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February 2022

February 25, 2022

22 Things I Didn’t Write So Far in 2022

It's good to keep track of what you could have written had you either the...

February 03, 2022

The Catholic Thought of Fr. Matthew P. Schneider LC

Let's face it. Social media is a regular part of our everyday lives. It helps...

August 2021

August 18, 2021

The Pope Says Take The Vaccine, His Flock Says NOPE!

I have felt burnt out lately in terms of writing. The ideas and energy to...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

Fr. Louis Melahn’s Reflections on Traditiones Custodes.

Anyone who frequents Catholic FB groups may have come across Fr. Louis Melahn. He is a...

July 23, 2021

More Reactions To Traditionis Custodes

Some Reactions to Motu Proprio | Mark Wilson (patheos.com) How not to respond to the...

July 17, 2021

Some Reactions to Motu Proprio

Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter, Traditionis custodes modifying the norms regulating the use of the...

July 14, 2021

Some Catholic Hot Takes

A Broad Chorus of Catholic Thinkers The diversity of thought within Catholic teaching, like variety...

June 2021

June 22, 2021

What are people starving for, Fr. Altman?

“For the record, through my efforts at preaching the truth ... somehow the truth has...

April 2021

April 17, 2021

If Pro-Lifers Took Seriously Certain Issues

One of the most important causes of Christians living in North America in the 21st...

March 2021

March 13, 2021

Slimey Award Season

The Slimey Award Season is upon us. The first fruits of this season where we...

March 12, 2021

When you help the poor you help Christ.

I was going to include these news stories in this weeks CB WIRE, but it...

January 2021

January 20, 2021

Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You on Inauguration Day

Here is a look back at the last 12 Inauguration speeches of the Presidents of...

January 17, 2021

Election Decision 2016

Back in 2016, all those many years ago, the nation faced a particularly hard decision....

January 09, 2021

Is Suspending Trump on Twitter a Violation of Free Speech?

O.K. Here's the situation... Is Suspending Trump on Twitter a Violation of Free Speech? Is...

January 08, 2021

Reactions to Bishops Reactions to Chaos at the Capital

This is just a trendy topic to write about and seeing I'm just confined to...

January 06, 2021

Watching the Protests While Quarantined With Covid!

January 6, is the feast of the Epiphany. I almost had an epiphany, but it...

November 2020

November 11, 2020

Believing Lies

When I posted this particular article I didn't realize it was Veterans Day. I might...

August 2020

August 27, 2020

12 Hot Catholic Issues (A Resource Guide)

I find it amazing that everyone has a different emotional makeup and disposition. Some people...

August 13, 2020

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, and The Beautiful Police and Protesters.

These are very turbulent times that we are living in. Here in Framingham Massachusetts things...

August 02, 2020

Simple Yesterdays and Harder Todays

When Catholic Was Just Catholic When I was a child about half the kids in...

June 2020

June 03, 2020

Spiritual Covid-19

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do...