(and what the use of having your own blog if you can’t obsessively post on the same thing now and then?), I give you Travis Prinzi’s thoughts on the Lost Finale. Another thing I noticed. The denizens of Sideways all find themselves in experiences of love that we would identify with the via affirmativa. Ben, however, finds himself in the via negativa (namely, Desmond pounding the crap out of him). Read more

…is big: Benedict XVI will soon create a new “pontifical council” expressly dedicated to the “new evangelization.” Not for mission countries where the congregation “de propaganda fide” is already at work. But for the countries of ancient Christian tradition that are today in danger of losing the faith. Pope Joseph Ratzinger wants to link his pontificate to this initiative. And this was the main topic that he discussed one morning in the spring of 2009, at Castel Gandolfo, with four... Read more

…is big: Benedict XVI will soon create a new “pontifical council” expressly dedicated to the “new evangelization.” Not for mission countries where the congregation “de propaganda fide” is already at work. But for the countries of ancient Christian tradition that are today in danger of losing the faith. Pope Joseph Ratzinger wants to link his pontificate to this initiative. And this was the main topic that he discussed one morning in the spring of 2009, at Castel Gandolfo, with four... Read more

from Brazil. God bless her! Read more

the nutjob class still makes the Obama Administration look pretty good. Jesuits: Is there anything they can’t do? Read more

It would appear Obama is losing some of his cachet with our Chattering Classes. Read more

struggles with Lost here. Read more

It’s striking how many questions are simply never resolved in the series. And yet, I love the series as I have loved few tales. My *very tentative* thoughts on the show are that it is a sort of great pagan myth. It has flashes of insights, makes incredibly powerful connections, and yet makes so many of them in such a chaotic way that you get the sense that the storytellers, while pursuing an overall grand narrative of redemption, don’t know... Read more

on Medjugorje (go to 1 hour 28 minute mark). Quick synopsis: he ain’t buyin’ it. If memory serves, EWTN used to signal acceptance of Medugorje, so this suggests a change in the wind there. That may be old news, I dunno, since I don’t follow EWTN or Medugorje stuff very closely. Anyway, interesting. Read more

continues on and on and on. Heckuva job! Read more