Hosanna!

Again, to one and all, every gift, grace and good thing you seek this Holy Week. And as Palm Sunday dawns, back by popular demand, music fo...

From Path of Thorns To "Passing Over," You've Got Holy Week

A Week from this hour, everything falls to silence... and none of us can ever prepare enough. ...and for those seeking the Dolanesque take o...

This Holy Week, Let Us Love One Another

And so, folks, here we are -- already (or not soon enough), the last Friday of Lent. Hard to believe, eh? With Holy Week upon us, may each o...

On "A Spent Ideology" -- For Cuba, Via Miami, "A Transition Worthy of Man"

Much as the last week in Latin America was headlined by B16's visit, on its final leg, no shortage of the splash came courtesy of the cl...

In Prime Time, The Dolan Factor

As his ongoing Neo-Porporato Tour -- and, even more, the Stateside bishops' continuing battle for religious freedom amid the looming F...

Hola, Comrade

No explanation needed, here's your Shot of the Day. During their half-hour meeting at the Apostolic Nunciature in Havana, Fidel Castro ...

"Cuba Needs Change": The Pope's Island Farewell

HOMILY OF POPE BENEDICT XVI REVOLUTION SQUARE HAVANA 28 MARCH 2012 Dear Brothers and Sisters, “Blessed are you, Lord God…, and blessed is yo...

Rodarte 2012 Polaroids

There is something beautifully cryptic about these images. rodarte.net

Quote of the Day

“S aint Augustine reminds us that the City of Man and the City of God intermingle. We have obligations to each. But our final home and our r...

In Che's Shadow

For the second time, tomorrow in Havana brings one of the most dramatic spectacles of the Traveling Pope Show, as Benedict XVI celebrates Ma...

Spring 2012 Runway Makeup Trends

 Marni, Terracotta Tones (my fav) Richard Nicoll, Strong Liner  Preen, Dewy, Gloss and Sheen Louis Vuitton,  60s Inspired Cat Eyes Lashes Jo...

In Philadelphia, The Hour of Trial

Ten years since the eruption of Boston sparked the gravest scandal American Catholicism has ever known, today brought another high-profile m...

"Cuba Needs Your Witness"

HOMILY OF POPE BENEDICT XVI MASS FOR THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF OUR LADY OF CHARITY OF EL COBRE ANTONIO MACEO SQUARE, SANTIAG...

"I Come to Cuba As a Pilgrim of Charity"

ADDRESS OF POPE BENEDICT XVI ARRIVAL CEREMONY IN CUBA ANTONIO MACEO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SANTIAGO DE CUBA 26 MARCH 2012 Mr President, Dear ...

Rodarte Behind the Scenes: Fittings

This is a strange thing to admit but I always have rodarte.net open in one my browser tabs.  The creative, beautiful and innovative photos ...

"The Purpose Is Pastoral" -- The Pope Goes to Cuba

At 2pm local time today (3 Eastern, 2100 in Rome), B16 arrives in Santiago de Cuba for a three-day stay on the island -- one which, accordin...