Anyone who has qualms about climbing into the pulpit to preach might want to take a page from this tyke: The first time Terry Durham preached, he was not in front of a group of people or even inside a church. He was in the bathroom of his grandmother’s home in Fort Lauderdale, delivering his…

You may remember the fiery letter that reportedly was sent by Sen. Sam Brownback, questioning the authentic Catholicity of some members of Congress. Now there are doubts being raised about how authentic the letter itself was. From Politico: A mystery is brewing over the appearance of Sen. Sam Brownback’s John Hancock on an inflammatory letter…

Another voice has weighed in with criticism of how the Vatican gets out its message — or, more often, doesn’t. Noted Catholic editor Philip Lawler offered his thoughts in an Op-Ed piece for this morning’s USA TODAY: “We didn’t control the communications,” lamented Rev. Federico Lombardi, the Jesuit priest who heads the Vatican press office.…

A rare winter snowstorm strikes the south. This shot is from Centennial Park in Atlanta. The storm is now pushing north. New York City, among other places, may get a foot or more of the white stuff — our biggest storm (so far) this season. PHOTO: by Joey Ivansco/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via Associated Press.

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