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It’s rare to find a funeral director who’s a woman. And even rarer to find a funeral director who’s a woman…and a nun. But here’s a story about one in Kansas: For Benedictine Sister Christine Kean, becoming a funeral director was more the outcome of a lifelong fascination than the realization of a lifelong dream.…

A political tragedy seems to be unfolding, even as I type: MCPF Stephen Colbert has reached into the ring and taken back his hat. The race is over. Or so claims the traditionally-hostile-to-Catholics-and-other-nice-people liberal media: Stephen Colbert has dropped his bid for the White House. His announcement came after the South Carolina Democratic Executive Council…

A priest in Philadelphia couldn’t contain himself this weekend and, according to the blog Creative Minority Report, he felt he had something he had to share: A priest at a Jesuit University in Philadelphia announced he was gay during Mass Sunday night to kick off the school’s “Unity Week.” During the homily, Thomas J. Brennan,…

Anyone planning to attend the Beijing Olympics next year will have to leave any dangerous and potentially lethal weapons at home. Things like, you know, your bible: Organizers of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have published a list of “prohibited objects” in the Olympic village where athletes will stay. To the surprise of many, Bibles…
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