Stephen’s still objecting to the Vatican’s efforts at going green. As usual the clip has a delicious mix of irreverence.
A Pope-pourri
RL deadlines kept me from blogging last week, so I’m going to pull everything together today, beginning with friend-of-the-show Fr. Jim Martin’s visit last night. He does have a knack for breaking Stephen out of character!
Here’s the clip from last Wednesday. At least when Stephen crosses the line of decency, it seems he has the [...]
A Sunday School Story
Well, folks, in case you missed the news, Stephen has been snubbed by South Carolina’s Democratic party. They may have a point, but not much of a sense of humor. And it looks like the Writer’s Guild strike is set for Monday, which means re-runs next week. Just when I was wondering [...]
Blowing the Pope’s book “out of the holy water”
Welcome back, Catholic Heroes! Looks like we’re back in business after a server crash, but I lost Tuesday’s post. I was rather fond of it, too. Here’s the clip from Monday’s show. And don’t miss the official website for I Am America (and So Can You). New on the site since Tuesday is a [...]
Wrist Strong
We here at Catholic Colbert have been in the midst of a heat wave but I’m back on track now. We’ve got a big feast coming up this week, but in the meantime, following Stephen’s request from Thursday night’s show, I offer this:
And here’s the clip from the show for those who missed it (and [...]
Again with the red Prada shoes!
From Thursday’s show, Benedict earned a tip of the hat from Stephen for his ability to accessorize. (And a hat tip of my own to The Deacon’s Bench for being quicker off the mark than Catholic Colbert with this clip! But he is, after all, Stephen’s new deacon friend.)
Stephen’s Jewish Friends
As I was finishing up the preparations for my university debut, I came across this clip from last fall, and it seemed appropriate in light of interfaith reactions to Summorum Pontificum. Stephen has his own brand of Catholic-Jewish dialogue. As we’ve come to expect, he handles other religions with intelligence, class and a healthy dose [...]
“Roman Catholicism is the one true faith”
Deacon Greg has this on the Vatican’s latest statement (not the much-heralded Motu Proprio on the Latin Mass). Bringing Ecu-Menace out of the archives seems called for:
Big Holiday Over the Weekend
Along with Fathers’ Day, Stephen celebrated the 800th anniversary of the conversion of St. Francis.Bonus: For a really intricate version of the chalice illusion, go here.
I couldn’t resist this snippet from the pope’s speech to youth. I kept thinking of Stephen’s shout out last week (“Hey, Carly Simon, thanks for writing that song about me!”):
The [...]
St. Corbinian and the Bear
I often find myself waiting for Stephen to address the fact that Pope Benedict has a bear on his coat of arms. So I went to the Google to get more info on the coat of arms. The saddled bear is the symbol for St. Corbinian, an 8th-century saint:
A legend states that while traveling to [...]
