and I’ll show you Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging–the latest bit of post-Christian “What? You’re Still a Virgin?! What’s the *matter* with you?” detritus from the Country That Used to be England. Read more

Today, my minions, in my ongoing effort to educate you about things you never even knew were a problem in the first place and would probably never dream of doing, I give you The Straight Dope on the New Age Craze for Ear Candling. Bottom line: It’s quackery and you shouldn’t do it. Let the word go forth that there shall be no ear candling in my Pits of Despair! There! Health care reform comes to the Dark Tower! Any... Read more

Today, my minions, in my ongoing effort to educate you about things you never even knew were a problem in the first place and would probably never dream of doing, I give you The Straight Dope on the New Age Craze for Ear Candling. Bottom line: It’s quackery and you shouldn’t do it. Let the word go forth that there shall be no ear candling in my Pits of Despair! There! Health care reform comes to the Dark Tower! Any... Read more

Happy New Year! Two questions: For what do you look back on the past year and/or decade with gratitude to God? My answer is threefold: Lucy the Cuteness (and her parents’ marriage) and the completion of Mary, Mother of the Son. Also, as a bonus, I am grateful to God (and youse guys) for the astonishing Providence he has displayed to us. How about you? What are you grateful for? Second question: What do you hope for in the coming... Read more

Nothing says “Happy New Year!” like Guy Lombardo and his Orchestra. See you in 2010! Read more

Nothing says “Happy New Year!” like Guy Lombardo and his Orchestra. See you in 2010! Read more

…but this is a lovely account of one secular Jewish woman’s encounter with the Mass. It brings back memories of my first tentative visits with the Mystery. God bless her and draw her close to himself. Read more

… do Pro$perity Go$pel theology. Read more

Unbridled zeal for turning the US into a torture state. Jennifer Rubin wants to make it a litmus test for measuring truly true American red, white, and blue patriotism. If that’s conservatism, include me out. Read more

Unbridled zeal for turning the US into a torture state. Jennifer Rubin wants to make it a litmus test for measuring truly true American red, white, and blue patriotism. If that’s conservatism, include me out. Read more