Category Archives: General

Today’s email from Townhall.com has a great message: We Need to Hear the Message of Christmas —Albert Mohler Christmas comes as many Americans seem anxious and all-too-aware of challenges that face us all. Economic uncertainty, war in Iraq and Afghanistan, … Continue reading →

I decided to “Pope My Ride” recently with a sticker I bought at The Catholic Shoppe at Belmont Abbey College. It reads “One Holy Catholic Apostolic” and features the papal crest: sure to be a magnet for fundamentalist literature being … Continue reading →

The current edition of The Georgia Bulletin celebrates the 25th anniversary of Archbishop Wilton Gregory’s ordination as a bishop (Dec. 13, 1983). The issue also has a nice biographical timeline, listing his birthday as Dec. 7, 1947…Happy Birthday, Archbishop!

Have you ever noticed that many — perhaps most — angels in artwork are female? Why is this? In the Bible, only three angels are mentioned by name and they are all masculine names: Raphael (Tobit 3:17, Tobit 5:4 and … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the start of Advent, the beginning of the Catholic liturgical year (at least for us Westerners). So, tell everyone Happy New Year this week. Sure, you’ll get strange looks, but that can make life interesting.

The blog at Credo brings some interesting historical facts about America’s Thanksgiving celebrations to light: The history books will tell you that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the pilgrims in 1621. Not true. An interesting bit of trivia is … Continue reading →

National Geographic has an interesting article, explaining that “The remains of an ancient gate have pinpointed the location of the biblical city Sha’arayim” — the city mentioned in 1 Samuel 17:52 during the account of David’s battle with Goliath. Interesting. … Continue reading →

This article on Yahoo! News indicates that Religion May Help Extend Your Life.

Taylor Marshall offers his list of the “Top Ten Things to do for a Catholic Halloween” on his blog Canterbury Tales. (Thanks to JH at Opinionated Catholic for this link.) I found Taylor’s points interesting and refreshing: There are many … Continue reading →