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Don’t have time to go to church or bible class? No problem. A little religion is only a click away, thanks to a software program called Second Life that allows you to take part in virtual bible meetings. You pick a name, select a character (or avatar) and connect with others at the appointed time:…

St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, and now the Church has driven St. Patrick out of Holy Week. In Ireland, they’re moving the date of St. Paddy’s Day for 2008: The Roman Catholic Church will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day two days early next year in Ireland, to avoid a conflict with observances for…

Here’s something to the lift the spirits of priests everywhere (just days before the feast of St. John Vianney, patron of parish priests). Pope Benedict, on vacation, met with Italy’s longest-serving priest: Father Armando Durighetto has seen a lot of popes in his time, but says Pope Benedict XVI is special. “With his smile, he…

A confession: when I was a kid, I had a G.I. Joe. I played with it and I liked it. There. I said it. But I’m not sure how I would have reacted if my parents had given me an action figure Jesus, like the ones Wal Mart plans to sell: Wal-Mart said Tuesday it…
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