Archbishop Tim has a Blog!
Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, that is. I first mentioned this possibility back in June when he went to get his pallium in Rome. Check out his take on anti-Catholicism in the media, which he...
View ArticleBishop Sheen Remembered
Today has been a bit frustrating; it was off to the library to finally convert Brad’s files from his camera’s format to something I can use. I needed iMovie on the Mac, but the library’s Macs don’t...
View ArticleDawn Treader Mystery – Where’s the Dragon?
The trailer for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader has finally appeared. I’ve been waiting for a long time to see what the adaption of my favorite of the Narnia books would be...
View ArticleSneak Preview of Manalive!
Manalive is the upcoming movie based on the delightful and suspenseful comic novel by G. K. Chesterton. it tells the story of a jolly and exuberant man named Innocent Smith, whose passion for life...
View ArticleDante on the Radio!
I only found this out recently, and it’s great news. Radio Maria is carrying a series of broadcasts discussing The Divine Comedy canto by canto. The commentator is Fr. Joseph Koterski, one of my...
View ArticleReading for the Year of Faith
Time for me to get serious about the Year of Faith – a whole month of it has already gone by! Spiritual reading and filling out areas of knowledge about the faith and the Church where I might be...
View ArticleIt’s Shakespeare’s Birthday!
Or at least traditionally considered so, though no one knows the exact date for sure (He was baptized April 26, 1564). It’s also Talk Like Shakespeare Day (have at it, prithee, Fr. Z). There one new...
View ArticleSainthood Watch: G. K. Chesterton Cause May Be Opened
The great English Catholic apologist, journalist, literary critic, poet and novelist G. K. Chesterton has won a huge circle of admirers all over the world for his lucid, witty and attractive...
View ArticleCelebrating C. S. Lewis
Yesterday, Nov. 22, was the 50th anniversary of his death. This riveting video (originally from an EWTN program on Lewis, and starring the great Kevin O’Brien), recreates a pivotal moment from Lewis’...
View ArticleA Short Story to Make you Think
This is one of the best short stories I’ve read for a while. It’s called “The Line at the Gates.” It makes you think. It may also remind you of C.S. Lewis, though it’s actually by Michelle Arnold of...
View ArticleHarper Lee and her Immortal Book
One of my favorite authors died this past Thursday. I first wrote about her on this blog almost exactly 10 years ago. The occasion was a review of the move Capote: Critics (who are writers) are...
View ArticleI Celebrated The 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death . . .
. . . by re-watching this gem of a documentary: In Search of Shakespeare, written and presented on-camera by Michael Wood, and first aired by the BBC in 2003. It’s in four hour-long parts. The first...
View ArticleC. S. Lewis’ Christmas Sermon for Pagans
There is a very widespread confusion among modern people about the ancient world, specifically its religious aspect. I have been a witness to a number of discussions on Christianity where the skeptic...
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