Open thread: The Health Care Debate
[Greetings from Torun, Poland where I am presenting at the College of Social and Media Culture's Second International Congress. Given what they do here, they have a very nice internet connection here so I can carry on with my blogging!]So what's happening in the health care debate right now?Sen. Harry Reid has released his 2,074 page health care bill into the Senate for debate (full text here).Unlike the Stupak-amended Speaker Pelosi health care bill, Reid's Senate bill

AmP presenting at international conference in Poland later this week
Tomorrow I will be boarding a plane for Poland, where I will be participating in the second international congress of the College of Social and Media Culture in Torun.The theme of this congress is "Catholic Media in the World and in Poland: Chances and Threats."I will be presenting on the topic "New Media in the US: Building a Culture of Life Online."There will be presentations from Cat

New arch/bishops for Milwaukee and Fort Wayne-South Bend!
With Vatican rumors, you win some, and you lose some.I was right that a new bishop would be announced for Fort Wayne-South Bend today, and Rocco was right that a new one would be announced for Milwaukee as well.I was wrong that Bishop D'Arcy's replacement would be Bishop Thomas Paprocki, an auxiliary bishop in Chicago. The Holy Spirit has other plans for him. I was right back in October to

Late-breaking: new bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend soon?
At the risk of crying "bishop!" one too many times, I'm being told this afternoon that Bishop John D'Arcy of the diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend, Indiana has summoned the priests of his diocese for a "once in a generation" announcement tomorrow.At a

Papist Picture of the Day - 11/13/09
Unwritten story: New VA & NJ governors are strong CatholicsAnti-Catholic: New mega-movie "2012" is directed by oneEpic fail: LA Times claims fake catholic group's statement was issued by USCCBSilly: Forbes ranks Pope Benedict 11th most powerful personV