A Pope By Any Other Name....

Eight popes total (almost nine) have chosen the name Boniface. (Boniface VII was an antipope)

But that only ranks Boniface #10 on the list of most popular pope names.

What name did the new Pope choose?  Why?

What would your pope name be?

Click here to take the test.

'Pope-fuls'

Pope Benedict XVI’s shock resignation may be virtually unheard of in modern times but the system that will choose the Catholic Church’s new leader follows centuries of well-rehearsed and high secretive tradition.

Here are the top candidates to replace Pope Benedict XVI:

• Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina
• Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico
• Joao Braz de Aviz of Brazil
• Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines
• Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana
• Cardinal Angelo Scola of Italy
• Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Canada
• Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria
• Cardinal John Onaiyekan of Nigeria
• Cardinal Timothy Dolan of USA

How is a new Pope chosen?  Why all the secrecy?

What does the 'white smoke' mean?

Who is your top pick? Why?

America prides itself on secular tradition.  Why should non-catholics care about the new Pope?

Daylight Savings

When told the reason for daylight saving time the old Indian said…
‘Only a white man would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket and sew it to the bottom of a blanket and have a longer blanket.’

So what exactly is Daylight Savings Time and why do we have it?

Write a persuasive essay on whether you think we should keep daylight savings or scrap it. 

Give at least 3 specific arguments either way.

Whats the Headline?

Can you write a lead for this photo answering Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?

Make a prediction of what will happen next.

What does Justin Timberlake think?