If Stephen Fry, e.e. cummings, Dr. Seuss, and Charlie Chaplin had a baby, he would make something like this: http://www.viddler.com/player/6abb602b/ Read more

Just came in over the transom: Filmmaker Mark Shea wished to explore the spiritual affect the Camino (Way of St. James) has on pilgrims, by walking the French Way alone and documenting his own personal experiences. I’m pretty sure that this Mark Shea is not me (I can tell because his accent is different). But still, cool!: I’m *pretty* sure he’s not me. But I have been wrong about things before. I do remember filming a movie some time ago,... Read more

Brian Visaggio holds forth in a thoughtful way, as is his custom. Read more

Advisory Panels Say Military Benefits Unsustainable Knew it was coming, but surprised they’re already showing their hand – especially before the election. Figured it’d be after 2010 elections, if not the 2012 cycle. Now, making a 401(k)-style retirement system to replace the current defined benefit plan makes sense, but I fully expect that current military members will eventually not be protected by a grandfather clause. In fact, I suspect that those already receiving their retirement pay will take cuts in... Read more

Guy goes from “What could it hurt?” to “How was I supposed to know” in one short career. Show me a culture that despises virginity and I’ll show you a culture that despises children. Read more

Carl Olson has the scoop. It takes big Church to know when it’s licked. Read more

1. In which I perform the painful duty of reminding people who should know better that you don’t have rights without responsibilities and that, under God, when you abandon the Big Laws about responsibility, you get the small laws of speech codes and PC pieties. 2. In which Jimmy Akin undertakes the task of reminding Faithful Conservative Catholics[TM] that murdering innocent people cannot be squared with Catholic teaching (and gets accused of pacifism and love for liturgical dance, among other... Read more

In which we continue our look at prayer. Read more

This sort of debate is what makes me think “The Middle Ages are dead”. On the one one hand you’ve got people saying crazy things like “Health care is not a right”. News flash: If life is a right, then so is the maintenance of life by normal means. Hey! That’s not me talking: 2288 Life and physical health are precious gifts entrusted to us by God. We must take reasonable care of them, taking into account the needs of... Read more

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