In November, the U.S. Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), legislation that is being touted as progress for gay rights. The House did not take the bill up immediately; its fate is uncertain. The Catholic League raised serious questions about the consequences of ENDA in 2007, and while some aspects of the bill have improved, [...]
Bill Donohue sent the following letter on October 25, 2013, to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó, the U.S. Papal Nuncio: Your Excellency: This letter is in response to a missive sent to you by a motley group of dissident Catholics, as well as those no longer in communion with the Church, asking for the resignation of Archbishop [...]
There is a concerted effort on the part of anti-Catholic lawyers, city officials, journalists and professional victims' groups to attack the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, which is headed by Archbishop John Nienstedt. We've seen this before in Kansas City, Kansas when foes of the Church tried to gang up on Bishop Robert Finn. For [...]
Bill Maher's October 25 edition of "Real Time with Bill Maher," the HBO show, was a bigoted bash fest featuring Valerie Plame and Michael Moore, and, of course, himself. Al Sharpton was also one of the panelists, but he didn't say anything untoward (regrettably, the Reverend also didn't say anything to challenge the religion bashers). More [...]
During the October 23 episode of the E! show, "Chelsea Lately," priests and Germans were libeled by two of Chelsea Handler's guests, Kurt Braunohler and Moshe Kasher. The objectionable part began with a discussion of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, the German bishop who was suspended by Pope Francis for his opulent lifestyle. Braunohler: "I love that [...]
During the middle of October, Kanye West kicked off his "Yeezus" tour in Seattle. Kanye West apparently suffers from low self-esteem, and while his condition is entirely warranted, it does not excuse his willingness to cover his inadequacies as a performer by hijacking Christian iconography. On the opening night of his new tour, which kicked off [...]
On Wednesday, October 23, Jenny McCarthy cracked up on "The View" but no one seemed to notice. This was not a good sign. Jenny went into a tizzy about the Catholic Church because her mom was once denied an annulment. The former porn star then went into detail about her mother's problems. Jenny said her mom [...]
The American Broadcasting Company recently issued an apology for a remark made by a child on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." In a skit that aired during the end of October, Kimmel wanted to know how children felt about the United States' debt to China. "Kill everyone in China" one child said. Lisa Berger, who is ABC's Entertainment [...]
This billboard was placed next door to Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum on West 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenue on the south side of the street. It will be on display December 9 - January 5. There are many bright bulbs, top and bottom, that will allow it to be seen all night.
Rick Hinshaw George Weigel, Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches, with Elizabeth Lev and Stephen Weigel (New York: Basic Books, 2013) When I read Witness to Hope, George Weigel's seminal biography on Pope John Paul II, I found I could only absorb it a few pages at a time. So steeped was it in probing the essence [...]
