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…
read moreEarlier 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…
read moreYou 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…
read more“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…
read moreI 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…
read moreAt 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…
read moreI 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…
read moreThe 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).…
read moreAt 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…
read moreAs time goes on, and this column keeps evolving, I’ve found something interesting. For once, I hope I’m wrong on this one but, just in…
read moreAs I wasn’t blessed with enough talent to be one, I’ve always kept a special place in my heart for musicians. It’s part envy, of…
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