“…Police gave the two dozen women an escort as they bared their breasts for a stroll through Maine’s biggest city. Hundreds of onlookers, mostly men, turned out to watch the topless demo. MacDowell said she was upset that many of the men were taking photos on their mobile phones at the spectacle. She said: “I’m really upset by the men … watching it like it’s a parade.” Read more

Martin Luther King, Jr. in DC. Seems like a worthy cause to me. Read more

…on how to suck less when it comes to covering the Pope. One thing to try is “not using Yahoo translator” in your hurried dash to get the dirt. When you do that, you leave yourself wide open to have bloggers show you up as the irresponsible, dishonest, vindictive and malicious jackals you are. Why, you might even have to admit error one of these days! Read more

with the fact that it’s not very easy to make a case against abortion on the basis of Scripture alone. To find out more about why this is: go here. Read more

Apostle to the Cultured Despiser. Read more

from outside of the Church but also from within, in spite of his clear innocence with respect to the accusations? The beginning of an answer is that he is systematically attacked precisely for what he does, for what he says, for what he is. Darkness hates light. Read more

As a reader of your website over the last three years, though I admit few comments, I want to remind that I read you that I read your site, and I continue to do so, and of course, I pray you have a happy Easter. (As opposed to exreaders reminding you how they don’t read you, but instead write you.) Anyway, have you heard about the Solemn High Pontifical Mass at the Shrine of National Basilica in Washington, DC? On... Read more

…who could use our prayers. Father, protect and bless your servant through your Son Jesus Christ! Mother Mary, pray for him! Read more

and I’ve created fictional characters before. But I’ve never *been* a fictional character before: Dear Mr. Shea,Could you tell me if you had a beard in 2007–about Octoberish….. I amwriting you into a novel (I have written you before and you gave mepermission) but I need to describe you in 2007… Oh, have you ever been to Rome? If so, when? any interesting details I couldinclude….? To the best of my knowledge, I had a full manly beard with golden,... Read more

He writes: Dear Mark: I hope you are well, and that you had a blessed Easter. Last week you were kind enough to post my request for help with my Mom’s move. You’ll recall that my Mom was contacted by someone from her parish, and it looked like everything was going to work out. Unfortunately, it didn’t. The offer of help from her parish ended up not materializing in actuality. There were also some bureaucratic difficulties, delaying the move. So... Read more