White House Press Secretary Tony Snow was profiled the other night on — ahem — some TV network. He spoke movingly about his battle with cancer. But it turns out he also wrote about it a few weeks ago, in this excellent piece for Christianity Today: The moment you enter the Valley of the Shadow…

Catholics don’t “do” church signs very much — it’s pretty much a Protestant phenomenon. But now someone has collected a few of the more memorable (and photogenic) ones in a book, The Great American Book of Church Signs. The good folks at Beliefnet have put up a gallery of the signs. They also describe the…

Over at Deacon Tony’s, the good deacon has some interesting thoughts on nuns. He writes about the recent gathering of religious sisters in Kansas City, where one member noted: “We have tired of the condescension and we have opted for ministry outside the church. Women religious are angry…not about the Eucharist itself — but about…

How is the etiquette at your church? Over at Happy Catholic, Julie has posted a wry list of do’s and don’ts from her parish. That list reminds me of a column I once did for my parish bulletin. I reprint it below: Some bulletin announcements I’d like to see: BRITNEY SPEARS CONCERT CANCELLED! Unfortunately, our…

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