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February 2016

February 13, 2016

Does Pope Francis’s Joint Declaration with Patriarch Kirill Throw Eastern Catholics Under the Bus?

The mainstream religious media coverage of the Joint Declaration signed by Pope Francis and Patriarch...

February 12, 2016

Catholic Vote’s Socialism Freakout Highlights the Necessity of Clearly Defined Terms

On behalf of the Catholic Church, I would like to apologize. I apologize for our...

February 10, 2016

God is with Humankind Right Down to the Cellar of Creaturely Existence

Thanks to “the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross and His transformation of human existence...

February 09, 2016

Catholic Historian Takes Back “Secular” Enlightenment

The 18th century worldwide intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment spawned what's called a Republic...

February 08, 2016

Larycia Hawkins & Wheaton Parts Ways; A Catholic University Should Hire Her

There are plenty of good reasons for Catholic universities to hire Professor Larycia Hawkins who...

February 06, 2016

Why Cam Newton Matters

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when...

February 04, 2016

Culprit Behind Breasts Ballooning is Breaking Creation’s Back

I can't even begin to explain the algorithms that got me to the DailyMail story on...

February 03, 2016

Ask God to Shatter Your Heart

The Name of God is Mercy is a deceptively simple read. After all, how much...

February 02, 2016

Happy Feast of Our Lady of Thunder Candles!

February 2nd is the feast of Our Lady of Thunder Candles (Matki Gromnicznej). That's correct....

February 01, 2016

Forget the Iowa Caucus, Focus on Hidalgo: Donaldo Trumpez Wants to Make Mexico Great Again!

Donaldo Trumpez promises to build a wall to keep Americans out. He says he's tired...

January 2016

January 30, 2016

Sam Rocha’s Love Letter From a Sandwich

At a local deli I fell in love with a sandwich. This was a normal...

January 27, 2016

Wheaton Professor Claims White Privilege & Sexism Are Behind Larycia Hawkins Controversy

Once in a while you run across something that truly amazes you and leaves you...

January 26, 2016

What’s History’s Most Unjust “Just War” Justification?

The concept of "Just War" originates in the writings of St. Augustine. He was perhaps...

January 25, 2016

St. Kateri Relic Rescue: The Most Catholic GoFundMe Campaign Ever

Catholic "materialism" causes strange conundrums and very interesting GoFundMe campaigns. For example, the Catholic cult...

January 23, 2016

The Roots of Protecting Life From Conception in the Catholic Enlightenment

The story of the conflict between science and religion during the Enlightenment is mostly false. Catholics...

January 21, 2016

Miracle at Cana: Drinking with the Bible in Hand

Karl Barth is said to have recommended taking "your Bible and newspaper, and reading both."...

January 19, 2016

“René Girard never played the Great Man,” says biographer.

René Girard was an influential theorist, member of the Académie française, professor at Stanford since 1981,...

January 15, 2016

Abortion is Not a Conservative Issue (Millennials Know This)

Not too long ago Kristin Dombek wrote a widely-circulated favorable review of the book Defenders...

January 13, 2016

Oh! You Pretty Things: Spotlight on David Bowie and Catholic Sex Scandals

NOTA BENE: I don't say anything here that would have caused shame to Bowie. Therefore...

January 12, 2016

God DOES Play Dice and Cheats?

I bet on completing a PhD in the humanities. Therefore, I am a betting man....

January 08, 2016

Dow Jones vs. Paula Jones & Christian Unity

Ut Unum Sint? There are plenty of dividing lines among Christians. Overcoming them has led...

January 07, 2016

The Altar Girl Storm in a Teacup

I’m a former girl altar server. I served for eight years in my parish and...

January 06, 2016

Edith Stein and the Assassination of God’s Epiphany

I forced myself to reflect upon the importance of getting our pictures of God sorted...

January 05, 2016

Do Catholics Worship the Same God as the Americans & Judge Scalia?

I hope Scalia, il Magnifico, lives to be a hundred and ten, and dies on the...

January 04, 2016

Policing Double Standards: The Burns Militia & Black Lives Matter

The news of a militia standoff in Burns, Oregon is one of those things that...

January 02, 2016

Sealed With a Kiss

I was taking my coffee at a local petrol [gas, --ed] station and inside the...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

The One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church’s Porn Problem

It's kinda not what it sounds like. Today (the day I am writing) is December...

December 29, 2015

Priest from Philippines Should’ve Been Suspended for Singing not Hoverboard

The Filipino priest's liturgical sin had more to do with harmony than locomotion. I...

December 29, 2015

The Story of the Virgin Birth Runs with the Grain of Christianity

Mary Magdalene would not be a saint if, as Giles Fraser would have it, striving...

December 27, 2015

How Is Sarah Silverman Right About Jesus Being Gender Fluid?

Even though Sarah Silverman is not a theologian, her trolling tweet about the gender fluidity...

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