… at Kansas Catholic. Read more

… listen to the podcast winner’s announcement of the 2010 Cannonball Catholic Blog Awards if for no other reason than to confirm that I DO NOT sound like Kathleen Turner after smoking a carton of cigarettes and a night of hard drinking. Thank you, Sean, for putting this together. 😀 Read more

… This year’s beautiful award plaques have been specially created by Vincenzo, the photoshop master of Sancte Pater. Display with them with pride… but not too much pride because that is a sin and I don’t want the responsibility of your mortal peril. Read more

… I know you all have been anxiously awaiting the results of the 2010 Cannonball Catholic Blog Awards… wait no more! image created by Vincenzo. The winners are…Best Blog By A ReligiousFr. Erik of The Orthometer Best Political BlogThe Anchoress More Catholic Than The Pope, Armchair Theologian, Visual Treat, Church Militant and Best New Kid on The BlockCleansing Fire Best Blog By A HereticToward a Progressive Catholic Church Best Under Appreciated BlogShoved To Them Best Spiritual TreatThe Loved Sinner Best... Read more

… the trip is back on! I am currently in the works of coordinating a tour group heading to Rome and Malta *squeal* November 11-22. The actually itinerary needs to be hammered out and set in stone but everything else is falling into place. Fr. Z is going to the group’s priest and Sonnen our guide. Read more

… how can you out bat shit crazy a woman who has posts like this? You can’t. So hurry up and vote for her and make my defeat even more humility. Read more

… time is running out to cast your last minutes votes. Official results will be announced this weekend. Read more

… when you have to buy a third bookshelf. Seriously, they’re everywhere. There isn’t a room in this house where there isn’t a stack of books. Peter Vilhelm Ilsted. … now if I could just figure out where to put the wine cellar. Read more

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… Chuck Norris, Charlie Daniels, Glenn Beck and N.R.A in my home town. I am not sure the laws of physics or nature can cope under the strain of such kick ass awesomeness. Read more