OUR LADY OF MIRACLES: Versions 1 and 2
#1 Perhaps you read about this: The original image of the Miraculous Virgin, or "Our Lady of Miracles," is being displayed in St. Peter's Basilica until January 1. Image of Our Lady of Miracles
90,000 Christians—One Every Six Minutes—Died for the Faith in 2016
1476 --- The Demidoff Altarpiece: Saint Stephen --- Image by © National Gallery Collection; By kind permission of the Trustees of the National Gallery, London/CORBIS “If the world hates you, realize that it
Milo Yiannopoulos: “Catholics Are Right About Everything”
Milo Yiannopoulos, the British technology columnist at Breitbart News and speaker who has made waves on college campuses by challenging popular notions of political correctness, told an audience at Minnesota State University that "Catholics are
Obama Is the “Most Catholic” of Presidents? NOT!!
Denis McDonough, White House chief of staff, believes that Barack Obama is "the most Catholic of presidents." McDonough apparently made the claim during a conversation with Obama's former senior advisor David Axelrod on his podcast,
BAH HUMBUG! No Christmas Tree in Sri Lanka; No Manger in Cremona
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo in Sri Lanka, does not like Christmas trees. According to The Tablet, the archbishop protested the construction of what will be the world's tallest Christmas tree in Sri Lanka's
New Texas Law Requires Cremation or Burial for Aborted Fetuses
It is no longer legal in Texas to throw babies in trash cans, dumpsters, drains or landfills. Effective December 19, when H.B. 2 goes into effect, clinics which perform abortions will be required to bury or
Michelangelo’s David and the World’s Worst Toilet
Some days one idea catapults into another, with the result that the sublime slams headlong into the ridiculous, producing a flaming nonsequitur of a blog post. Today is one of those days. I read that
I Dreamed I Went to the Grocery Store, and the Butcher Said…. (Or, Just Who Do the Cast of “Hamilton” Think They Are?)
I had a dream that I went grocery shopping. I was pushing my cart along the aisle, when the butcher stepped out from behind the meat counter, his hands still clad in plastic gloves, the
Victory! Strip Club Next to Chicago Convent Loses Its Liquor License
Good news today from the Thomas More Society in Chicago! The nonprofit public interest law firm has been helping the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo in their fight against Club Allure, a strip club
As Violence Shakes America’s Cities, President Obama Needs to Calm the Nation
Is there no end to the protests? For four nights, anti-Trump protesters have marched in cities across America. Organized by MoveOn.org, the anarchist group funded by anti-American billionaire George Soros, the angry Hillary supporters--some of