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Jen Ambrose has a great post about an intriguing event in Pittsburgh – no not THAT ONE… Saturday afternoon Myles and I went to an annual Carpatho-Rusyn event. There were folk singers, dancing, artisan demonstrations, ethnic food–all the makings of a Pittsburgh church picnic except instead of at a church this was held at the…

In the discussion of the Pittsburgh 12 at various Catholic blogs there’s been quite a bit of cheap shooting going around about these women’s ages and even appearance.  It’s too bad, because there’s plenty to hash out and critique in this showboating affair without screaming about grannies and grey hair. It’s perfectly legit to point…

People often write and ask how to search the blog archives here. I don’t have a search engine connected here, but the best way is to just go to your search engine, enter my name in quotes, "Open Book" and whatever subject you’re looking for – you can also, of course, do advanced searches on…

A Texas town’s troubles: too many tax-exampt institutions (aka churches) …not enough tax revenue to run the town! They are not the words one expects to hear from a politician or a Southerner, and Leonard Scarcella is both: "Our city has an excessive number of churches." Scarcella is mayor of this Houston-area community, which has…
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