According to SciFi Wire, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe came in first in box office receipts this weekend (67 million…WOW!).
Suzette and I braved the Mall crowds on Saturday to see it. We both gave it two thumbs up. I found the special effects impressive. [...]
MUNICH, Germany – Cardinal Leo Scheffczyk, a conservative theologian who due to his age did not participate in the conclave that elected
Pope Benedict XVI in April, has died, his office said Friday. He was 85.
I didn’t know anything about him until reading his obit, but he sounded like a good man…
Eternal rest grant unto them [...]
Response to a recent Vatican document barring men with ”deep-rooted homosexual tendencies” from studying for the priesthood underscores how divided Catholic leaders in the United States remain on the subject of gay priests.
No it doesn’t. What it shows is that some of these “Catholic leaders” are faithful to the Church and some are not. [...]
Today we celebrate the feast day of the Immaculate Conception. This does not celebrate the conception of our Lord as some people mistakenly think it does. It celebrates the conception of His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. What is mean by Immaculate is that her conception was made pure by God so [...]
Well, it’s all over the Catholic blogosphere that today is the feast of Saint Nicholas. But there’s something the other sites aren’t telling you. It’s something you’ll only read here at Wild Tangents.
Saint Nicholas is better known to the rest of the world as the inspiration for Santa Claus. Saint Nicolas is [...]
I just read an excellent editorial on the recent homosexuality and the priesthood thing that everyone is yelling about even though they never read the document.
IN RESPONSE to the Vatican’s ban on allowing practicing homosexual males to become priests: It is easy to label Vatican agents as liberal or conservative. However, religious leaders [...]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – He has led civil rights marches, scolded the nation’s leaders and even run for president, but the Rev.
Al Sharpton now wants to do something completely different — star in his own television sitcom.
And what Al Sharpton wants, Al Sharpton gets. I have to admit though that this is not a [...]
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German Protestant youth group has put together a 2006 calendar with 12 staged photos depicting erotic scenes from the Bible, including a bare-breasted Delilah cutting Samson’s hair and a nude Eve offering an apple.
This is just sick. These people ought to be ashamed of themselves.
I’ve seen some of the [...]
LONDON – A 162-year-old Christmas card – one of the first ever printed – sold at auction Saturday for $16,000.
The hand-colored card, which shows a family celebrating around a table, is one of about 10 surviving from an original batch of 1,000 printed in 1843, auctioneer Henry Aldridge said.
I can’t believe they said the “c” [...]
I am wondering if maybe “breaks out” wasn’t the best phrase to use in this headline….
New row breaks out over face transplant
[Guardian Unlimited | Science | New row breaks out over face transplant]
“In 2006, it’s going to be immigrants — that’s who he is going to scapegoat next,” Dean said of Bush. “Once again, the Republicans create a problem so they can think to come in and solve it.”
I just asked Suzette if she felt like a “scapegoat for the Republicans”. She doesn’t think so….
At a
Democratic [...]
So says Expagan.
And he ain’t just whistling Dixie either.
There for a minute I thought I was stuck in a Harry Turtledove Book….
[The South got there first]
It sounds like Terrence Malick has yet again quit his seclusion from Hollywood to make a rehash of his other movies.
However: in most ways “The New World” is surreal, slow, confusing, choppy and just plain weird. I mean this in the best way — it’s really interesting filmmaking. But it’s also psychedelic and kooky.
That was [...]
Please follow the link below and keep little Annie in your prayers.
[THE MATERNAL OPTIMIST: Annie Post-Op Report]
OK….So you’ve heard about the devastation from the Earthquake in Pakistan. It’s horrible and these people need our prayers.
But you haven’t heard this one from the MSM have you?
LONDON (CNS) — Hundreds of Christian families in Pakistan are being kicked out of their homes to make way for Muslims left destitute by the Kashmir [...]
I’m probably going to do this. Won’t you do it too?
WAR ON CHRISTMAS: MUSCLEHEADS FIGHT BACK: With kindness of all things…
We are excited to be launching the opportunity today…between now and Christmas we are asking you to send the ACLU direct “MerryChristmas” cards.
And we aren’t talking about these generic “happy holiday” (meaning nothing) type [...]
It’s because they hate their customers.
According to the Washington Post, a BellSouth executive yesterday told reporters and analysts that the telco should be able to charge certain websites more if they wish to be accessed by customers more quickly. BellSouth CTO William L. Smith also told reporters BellSouth should be able to charge VoIP carriers [...]
Jean Marie over at Catholic Fire has posted some really funny Hillary jokes. Go read, laugh and be merry….
[Catholic Fire: Hillary Jokes]
OK….OK….I know Serenity is a feature film. But it’s based on a TV show so it still counts right?
Anyway, both of these are going to be released on Dec. 20th. If any needs some ideas for what to get me, they’re right here.
One of my old co-workers from Memphis claims [...]
NEW YORK Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan and her book publisher are upset about Associated Press and Reuters photos that allegedly presented a misleading impression of her book signing last weekend in Texas.
I don’t know. I guess I wouldn’t be surprised it literally tens of people were there….
[Cindy Sheehan Claims Photos Falsely Implied Her Book [...]