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Last year, the Washington Post ran a remarkable story about an unusual experiment in the Washington, DC subway. The reporter asked one of the most celebrated violinists of his age to play his fiddle — a priceless Stradivarius — on the Metro platform while people were going to work. Would anyone notice? It was a…

A few weeks back, there was news of a book that was published – it may be one of the most talked about, written about, and wondered about books in the world. But hardly anyone has read it. There is only one copy. It is 40 pages long, bound in leather, written by hand. It…

The other day I read the news that Tamar Hennessey had died. Don’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of her. She was an obscure figure to most Catholics, but not insignificant. She was the daughter of Dorothy Day. Long after her mother had died, Tamar remained active in the causes that Dorothy Day championed.…

Some of you may have heard the news last week: the pope was in town. The deacons and their wives all got tickets to Yankee Stadium. So my wife and I – along with 60-thousand others – were able to share in the celebration of the Eucharist last Sunday with the Holy Father. It was…
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