… is there an order of nuns that produce their own alcohol, or do the monks just get to have all the fun. Of the world’s 171 Trappist monasteries seven produce beer, six in Belgium and one in the Netherlands. Maybe I will start my own order of moonshine making nuns. Or absinthe. I bet the following would be huge. Read more

… what to get me for Christmas. Read more

Brilliance. Sheer brilliance. Read more

…. twitch. shudder. twitch. Read more

… A Hawk and A Hacksaw. Instrumental Klezmer infested charm with heavy Slavic and eastern European influences. I saw these guys Septemeber of last year and have been smitten since. Read more

… think what you will of the series, but I still contend JK Rowlings’ writings are filled with Catholic imagery. It’s pretty obvious that Benedictines would be in the Hufflepuff House, Dominicans would be Gryffindors, Jesuits would compromise of Ravenclaws, and the Carmelites would teach Divination. Naturally, Hagrid is a Franciscan. But where does that leave the house of Slytherin? The Archdiocese of L.A perhaps? Discuss. Read more

… a religion that prohibits alcohol?! Or even worse, one where it’s members were joyless and humorless?! Have I mentioned lately how much I love being Catholic? Read more

… on blog I can enjoy a certain degree of fanaticism but in my every day dealings with people more normal than myself I tone down the papist zeal to a more socially acceptable level. I don’t consider this shying away from sharing my faith or compromising my beliefs… it’s more about not wanting to be *that* person. You know. The one that scares people away. Our online presence factors into this equation as well. I think people say all... Read more

… now you can have your Haugen and the mass in extraordinary form. Isn’t it marvelous. a grazie mille to Mr. Curnutte. Read more

… Aggie Catholics has compiled a fine list of blogging bishops who have answered the Pope’s call. “Priests present in the world of digital communications should be less notable for their media savvy than for their priestly heart, their closeness to Christ,” the Pope said. In this way, they help give a “soul” to the Web, he added. Read more