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June 29th marks the feast day dedicated to the founders of the church of Rome: Saints Peter and Paul. The observance is an ancient one,…
Almost Holy: Confessions of a Bad Catholic
Amid news of the Rev. Jerry Falwell’s death earlier this week, the coverage was predictable. Conservatives who benefited from the pioneering televangelist’s forays into politics…
Almost Holy: Confessions of a Bad Catholic
Earlier this week, the Paulist Fathers —you know, the people who run this fine website—were the beneficiaries one of the more unusual product placements in…
Almost Holy: Confessions of a Bad Catholic
You can feel it in the air—the mad rush on Tiffany’s, restaurants booked-up for prix fixe dinners, store shelves cleared of teddy bears, chocolate and…
Almost Holy: Confessions of a Bad Catholic
“The world is all messed up, the nation is sick, trouble is in the land, confusion all around.” As the scourges of a never-ending war…
Almost Holy: Confessions of a Bad Catholic
I don’t really know what I want for Christmas. Sure, I want to have my Christmas cards done by my traditional (but never-heeded) deadline of…
Almost Holy: Confessions of a Bad Catholic
At the time, Rice’s much-anticipated second album was still in production. Ironically, last week, while spending time with high priests of a different sort, Rice’s…
Almost Holy: Confessions of a Bad Catholic
I don’t often show it, but I’m a bit of a political animal. In college, I majored in political science with a primary concentration in…
Almost Holy: Confessions of a Bad Catholic
The save-the-date cards are rolling in with a frequency usually reserved for bills (this weekend, I’ll be at the third family wedding of the year).…
Almost Holy: Confessions of a Bad Catholic
At first, clicking onto Fr. Bob Lubic’s website seems like a relatively conventional Catholic experience in the internet age. The sublime sound of Gregorian chant…
