Because The Blog from the Core simply can't cover everything. Noteworthy entries @ Catholic Light, Evolution News & Views, Mere Comments, Armavirumque, Power Line, Cella's Review, The Moderate Voice, Cor....

EWTN webpage went live a bit too soon. I'm sure that the technical staff at EWTN was ready to go with the biographies of any number of papabile as the....

Thanks to John for calling to our attention this remarkable poem by Joseph Bottum in the April issue of First Things.

By the Anchoress at The Anchoress: It seems a shame, really. The man hadn’t been pope for two hours when the lefty blogs went (literally) profane and disgraceful (and —....

Random Poetry List XXVII Like violets pale i' the Spring o' the year    Came my Love's sad eyes to my youth; Wan and dim with many a tear, But the....

Coalition for Darfur VII While We Were Distracted. + + + + + In 1994, a genocide took place in Rwanda and it is probably safe to say that few....

At A Penitent Blogger this week. Your Humble, Faithful Blogster has an entry in this week's Carnival.

Random Poetry List XXVI Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf....

He is Josef Cardinal Ratzinger. Benedictus PP. XVI Viva il papa! P.S. Urbi et orbi message: Dear Brothers and Sisters, After the great Pope John Paul II, the Cardinals have....

Orson Scott Card on John Paul the Great.

Vide. John Paul the Great Maker of the post-conciliar church William Oddie, Editor A distinguished list of Catholic writers present their unique insights on the extraordinary achievements of the 25....

Some thoughts upon the commencement of the papal conclave. A remark heard over and over again over the past couple of weeks: the new pope is going to have a....

Random Poetry List XXV Days Too Short When primroses are out in Spring,    And small, blue violets come between;    When merry birds sing on boughs green, And rills, as soon....

Your Humble, Faithful Blogster has a feature article in the Mon Valley section of today's Tribune-Review.

Three poems from The London Book of English Verse. A Fancy First shall the heavens want starry light,    The seas be robbed of their waves; The day want sun, and....