As Bishop Ray Burke heads for St. Louis, the progressives maneuver for position This article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch purports to say that there is a power struggle in the Church between the Vatican curia and the rest of us. Actually... [Continue Reading]

I was looking for this around the time of the war in Iraq and couldn’t find it. But tonight, while looking for something else, I found it and so I print it here because it retains its relevance and meaning. Let us remember the sacrifices of... [Continue Reading]

I saw this video on Tech TV’s The Screensavers recently. It’s a clever bit, and from a Japanese talent show or something, by the looks of it. It’s funny.
[Kudos to Fr. Sibley for finding the link.]

In Japan, “Christian” weddings are all the rage. There’s a high demand for them. Are missionaries suddenly acquiring converts by the hundreds? Is the dream of St. Francis Xavier being fulfilled? Not exactly. Though Christians... [Continue Reading]

Reader Dan in a comment points to this article that documents Japan’s crashing birthrate, to go along with virtually all other major developed nations. The problem is mainly one of men and women who, in my opinion, have no desire to grow up... [Continue Reading]