It took Galileo nearly 400 years to get back into good standing with the Catholic Church. John Lennon should be thankful it only took him about 4 decades. Lennon's famous remark about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus didn't sit too well with some Christians, though it didn't stop their popularity.

I would be remiss to not mention that this past weekend Catholics and other peace activist gathered in Columbus, Georgia for the annual School of the Americas/Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation protest.

Mary went missing, but apparently she wasn't in hiding. A short item from the Associated Press: A $30,000 bronze statue of Mary was pried from its place and stolen last Friday night from Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Newport Beach, California. Thankfully, she ended up on the lawn of an Orange County home.

New fraternities and sororities are popping up around the country, but their popularity isn't about partying. It's about piety. There are at least 210 Christian fraternities and sororities around the country now.

When I think of the Food Network and its celebrity chefs (love them as I may), I think of lobster, cavier, and pate; dainty servings with bold flavors; and restaurant checks the size of my paycheck. Watching the Food Network is one of my primary forms of entertainment, and being a judge on Iron Chef America is one of my dreams.

We all know that Marx wrote a very famous book about economics and criticized capitalism's excesses, but did you know that he is living now and is the archbishop of Munich?