Meanwhile, I have errands to run, work to do and lunch with Dale Ahlquist to got to today. See all y’all tomorrow! Read more