A video we've been waiting for...

This is a very punchy video and should be widely used. Maybe it's because I'm the youngest fogey in London, but the soundtrack grate...

B16: The Pope who wanted to be a humble librarian

The footage of John Paul II and Benedict is very touching; theirs was a truly great friendship.

Pro-lifers should be wary of mandatory counselling before abortion says Francis Philips

In a previous post , Nadine Dorries made a powerful case for overhauling the policies on obtaining an abortion. Dorries is not pro-life per...

'Taliban Catholic'? Moi? You don't know the meaning of the word...

I do not agree with every point that Micaheael Voris makes in this video, and ideally the video could have been more succinct, but it does ...

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Servant of All - Movie Trailer

Twitch of the mantilla to LeadKindlyLight where I first saw this trailer.

Padre Pio: “If you suffered what I suffered for more than one minute you would be dead”

A woman enquired of Padre Pio about the whereabouts of two of her relatives, to which Padre Pio said that one of them was in Heaven, but t...

Padre Pio: “If you are that curious why don’t you take a trip to the other side and find out for yourself!”

A concerned lady was asking Padre Pio about her dead parents. Padre Pio assured the woman that they were in heaven. The woman persisted in a...

Padre Pio's intercession won a cure for a seriously ill child from West Cork

Ireland 1976. A child from the town of Bandon, West Cork was terribly ill – he was born with a blocked tube going from the kidney to the bla...

Who are you in this Lent study group?

I'm the humorist - I can't count the amount of very devout Catholics who have told me that I'm too cheerful for the Lenten seaso...

I gave up being cranky and obnoxious...

Twitch of the mantilla to Catholic Cartoon Blog .

Fr Corapi's on dating: "don't think with your hormones"

Clearly Fr Corapi is a very gifted orator.

‘Myself am moved to woo thee for my wife’

Why oh why isn’t this movie used in Catholic wedding preparation courses? The young men could be instructed to say ‘myself am moved to woo t...

Elizabeth Taylor's best film role? 'That wench is stark mad...'

Zefferelli's The Taming of the Shrew .

Elizabeth Taylor died today at 79 - the star who nearly became Catholic

Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor passed away today at the age of 79. While she had a chequered history with religions, she did consider beco...

Polly's greatest moments

Click here for Polly impersonating Mr Stubbs. This has long been a favourite You-Tube interview of mine with clips from Polly's best sc...

i-dog

Forgive me for posting humorous posts among very serious posts, such as the comment piece on abortion guidelines from Nadine Dorries. I...

"It is time for self interest in the £60 million abortion industry to cease" says MP Nadine Dorries

On this fascinating post for ConservativeHome, former nurse, but current MP Nadine Dorries makes a few bold points in support of the case t...

Fa-fa-fa-fire!

With a boss like Basil who says 'fa-fa-fa-fire' instead of 'fire', poor Manuel doesn't have a hope of learning English!

Manuel: "I can speak English..."

I was reminded of this clip today because I filled out the British census form, and one question enquired of me if I spoke English... See he...

"You know nothing about the horse...."

Check out a previous post where Basil grapples with home improvements.

Are all the Irish ready to meet St Patrick? St Patrick: "I myself will sit in judgment over the men of Ireland."

Saint Patrick's Vigil on the Reek: 441 AD. The following is the true account of Saint Patrick's Vigil on the holy Mountain of Irel...

Beautiful Tridentine Mass in Cork on St Patrick's Day!

Fr. Anthony Boucheron of the Institute of Christ the King celebrated Tridentine Mass in Ss Peter and Paul's Church yesterday. Can you s...

Ann Widdecombe to be special envoy for ACN

I was at the Aid to the Church in Need (‘ACN’) press conference yesterday, where it was announced that Ann Widdecombe will become ‘ACN’s’ sp...

The person who got sidelined on St Patrick’s Day?

My tiny efforts to celebrate the feast included; wearing a green velvet dress, and matching green suede shoes with cream-coloured floral la...

Sybil: "It's Mr O'Reilly, Basil... O'Reilly is a cut-price, cock-up artist"

Check out this post for the rest of The Builders episode.

Little Flower St Therese finally reaches Jerusalem

The relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux, a widely-revered 19th-century Roman Catholic nun, made a solemn entry into Jerusalem on Wednesday, t...

Give up yer aul sins - St Patrick

"All them prayers made him a saint..." Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig - a blessed and Happy St Patrick's Day

Hail Glorious Saint Patrick

What do Ireland's St Gobnait and England's John Bradburne have in common?

They were both friends of bees. When John Bradburne lived in a cave in Africa, it was surrounded by bees that gave him privacy and protected...