It’s rare to find a Catholic homily bristling with fire and brimstone. But a bishop in Illinois evidently gave one a few weeks back: “In the face of a pagan and utterly corrupt culture, in the face of 35 or 40 years of relentless hostility from a degraded mass media, with the frequent cooperation of…

This popped up on Andrew Sullivan’s blog yesterday, and it’s too good not to share. There is a potent sermon in here. Really. Grab a box of Kleenex and just watch. UPDATE: My pal The Anchoress has posted a link with an update on Paul Potts. It doesn’t get much better than this, does it?

The world no longer has Fulton Sheen. But we do have James Martin, S.J. (Department of Full Disclosure: he’s a friend and, since his office is just a few blocks from mine, a sometime luncheon companion.) His book “My Life With the Saints” is nothing less than a modern Catholic classic, and will be read…

I confess to being a shameless fan of Stephen Colbert. (I once said of him, “I worship the water he walks on.”) And now, there’s something new to feed my fixation: a website about the Catholic Colbert. Hat tip to fair Amy for this — and it’s truly priceless. As a friend described the video…

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