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July 2017

July 12, 2017

The Surprising Anti-Capitalist Logic Behind the Catholic Church’s Continued Ban of Gluten-Free Hosts

The continued ban of gluten-free hosts in the Catholic Church shows that the specificity of...

July 07, 2017

What is the Source of Our Culture of Euphemism and Political Correctness?

The sources of euphemism and political correctness are too close to be seen. The Polish...

April 2017

April 21, 2017

If You Hate Catholic SJW’s, Especially on Earth Day, Then You’ll Agree with This Thinker

Tomorrow, 22 April 2017, is Earth Day. Earth Day is a day when we stop and especially remember...

July 2016

July 28, 2016

Demons of Liberal Democracy Haunt Poland After the Hell of Communism

. . . Sometimes in museums the paintings speak to me and irony suddenly vanishes....

June 2016

June 24, 2016

Churchill’s Dream of a United States of Europe Dies with Brexit

The structure of the United States of Europe, if well and truly built, will be...

June 18, 2016

EXCLUSIVE: Charges Against Baby Parts Video Activist Dismissed; Lawyer Discusses the Implications

Dramatis Personae: David Daleiden is a 27 year old investigative journalist who caused a national...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

3 Easy Steps for Beating Amazon.com’s Fluctuating Prices

Many of you have no doubt experienced one of the two following scenarios when purchasing...

May 20, 2016

This is How Corrupt Our Political System Is

There were numerous objections to my proposal for Catholics to vote for Donald Trump. Good...

April 2016

April 15, 2016

BREAKING: Prepared Statement by Bernie Sanders for Vatican Conference is an Accurate Reading of CST

Catholic Social Teaching has a clear appeal to many, but is in conflict with what...

February 2016

February 18, 2016

Pope Francis Questions Whether Trump is a Viable Candidate for Catholic Voters

The Catholic blogosphere has seen its own share of debate about whether Catholics can in...

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 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...

November 2015

November 03, 2015

The Intangible and Terrifying Spiritual Energy in Rocamadour

I'm getting close to finishing Michel Houellebecq's novel Submission. The critics immediately billed the book as...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

TOP10 Books on Religion and Ecology

I have put together this list as a distraction, or better yet, a refocusing of...

October 06, 2015

What Do the Popes Truly Say About Socialism?

Like the man who slays a son in his father's presence is he who...

October 05, 2015

Polish Gay Prelate Charamsa Sells Out Both Catholicism & Gay Rights

The coverage of the Pre-Synod coming out party of Monsignor Charamsa is amusingly chaotic. The...

September 2015

September 15, 2015

The Shadow Work of Destroying Death by Death

Work is killing you even when you're not working. Be cultured enough to give me...

September 07, 2015

The Anxiety of the Freshly Unemployed Man on Labor Day

Our economy is moving toward becoming a contract economy, also known as a "gig economy."...

July 2015

July 23, 2015

On a Middle Class Pilgrimage

Kevin L. Hughes is Chair of the Humanities Department at Villanova University. He is the...

July 17, 2015

Capitalists Should Be Nervous: A Response to Fr. Robert Barron on Laudato Si’

Keith Michael Estrada is the founder of Students for a Fair Society at Franciscan University...

June 2015

June 21, 2015

A Catholic Worker Approach to Laudato Si’: Repent! Understand! Pray!

Bob Waldrop is the founder of the Oscar Romero Catholic Worker House in Oklahoma City....

June 20, 2015

The Fatal Errors of Capitalism: Laudato Si’ & the Economy

Keith Michael Estrada is the founder of Students for a Fair Society at Franciscan University...

June 18, 2015

The Official Edition of Laudato Si’ is Now Available

The final and official edition of Laudato Si' is now available online through the Vatican...

June 17, 2015

2 Possible Questions About Rod Dreher’s “Orthodoxy, Catholicism, & the State”

I am thankful Rod Dreher took up my piece "Why Doesn't Holy Mother Russia Remain...

June 16, 2015

Previewing Laudato Si’: Anthony Annett on Integral Ecology

Anthony Annett is a climate change and sustainable development advisor at the Earth Institute (Columbia...

May 2015

May 13, 2015

I Give You the Single Lamest & Funniest Theological Analogy. Ever.

Omnis analogia claudicat. Analogies limp. I think Aquinas said that. Religious language, especially the Catholic...

May 01, 2015

May Day — Dorothy Day: Political Radicalism & Liturgical Conservatism Feed off Each Other?

Despite popular prejudices I am no enemy of RadTrads. For example, I've come to appreciate...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

Famous Atheists Who Aren’t Atheist: Hold off on Papism David Brooks!

Did you know that Sartre was a Jew, Camus intended to become a Protestant, Warhol...

April 16, 2015

Temple of Perfection: Christianity, Homosexuality & America at the Gym

There is an LA Fitness just down the road from our new apartment. It is...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Stand by Your Man: Are Some Feminism(s) in Capitalism’s Bondage?

Networking is not reserved to the the internet. If there is one lesson to take...