13 Game of Death is a Thai film that had me from hello. The story revolves around Puchit, a struggling music instrument salesman who is about to have the worst day of his life. He is broke, his car get repossessed, a work college steals a lucrative contract and to tie it all together he is fired. Th...

Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, OpEd, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Casting, Reality-Free I'm neck-deep in the midst of a vampire obsession. I'm one of the Twi-hards eagerly awaiting the Nov. 20 release of Stephenie Meyer's next vamp-flick, New Moon . I was immediately sucked ...

Just in time for Lent, Magnificat has released Fr. Romanus Cessario’s The Seven Last Words of Jesus .  A rich examination of Christ’s final utterances from the cross, this collection gathers the meditations Fr. Cessario preached last Good Friday in St. Patrick’s Cathedral.  Using...

    A few more examples of real heroes and heroines and an important part of the Tradition of the Catholic church--founded upon the blood of the martyrs...       ST. JOHN OF MATHA -- Priest, Founder of the Trinitarians --  (1160-1213)            (Feast day -- February 8th)     ...

"Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honor your patience." -- St. John of the Ladder Open a newspaper these days and you will be sickened by what you read. Our world seems to be careening downhi...

Back-to-back conference losses quickly ended the burgeoning euphoria over Marquette's 9-0 start in BIG EAST conference action. On Saturday night the Golden Eagles (20-4, 9-2) look to recapture the magic when they open a modest two-game homestand against the St. John's Red Storm (12-12, 3-9). All thi...

Earlier this morning, we talked about what is possibly the greatest all girl release ever. Someone of you may have doubted the greatness of "Girls Girls Girls 2": well, doubt no more. If the trailer—and the chance to see Joanna Angel, Regan Reese, Sasha Grey, Alexis Texas, Kimberly Kane, Misti...

St. John Bosco was born in Piedmont of a peasant family, and was brought up by his widowed mother. He became a priest, and his particular concern was for the young. He settled in Turin, where, as in so many cities in the 19th century, the industrial revolution was bringing enormous movements of popu...

Today is St. John Bosco's feast day. I have a great affection for Don Bosco and one of his teenage saints, Dominic Savio. The Office of Readings for today provided us with some words from St. John Bosco, about raising boys. He should know.....he raised hundreds. This reading also made me reflect on ...

Confirmation 2009TO LETFund Raising can be Fun!BOAT BLESSINGLent Housegroups 2009Diary This Week Confirmation 2009 Confirmation is an opportunity for those who were baptised as infants to make their own profession of faith and commitment to being a disciple of Jesus. It is an important step in a per...