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You may recall Charlotte Allen’s LA Times  op-ed in which she lays out the fruit of liberalism in contemporary Protestantism. Her critique was met with a response ad from the Episcopal Bishop of LA, who vaunted their democratic ways, etc. Charlotte scores again, noting the decidedly undemocratic moves Bishop Bruno and his fellows are making…

These ads have caused quite a stir in the Hoosier state – the "Summer Supervision" campaign from the Indiana Department of Child Services. They are three, all filmed as faux home video shoots. One is of a mother brining a birthday cake into a pool party and discovering a drowned child. Another is of a…

Looking at the impact of Hispanic immigration on a Georgia town – Pearson is about 50 miles northeast of Valdosta. An interesting article, with really no good place to snip – just read it all. Illegal immigration is an enormous  problem and is, you know, illegal (and long time readers know that my rather uninformed…

Mark Brumley takes on the accusation by one of the writers at the First Things blog, that Benedict’s words imply moral equivalency between Hezbollah and Israel: In any case, Professor Miller concludes with a different point: that following the pope’s appeal will amount to giving Hezbollah what it wants. He bases his judgment on comments…

But one more Madonna note: Mario Scialoja, head of Italy’s Muslim League, concurs: "Her idea is in the worst taste, and she’d do better to go home." Riccardo Pacifici, vice president of the Roman Jewish community, agrees she should have snuffed the inflammatory routine. Word is NBC urged her to cut the crucifixion from her…

A book that’s being published this fall and has already found a bit of press is Double-Crossed: Uncovering the Catholic Church’s Betrayal of American Nuns by Kenneth Briggs. I reviewed it here back in May – I basically found the book’s "argument" flawed and deceptive. Oh, the first third, which reached further back into history,…

Jonathan Last on Oliver Stone’s new film: That Stone was able to make a steady, emotionally fulfilling movie from this amazing source material should come as little surprise to those familiar with his work. But what is surprising–astonishing, even–is that Stone has made a full-blown Jesus movie. World Trade Center is filled with Christianity. Karnes…

In The Tablet, Bishop Roche on the new translation: It may be helpful to recall the reasons why ICEL was given the task of producing a new translation. Firstly, while there have been three Latin editions of the Roman Missal since the Second Vatican Council, the English text we presently use is a translation of…

Good: Madonna to give millions to Malawi orphans: Madonna plans to raise at least $3 million for programs to support orphans in Malawi, and is giving $1 million to fund a documentary about the plight of children there, Time reports. The singer, who plans to visit Africa in October, credits her faith in Kabbalah with…

Melanie Griffith lights a cig for her 17-year old daughter.
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