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The following was sent to me, anonymously, from someone who spotted it on Craigslist. I can think of quite a few priests who might have written it. Take it for what it is: a colorful and frank (and, I think, brutally honest) perspective on church life, from the other side of the altar rail: Rant:…

Well, here’s the latest on the controversy swirling around the St. Louis University basketball coach who is pro-Hillary, pro-abortion, and pro-embryonic stem cell research, from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Surprised by the reaction to his pro-choice, pro-embryonic stem cell research comments made Saturday night at a Hillary Clinton political rally, St. Louis University basketball coach…

Amid all the hand -wringing and finger-pointing about Catholic education — or jaded memories thereof — a voice of sanity is finally being heard. Some warm words for the women who taught us, from Rocco: Far too often, all the fleeting barrels of ink and reams of copy shed too little light on the reality…

Here’s another great commercial from Super Bowls past: Anheuser Busch, from 2005. Grab a hanky and watch.

Anyone wondering what the former cardinal archbishop of Boston is up to these days can find the answer in the pages of this week’s National Catholic Reporter, courtesy John Allen: Five years after the most tumultuous fall from grace in the history of American Catholicism, Cardinal Bernard Law seems to have achieved something in Rome…

This outrageous incident is starting to get more and more attention — and deservedly so: According to some news and sports websites, ESPN anchorwoman Dana Jacobson graphically attacked Jesus Christ at a recent roast of her colleagues; she was reportedly intoxicated. At the January 11 event, Jacobson roared from the podium, “F*** Notre Dame,” “F***…

I almost couldn’t believe my eyes when I read this: Faced with growing competition from cheaper rivals, Starbucks Corp. is testing offering small cups of drip coffee for $1 with free refills in its hometown. That’s about 50 cents less than the Seattle-based coffee retailer normally charges for an 8 oz. cup of joe, though…

MCPF Stephen Colbert had a friendly chat with the governor of his home state the other day, and revealed some of the key differences between Catholics and Protestants. (A jolly tip of the jester’s cap to Diane at The Word: Catholic Colbert for alerting me to this.)

If it comes to a showdown between one of America’s most successful college basketball coaches and one of the country’s most outspoken Catholic bishops, who do you think will win? Whispers in the Loggia flagged this story yesterday. Here’s the poop — and at the link, you can also find video of the controversial interview…

Seems Cardinal Roger Mahony has recently completed a little real estate transaction: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has sold its 12-story chancery on Wilshire Boulevard to help pay part of the costs of a record-breaking $660 million lawsuit settlement with alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse reached in July 2007. The archdiocesan newspaper, the Tidings,…
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