Camel Hair Is In; Selfishness Is Out
One of the legacies of the “me” generation to its children – apart from rampant sexual diseases, drug abuse, government debt, broken families, trash entertainments, and the general breakdown of both...
View ArticleContemporary for Christmas
Last evening on Twitter I had a discussion with a friend about a popular contemporary comedian and television personality, whose snarky, mean-spirited form of humor I do not care for. This then led to...
View ArticleA Little Sugar in My Bowl
This being Holy Week, as usual I am going to take the time over the next few days on this blog to share some reflections on this most sacred time of the year for Christians. However, I hope that my...
View ArticleThe Forest and the Tree
As we approach the beginning of the season of Advent, in preparation for the commemoration of the birth of Christ, many of His followers will take the time to engage in communal activities to reflect...
View ArticleLet’s Convert Yoko Ono
Times Square is not, despite its perennial attraction to tourists, one of the nicest places in the world to visit. In fact it’s rather alarmingly tacky, windblown, and uninviting, surrounded by...
View ArticleOut of His Depth: In Response to Bernard Starr
Ignorance is bliss, so they say, but ignorance presented as wisdom is simply embarrassing. Yesterday psychologist Bernard Starr published a piece in The Huffington Post entitled: “Jesus ‘Used to Be...
View ArticleRaising the Art Alarm in Turkey
Recent legal news from Turkey has provoked concern among a number of commentators in both the art world and the Christian world. As reported in several news outlets, such as in this article which...
View ArticleThe Legacies of Christian Britain at the CIC in Washington
Last evening I attended “The British Isles & Christianity: From the Past to the Present” at the Catholic Information Center here in the Nation’s Capital – a city which, yes, is still rather...
View ArticleJust Go Away
No matter how much one likes to make plans, life has a way of throwing in a monkey wrench – or five – to throw things off-balance or get things moving in a completely different direction from what one...
View ArticlePope Francis: Politics, Policy, and the Press
It is usually not a promising sign, when attending an event to discuss the Pope and public policy, to find that the average age of those in attendance is about 62. One could almost hear the faint...
View ArticleThe Honeymoon’s (Almost) Over
So will this be that moment when the media finally turns on Pope Francis? In a rather fortuitous bit of timing following my post yesterday, the Pope may now find himself in a bit of a pickle, when it...
View ArticlePremiering Tonight: The Faithful Traveler in the Holy Land
Those who are regular perusers of these pages will remember my review of Diana von Glahn’s terrific series “The Faithful Traveler” on EWTN. Well now, Diana is back with a new series, premiering...
View ArticleAdoration: No, We Don’t Just Sit There
There’s nothing quite like shutting your gob for an hour to recharge your batteries, but we all know that finding time to be quiet can be a real challenge. It’s a struggle I deal with regularly, and...
View ArticleSeeking the Real Holy Grail
The news media has been a-buzz this week over a new book claiming that the Holy Grail, the cup used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper, is in a museum in the city of Leon, Spain. Both the research and...
View ArticleNine Inch Nails and the Attraction of Nothingness
This past Saturday evening, as happens from time to time, I returned home from a late night of pub karaoke feeling pretty wired. I sang three songs that evening, and was still somewhat jittery from...
View ArticleSpy Wednesday: There’s No Place Like Hell
In the classic 1900 children’s book and 1939 film, “The Wizard of Oz”, there’s a lot of rubbish. For example, the Wizard tells the Tin Man, “A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much...
View ArticleGiveaway for Scott Hahn’s Latest Book!
Beginning today, to celebrate the release of his latest book, you can take a 12-day virtual road trip around the blogosphere with Dr. Scott Hahn – and Blog of the Courtier is one of the stops on the...
View ArticleLooking Great After You’re Dead
Today is Ascension Thursday, when the Church commemorates Christ’s return to Heaven 40 days after His Resurrection, and awaits His return for the Last Judgment at the end of time. So this is a good...
View ArticleLessons from the Farmyard: Are You a Pig?
Having grown up in a small town in the countryside, not on a farm myself but surrounded by them, I was fortunate enough to have a sense not only of where our food comes from, but of what it takes to go...
View ArticleFangs of Steel: Is Dracula the New Superman?
The camera arcs slowly as we watch a man dressed in a shiny suit, making his way along difficult terrain. His exorbitantly long red cape flaps in the wind, billowing out behind him like a sail. We...
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