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April 2017

April 26, 2017

Leading Historian Made the Analogy Between the Refugee Crisis and the Holocaust Long Before Pope Francis

There goes Pope Francis again, speaking off the record about news events off-the-cuff. He's compared...

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...

February 2017

February 09, 2017

Lady Gaga: The Super Bowl’s Muse of Nationalist Catholicism

Catholicism isn't in decline in the United States. It is as loud and up-front as...

January 2017

January 29, 2017

Why is the Trump Administration’s Executive Order Muslim Ban Forcing a Constitutional Crisis?

You too might be exhausted by the constant slacktivism on social media. It lacks and depth and...

January 20, 2017

Read the Pope’s Message to Freshly Inaugurated President Trump

I'm tired of political commentary. I suspect I engaged in too much of it...

August 2016

August 01, 2016

Pope Francis Wasn’t Silent About Auschwitz; He Deconstructed It Instead

There's plenty of talk about Francis's silence during his visit to Auschwitz last week. This...

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....

July 19, 2016

Analyzing Steve Skojec’s Poop Slinging at the Pope: A Running Commentary

I exhort you — be zealous to do all things in harmony with God, with the...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

Benedict’s Unequivocal Endorsement Silences Francis’s Critics

These are only hints and guesses, Hints followed by guesses; and the rest Is prayer,...

June 12, 2016

Pope Francis Unequivocally Condemns Florida Man’s Gay Bar Shooting Rampage

These are strange times we live in, but they are not incomprehensible. It didn't take...

May 2016

May 16, 2016

Uber Atheist Nietzsche Liked his Christianity STRONG!

Nietzsche would've seen Karl Barth as his match. The German philosopher is a usefully confusing atheist thinker. He...

April 2016

April 16, 2016

Pope Francis Rescues Muslim Refugees from Lesbian Camp

No, this piece is not about the latest front in the Culture Wars. Or, maybe...

April 11, 2016

Pope Francis Quashes “Who am I to judge?” Speculation in Amoris Laetitia

The truncated statement, "Who am I to judge?," caused a lot of consternation among certain...

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 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 03, 2016

Ask God to Shatter Your Heart

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

December 2015

December 10, 2015

3 Ways Vatican’s ZooTV Exposes Modern Theology’s Weaknesses

The projections of animals and non-Catholic human-animals onto the facade of St. Peter's led to...

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 27, 2015

What if the Worldwide Jesuit Conspiracy is REAL?

There are plenty of unbalanced Catholic commentators on the Jesuit papacy. Their conspiracy theories, not...

October 16, 2015

Family Synod Conflict Is Not What You Think It Is . . .

In my worst moments I am temped to promulgate a #SynodSitIN by the power of...

October 14, 2015

Holy Fire & Brimstone! Archaeologists Unearth Sodom?

There are historically significant happenings you might be missing while you obsess about the fabulous...

October 08, 2015

Cradle Catholic Open Letter: Stop Protestant-splaining #Synod15!

The letter and overly-earnest essay are the order of the day for apocalyptic-Protestant panicking about...

October 07, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: Kenneth L. Woodward’s Rapid-Fire Reflections on Francis in America

I could not suppress my amusement when I ran across Kenneth L. Woodward's reactions to...

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...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Why is THIS Pope Francis’s Hardest American Saying?

The roundups of the papal visit are making the rounds everywhere. There's much to celebrate,...

September 26, 2015

Pope Francis Inspires Kenny Rogers to Fold’Em Like Boehner

The big news yesterday was the House Speaker resigning after setting up the first ever...

September 25, 2015

Where Will the Spotlight Shine When Pope Francis Leaves?

It's difficult to find the right tone for a post like this. I come as...

September 24, 2015

The Pope Shepherds Together What American Politics Sunders

There is great amusement in following the news when the pope is in town. One...

September 23, 2015

2 Maps Show Why Pope Francis is Out of Place in the United States

There is no shortage of commentary about importance of Pope Francis finally visiting the United...

September 22, 2015

13 Incredible Pope Francis Facts the Left, Right, & Pious Media Won’t Tell You!

I can predict the media coverage of #PopeInUS will be as tired as Julius II...