Pope John Paul II

Too Much Space

Bring Out Your Dead (Popes)

Transformation of Robert Campbell

From Panhandle flatlands to Guatemalan mountains, Houston doctor and artist Robert Campbell searched for a life with meaning.When he died, many said that life was his.

Irish Ambassadors

The Chieftains may flirt with rock, but they always come home to Ireland

Fashion Plate

Clueless is an improbably entertaining time-waster

St. Patrick's Day Special: Ten Great Irish (Or Irish-American) Musicians and Bands

St. Patrick's Day is, well, today, so, rather than hit the pub to celebrate - which we'll probably still do, to be honest - we thought we'd put together a mixtape for you of our favorite Irish and Irish-American bands along with a favorite tracks by them. Pint of Guinness and shot of Jameson sol ... More >>

MECA Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Thursday, December 12

"Julie Green: The Last Supper"

Julie Green's "Last Supper" will take away your appetite

The Measure of Kielbasa

Real Polish sausage is a lot more exciting than the nasty Polska kielbasa they sell at the grocery store

The Delightful Dud

Real Polish sausage is a lot more exciting than the nasty Polska kielbasa they sell at the grocery store

Skinny Gabacho Doesn't Want to Stand Out

Real Polish sausage is a lot more exciting than the nasty Polska kielbasa they sell at the grocery store

Parish Predators

Despite the bishop’s remarks to the contrary, the Galveston-Houston Roman Catholic Archdiocese had child molesters and let them go. But don’t blame just the Church.

GWAR Heroes Electro Grrl

Flying filth will never go out of style with these guys around

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Flying filth will never go out of style with these guys around

Holy Father

When it comes to the Catholic hierarchy, Mel Gibson’s dad is one Mad Max

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

When it comes to the Catholic hierarchy, Mel Gibson’s dad is one Mad Max

Art School Style

Once a relentless trailblazer, King's X sticks to the familiar with new release

Boots and Hoots

Rocky Carroll crafts footwear for presidents and popes -- but not the Houston Rodeo

Nobel Prize Winner Gets Hassled At Bush Intercontinental Airport

Mairead Corrigan Maguire thought the hard part was over. Along with fellow Nobel Laureates Rigoberta Menchu of Guatemala, American landmine activist Jody Williams, and Iranian Shirin Ebadi, she had been in Guatemala, where the women had just co-hosted a three-day conference on democracy, human right ... More >>

"A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People"

A pontiff bridges a centuries-old divide

"Maurizio Cattelan"

From Pope John Paul II to foosball, this Italian artist has something to say about it all

What a Tease

Maurizio Cattelan creates a building-wide scavenger hunt at the Menil.

This Week's Cover Story: The Man Who Sued The Pope

​Most times when you ask Houston lawyer/theologian Daniel Shea a question, you get a treatise in response, one that can take in everything from the Edict of Constantine and to the deeds of Admiral Rickover to the sins of many a modern-day bishop in the ongoing sex abuse scandal roiling the Rom ... More >>

Rick Santorum Coming To Houston To Rebut JFK, Constitution

Rick Sanotrum -- defined as "a deep thinker" by UST, as something else by Dan Savage​Fifty years ago, then-presidential candidate JFK delivered a historic speech on the separation of church and state to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association. As the first Catholic candidate for president,&nbs ... More >>

The Devil You Know

Demons no scarier than nasty older sisters in The Rite.

Top 5 Musicians Whose Art Trumps Their Politics

​Once again we have yet another example that if a musician opens his or her mouth without the benefit of a guitar or piano close by, trouble is usually not far behind. In this case it's Rockin' Randall Hank Williams Jr., who compared this year's Obama/John Boehner "golf summit" to Adolf Hitler ... More >>