June 29th marks the feast day dedicated to the founders of the church of Rome: Saints Peter and Paul. The observance is an ancient one, but this year ...
Amid news of the Rev. Jerry Falwell's death earlier this week, the coverage was predictable. Conservatives who benefited from the pioneering televangelist's forays into politics praised his stances and ...
Earlier this week, the Paulist Fathers —you know, the people who run this fine website—were the beneficiaries one of the more unusual product placements in recent memory when ...
You can feel it in the air—the mad rush on Tiffany's, restaurants booked-up for prix fixe dinners, store shelves cleared of teddy bears, chocolate and flowers. (And if you're ...
"The world is all messed up, the nation is sick, trouble is in the land, confusion all around." As the scourges of a never-ending war continue to dominate our ...
I don't really know what I want for Christmas. Sure, I want to have my Christmas cards done by my traditional (but never-heeded) deadline of December 10th. I'd like ...
At the time, Rice's much-anticipated second album was still in production. Ironically, last week, while spending time with high priests of a different sort, Rice's new album, 9, was ...
I don't often show it, but I'm a bit of a political animal. In college, I majored in political science with a primary concentration in American politics alongside an independent ...
The save-the-date cards are rolling in with a frequency usually reserved for bills (this weekend, I'll be at the third family wedding of the year). Many of my friends ...
At first, clicking onto Fr. Bob Lubic's website seems like a relatively conventional Catholic experience in the internet age. The sublime sound of Gregorian chant wafts from ...