The Joy of Books
HT: Marcel at Aggie Catholics
Videos
10 Reasons for Hope – 2011 Edition
Inspiring video from CatholicVote (and the talented Spirit Juice Studios):
Fr. Barron: Why I Loved to Listen to Christopher Hitchens
Also check out Marc Barnes tribute to Hitchens’ admittedly brilliant style. Hitchens may have been a poor philosopher and theologian, but the man could write. Whenever I read his poetic flourish, quotable wit, and keen British humor I thought, “This man is exactly what C.S. Lewis would have been had he remained an atheist.”
A Tweeting, Blogging, Podcasting Bishop
A common reaction people have after seeing the subtitle of my book is, “Bishops who tweet?! Are there really any bishops on Twitter?” Much to their surprise I explain that there’s about a dozen who actively tweet and the contingent is steadily growing. Yet one Catholic bishop stands out among those who have embraced new …