This went way beyond frat-house funny or sophomoric excess masquerading as harmless "entertainment."
To anyone who wonders why the world is confounded and outraged by the values trumpeted by the American sports and entertainment culture, the answer resonated with clarity May 1 on ESPN's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" talk show, which is broadcast simultaneously on radio and TV.
: May 7, 2008
Here we go again. A catchy new song hits the radio. People start requesting it, buying the album or finding the song on the Internet. A month passes and artists like No Doubt, the Plain White T's or Britney Spears become household names.
: Apr 30, 2008
Sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll.
In some media accounts last week, Pope Benedict XVI blamed clergy sexual abuse of minors on the influence of those three all-American vices.
That's an easy -- albeit incomplete -- answer to the church's scandalous crisis.
: Apr 21, 2008
I read with interest the results of the Religious Landscape Survey conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. It was one of the largest polls ever done on religious demographics, involving as many as 35,000 interviews.
And like so many other young adult Catholics, I was sorry to learn that our faith denomination, according to this poll, lost more members than any other faith community in the country.
: Apr 19, 2008