First, John and I have blogs up on GodSpy, follow-ups to the pope’s visit to the United States: Mine is After the Pope: Time to Hit the Books? John’s is on the front page as I write this: Gazing Upwards: The Pope’s Homily at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
And thanks to Kathleen Lundquist for the heads-up on [...]

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Idylls Press illustrator and book designer John Murphy has copped the enviable job of flying to Washington D.C. and New York this week to blog for GodSpy on Pope Benedict’s visit to America. John’s first post, America: Encounter the Pope can be read here. His latest posts will appear on the GodSpy front page.

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In honor of All Hollow’s Eve, here’s one of those wonderful YouTube clips devised by some cracked savant with too much time on his or her hands. It’s a spoof movie trailer that re-imagines Kubrick’s the Shining as a cuddly, warm-hearted family movie.
Thanks to Angelo Matera, edit0r-in-chief at Godspy.com, for putting me on to [...]

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…is up on the front page, and already gleaning lots of vibrant discussion.

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The Mad Mel Mess and Why (or if) it Matters
That’s the title of my new article that’s just gone up on Godspy. Mel and Passion and Apocalypto have been the preoccupation (besides Christmas preparations and everyday Idylls Press business) why I haven’t posted for a few days. If you’re interested in all the other stuff [...]

Tags: anti-Catholicism, antisemitism, Apocalypto, Godspy, Mel Gibson, TPotC