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At First Things, Anthony Sacramone reviews three films in one post:  Apocalypto, The Nativity Story, and The Fountain. He’s glad, at the very least, that some folks are at least trying to explore some bigger questions beyond "What shall we explode next?" and "How will the boy and girl Meet Cute in this one?"

A St. Nicholas day tradition, noted by a few bloggers: Jay Anderson A site linked by Tom at Recta Ratio. In the Middle Ages the life of a chorister was harsh and severe. The daily routine was rigorous, food not over-plentiful and corporal punishment frequent. Thus one can imagine that once a year the prospect…

Today is the feast of St. Ambrose, the fourth-century bishop of Milan who played a vital role in the conversion of St. Augustine. Ambrose, as you probably know, was only a catechumen when he was elected, by acclamation, the bishop of Milan. He was at the time the popular prefect of the region, and when…

In AsiaNews, Samir Khalil Samir, SJ, on the question of "growing in office." Benedict XVI is thus striving to find a middle way for all humanity that allows for the interrelation between religion, spirituality, reason, secularity and state.  Being in the Western world, he insists on a secularity which is “open” to the spiritual.  There…

Sandro Magister has a translation of the Pope’s GA address today, in which he recounts his journey to Turkey. Fr. Lombardi of the Vatican Press Office evaluates the trip:

If you want to see what really fine things can happen on blogs, and how they can be helpful, go down and read the "Jesus is my boyfriend" thread. Lots of knowledgeable commentors exchanging views, testing theories, sharing information. Disagreeing, even. Really quite good. Even if Jesus isn’t your boyfriend. Many thanks to all of…

So…who’s seen "The Eleventh Hour" on the BBC? Rock Wren at Lofted Nest has…and what he describes is intriguing, to say the least.

Those of you who follow the evangelical music scene know that the title of this post is a catchphrase used to describe a particular thematic element in some praise and worship music, in which the language used to address Christ is, well, somewhere between a Blue Mountain card and the Billboard top 100. Agnieszka Tennant…

Fr. Z has rumors, confirmations and educated guesses. That SMS is the third confirmation I have gotten. So, I feel safer about saying what I am piecing together. Remember: this is based reliable sources but it is still supposition on my part. I sift the exaggerated stuff out and try to get a consistent picture.…

John Wilson got me all interested in his "book of the year" over at Books and Culture: And now to the Book of the Year: Crisis of Doubt: Honest Faith in Nineteenth-Century England, by Timothy Larsen (Oxford Univ. Press). You know the familiar story, according to which virtually every thinking person in late-Victorian England either…
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