Postcards from Palookaville

Well, if Liam can mark his opening day on the blog with links to the reactionary broadsheets, I'll match him with one to a reactionary tabloid here . So Bono's campaign for the poor is all about `raising awareness,' not actually helping people? Reminds me of how my wife and I managed to kill off...

Anyone contemplating ministry in the postmodern world will find crucial advice here .

Anyone contemplating ministry in the postmodern world will find crucial advice here .

I was delighted today to see Bob Brady and congratulate him on his recent nuptials Bob is, of course, the evil organisational genius behind Reformation 21 (our one man equivalent to the Bilderberg Group , for whom myself, Derek and Rodney are mere stooges); yet I was somewhat shocked at the change...

I was delighted today to see Bob Brady and congratulate him on his recent nuptials Bob is, of course, the evil organisational genius behind Reformation 21 (our one man equivalent to the Bilderberg Group , for whom myself, Derek and Rodney are mere stooges); yet I was somewhat shocked at the change...

If the fact that the Senate did not repeal `Don't ask, don't tell' was a pleasant surprise, the tiresome role of celebrities (or, `slebs' as British journalist, Rod Liddle, calls them) in weighing in to campaign for such a repeal was not. This time it was `Lady Gaga,' who comes across as a cut-...

If the fact that the Senate did not repeal `Don't ask, don't tell' was a pleasant surprise, the tiresome role of celebrities (or, `slebs' as British journalist, Rod Liddle, calls them) in weighing in to campaign for such a repeal was not. This time it was `Lady Gaga,' who comes across as a cut-...

Last week, we arrived at the point in 1845 when Newman converted to Catholicism. Shortly thereafter, he and his close friend, Ambrose St. John, traveled to Rome to train for the priesthood. St. John was to be Newman's constant companion until the former's death in 1875. Indeed, when Newman himself...

Last week, we arrived at the point in 1845 when Newman converted to Catholicism. Shortly thereafter, he and his close friend, Ambrose St. John, traveled to Rome to train for the priesthood. St. John was to be Newman's constant companion until the former's death in 1875. Indeed, when Newman himself...

Bob Tarullo has brought to my attention this article which addresses the ambiguity of the reception of Newman in Catholic thought, especially the bizarre claim that he was a liberal. What will they be claiming next? The Meatloaf inspired disco? Or that former editors of the Crisis magazine and...