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April 2016

April 22, 2016

Michael Voris, Austin Ruse and The Problem of Detraction

Yesterday, Michael Voris published a mostly very moving post in which he reveals that his...

March 2016

March 20, 2016

St. Joseph versus Toxic Masculinity

I should have written this yesterday, for the feast of St. Joseph, but it didn't...

March 18, 2016

You’re Not Pro-Life if You’re Not Pro-Child

Today, the back-payment came for my Canada Child Tax Benefit for Malachi, and out of...

March 04, 2016

Does God Want People To Be Unequal?

One of the phrases that I’ve seen tossed around a lot this election cycle is...

February 2016

February 19, 2016

Lesser Evil: A Merciful Monstrosity?

Yesterday, Pope Francis alluded to the lesser evil argument in relation to contraception and the...

February 17, 2016

Dagnabbit! ‘Dat Pesky Socialist Wabbit!

I've been challenged by a gentleman writing under the name of Dagnabbit to respond to...

February 15, 2016

John Paul II, Intimate Friendship, and the Fluidity of Philia and Eros

The BBC has an interesting story today on an “intense” friendship between John Paul II...

February 15, 2016

How to Practice the Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy Online

Many people, aware that online spaces can provide occasions for sin, give up social media...

February 14, 2016

Married to St. Raphael: Why so many good Catholic girls stay single

Every Catholic guy I know is either dating, married, or a seminarian... I don’t even...

February 14, 2016

Render Unto Vader What is Vader’s

There is a comment on my previous post that I have decided to answer in...

February 12, 2016

The Virtue of Socialism

The use of taxes to secure justice for the poor does not deprive people of...

February 09, 2016

Giving Up Time for Lent

This one I haven't done. But it's my coolest idea for what I would do...

February 09, 2016

Giving Up Fashion for Lent: A Path to True Confidence

Giving Up Clothes for Lent No, I don't mean that you should go naked. I...

February 09, 2016

Giving Up Truth for Lent

By this, I don't mean actually giving up the Truth, but rather giving up one's...

February 09, 2016

Giving Up Home for Lent

I've never done this specifically for Lent, but when I first converted to Catholicism I...

February 09, 2016

Giving Up Buying for Lent

Some readers may be familiar with Buy Nothing day -- a day of protest, usually...

February 08, 2016

Whatever It Takes To Make Lent Hardcore

Several years back a friend of mine decided to give up furniture for Lent. The...

February 05, 2016

For the Love of Lust

Someone accused me recently of being obsessed with sex. It's not a new accusation: I...

January 2016

January 15, 2016

Child Sex Abuse in the Church of Rock and Roll?

Artur Rosman of Cosmos The In Lost published a post the other day calling the...

December 2015

December 15, 2015

Into the Vortex: A Young Man Recounts His Experiences at Church Militant

"I was an ardent defender of the Truth, and I viciously attacked anyone who dared...

December 08, 2015

Should We Fear Islam?

There's been a lot of speculation about how Christians should understand Islam. Should we take...

November 2015

November 29, 2015

One Hell of a Bird: Doctor Who, Fear of Labour and the Grueling Virtue of Perseverance

This blog entry will in fact have Catholic content after the fangirling. Promise.

November 10, 2015

Let’s All Throw Things at Stupid Christians

I've been thinking recently about militant atheism, and in particular about Richard Dawkins' video The...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

Stoics Have More Fun!

I just did my most fun interview ever. For once someone wanted to know about...

October 05, 2015

Fun with Truth!

Once upon a time, most of us were small children in a Sunday school classroom....

September 2015

September 04, 2015

And For What We Have Failed to Do: On Syria’s Refugees

By now, we've probably all seen the tragic photographs of 3 yr old Aylan Kurdi...

August 2015

August 22, 2015

Perfect Scandal: Why Good Role Models Are Bad

Over the past couple of days I've been trying to develop a more sober response...

August 12, 2015

Sell Everything

Material goods really are good. There’s nothing wrong with riches, only with attachment to riches....

August 11, 2015

Buy Nothing

God demands a tithe of time. Material goods, if allowed to do so, will consume...

August 05, 2015

What Would Jesus Click?

Good Catholics will tend to stop and check themselves before clicking on “Check Out These...

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