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January 2016

January 04, 2016

Happy New Year!

...and Merry Christmas, too (it's liturgically still Christmas, y'know), from everybody at AoftheA! The staff...

December 2015

December 03, 2015

How To Respond To Pope Francis’ “Fundamentalism Is A Sickness”

By now, I'm sure most of you have seen the following quote from our Holy...

November 2015

November 24, 2015

If Vatican II Were A Blockbuster Sequel

The other day, I had a convo with fellow Patheos blogger Tom McDonald (who now blogs...

November 20, 2015

An Idea For The Pew Research Center

Conduct a study to determine the percentage of Catholics who tend to say "Have faith!", or "Trust in the Holy Spirit!"...

October 2015

October 27, 2015

Get Your Synod On The Family Blog Swag!

The Synod on the Family concluded this past Saturday. It was a big deal for some...

October 16, 2015

Faithful Bishops Ask Catholic Bloggers To Abandon Panic-Mongering

(AoftheANews) ROME - A report has been leaked from the Synod on the Family currently...

October 09, 2015

Caption Contest – Synod on the Family Edition

I ran "caption contests" frequently at Ye Olde Blogge, BP (Before Patheos). They're fun, and you,...

October 08, 2015

The AoftheA Synod Prayer

Dear Lord, So far today, I'm doing alright. I haven't gossiped or lost my temper....

October 04, 2015

10 Things To Do Instead Of Reading About The Synod

The Synod of the Family, Part Deux, has commenced. News and commentary about it will...

July 2015

July 29, 2015

Catholic Psychotherapists Identify Baffling New Condition Among Internet Users

(AoftheANews) GREELEY, CO - The Catholic Psychotherapy Association released a report today on a condition they claim is...

July 20, 2015

A Good Way To End Up In Hell Is To Deny It Exists

Every so often, you see articles written by a Catholic or Christian of some stripe...

July 07, 2015

Report: Vatican Creates Orders For Perpetually Outraged Catholics

(AoftheANews) VATICAN CITY - The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life...

July 06, 2015

These Might Be The Best Catholic Satire Posts Ever!

I love me some satire and parody. And it looks like Creative Minority Report is returning...

May 2015

May 25, 2015

An Update Of The Pentecost Narrative

Acts 2:1-12 "When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one...

May 19, 2015

Getting Men Back To Church: It’s About Discipleship, Not Dickscipleship

A lot has been written about the importance of getting men back into the Church. The...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Sister Patricia On: The Visitation Project Radio Program

(Sister Patricia Owens O’Flannery, OP, a post-modern pre-traditional omni-spiritual Dominican sister, periodically contributes to AoftheA. Today...

April 08, 2015

Peanut Butter & Grace: Helping Parents Raise Catholic Kids

A longtime Catholic blogger and friend of AoftheA, The Ironic Catholic, has launched a program...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

REPORT: Pope’s Offer to Wash Feet of Traditionalist Group Blog Refused

(AoftheA News) AoftheA News has learned that Pope Francis had offered to wash the feet...

March 18, 2015

The AoftheA Catholicity Baseline Test

Over at Jennifer Fitz's place, Sticking The Corners, is a great post titled "The Hero Complex...

March 10, 2015

“How to Write a Click-Bait Headline!” On-Line Course Being Offered?

(AoftheANews) Are your blog post titles bland and uninteresting? Do your friends avoid your site because your...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

White and Gold? Black and Blue? How Do Other Catholics See The Dress?

If you've gotten within fifty feet of social media today, then you know about The Dress....

February 20, 2015

VIDEO: Pope Francis, Catholic Internet, and the Butterfly Effect

My first thought upon seeing this video of otters chasing a butterfly: "Oh look! Catholic bloggers...