So claims one USA Today reporter: Modesty in young women's clothing is getting a boost from the dismal economy. When consumer spending was in overdrive, retailers could sell to the masses and ignore the more muted voices asking for, say, a decent supply of sleeved shirts or prom dresses that show mo...

A search of the popular social networking website Facebook reveals several popular groups created (some time ago) to support Marcial Maciel. Out of curiosity, I visited two of the largest ones to see how young Catholics are reacting to the news. The first one is named "Sainthood Quickly for Fr. Marc...

Hot off the press: The Holy Father has chosen the themes for the next three World Youth Days so as to help build a spiritual itinerary that will culminate in the World Youth Day celebrations scheduled to take place in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 21 August, 2011. - 24th World Youth Day (2009): "We Have ...

Good heavens. This takes the cake for stupid reporting: NEWS.com.au says a report by Industry analysts IBISWorld predicted the 2008-09 financial year would see strong growth for brothels, strip clubs and prostitutes stemming from the Catholic Church's World Youth Day, primarily on the back of a mark...

Last weekend, David Van Biema posed the question "Is Liberal Catholicism Dead?". It's a very interesting essay, and has already received much comment, but I think there is a major flaw in his account of where things stand that I'd like to point out. Bear with me as this will require a few lengthy qu...

Dr. Robyn gives us tips on helping our teens make good decisions even in the face of peer pressure. Convince underage girls not to drink by letting them know their drunken antics will be the butt of many jokes. Humiliation goes a long way with a teenage girl. Watch the videos on ALot2Lose.com with y...

This sent to me last night by an overjoyed Megan B., of Hyde Park, New York: "Hello! I’m a long time reader of your blog and I wanted to give you some more details on the papal youth rally, which I was able to attend today. First of all, it was absolutely amazing. It was like a giant 4th of July f...

Quotations and comments: "I am most grateful to them all. Also, I wish to acknowledge your singing to me Happy Birthday! Thank you for this moving gesture; I give you all an "A plus" for your German pronunciation!"Ha! My own years as a teenager were marred by a sinister regime that thought it had al...

The claim has recently been made that "Some youth feel detached from the Pope", and while Bill Cork has already responded to this feeling. I think an easy solution to this problem would be to listen to what Pope Benedict XVI only have to look as far as his very first homily as pope! This is how he e...

Catholic bloggers have been doing an excellent job pointing out some of the fallacies and false oppositions being set out by the media in the advance days before Pope Benedict XVI visits the United States. One uneven treatment that I think this blog is uniquely suited to address is well represented ...