This offering from Amy Welborn's "Via Media" is yet another example of why hers remains one of my favorite blogs:( Read more... )

What do you get the Heisman Trophy Winner, First-Round NFL Draft Pick, Savior of the New Orleans Saints to thank him for donating $50,000 to a Catholic school for children with learning disabilities? My contribution was a picture frame.( Read more... )

Here's a little note from Maddy Curley:( Read more... )

...but the faculty of the University of North Carolina wasn't paying attention. Hat tip to Kristine Denholm.

The city held its annual review of the police, fire, and EMS ranks in Jackson Square today in front of the Cathedral, so Mayor Nagin, the City Council, the Lieutenant Governor (who is conveniently in the run-off for mayor), the Archbishop, and others walked up and down the lines of uniformed emergency responders to make sure everything is in order ( Read more... )

First Lady Laura Bush was in the neighborhood today, talking about rebuilding schools and their libraries. Good for her. Unfortunately, her remarks - in a glaring omission - neglect to give credit to the heroic job the Catholic school system in New Orleans has done post Katrina. ( Read more... )

As reported before, Maddy Curley's movie Stick It opened today in theaters nationwide. I caught the afternoon showing and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm not holding my breath for any Academy Awards, but it had decent humor, and Maddy was all over the movie in delivering a tremendous performance. Go support a Tar Heel, and have a little fun in the

Although I was able to take only one of his courses before his untimely death last summer, Msgr. Terry Tekippe instantly became one of my favorite professors of all time. He was one of these great, old-school priests who was trained before Vatican II, back when everyone learned Greek and Latin in the seminary. I took his class on Aquinas's Summa ( Read more... )

See if you can tell what's different in these two pictures of me running the Crescent City Classic 10k (6.2-mile) road race. ( Read more... )

Technically speaking, Lent is over, giving way to the Triduum of Holy Week. Tonight's Mass commemorated the Last Supper at which Christ gave the Church both the Eucharist and the priesthood. The liturgy never really ends, per se, until the conclusion of the Easter vigil Saturday night. Tonight's Mass ended in complete silence and begins the solemn ( Read more... )