As of 12:47, the situation on the Somali pirates was that(*) they still have the American captain hostage and that “other pirate-held ships were being moved towards the area.”
As of 10:47, the president still didn’t want to even comment about the situation. This, after the White House’s official word, hours after the hijacking yesterday, that […]

So we’re here again already. Lent seems to have flown by this year, and Mother Mary of Egypt stands where she always stands, as a beacon that lights up the last week of Lent and points the way to Holy Week and Pascha.
I had all kinds of things I wanted to say about her. […]

Gotta give the Catholics a little credit. They know a marketing opportunity when they see one. Are you getting this, camera guy?

I’d kind of worry about the kind of penitents you’d get from this pitch, though. Wouldn’t they be a bit likely to talk real fast and gesture around? Plus, they’d be looking for the […]