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December 2013

December 11, 2013

S’Mary’s World

The colony world of St. Mary's-without-the-arm, known simply as "S'Mary's" to its inhabitants, was settled...

December 10, 2013

Lord of the Isles, by David Drake

Many years ago now I picked up David Drake's epic fantasy Lord of the Isles,...

December 09, 2013

Real Pulp Fiction

The most excellent Tom McDonald has found a source for high-quality scans of the pulp...

December 09, 2013

Besetting Sins and Pseudo-Virtues

In a comment on this post, reader ThisIstheEnd said that he found it odd for...

December 09, 2013

Evangelii Gaudium: God never tires of forgiving us

This question came up at RCIA this week: what's the difference between Peter and Judas?...

December 08, 2013

Dead as a Doornail

Sometimes as I'm reading I'll say to myself, "I like that sentence a whole lot."...

December 08, 2013

Bootstrapping the Interior Life: Devotions

Last time I talked about how spontaneity fails, at least for me, as an approach...

December 07, 2013

Art by Accident

This was first posted in September of 2003. And if you haven't read Chuck Jones'...

December 06, 2013

The Rocky Road to Dublin

I've been listening to a lot of Irish Traditional music recently, and one of my...

December 05, 2013

Words I Wish I’d Written: Bad, Bad Beer

The travelers were served by the innkeeper, whose manner suggested that he hoped they died...

December 05, 2013

I’m a Truckist

We were discussing the end of the world and the Second Coming at my Lay...

December 04, 2013

Woof Guide to Obscure Catholic Music: Dwight and the Bikers

Dwight and the Bikers is a unique traveling worship ensemble. Advertising their music as "Heavy...

December 03, 2013

Stopping for a Spell, by Diana Wynne Jones

What if the old armchair in front of the TV—the uncomfortable one that's been there...

December 02, 2013

Fifteen Views of Christians by Non-Christians

So John Shore at Patheo's Progressive Christian channel asked non-Christians all over the country what...

December 01, 2013

Bootstrapping the Interior Life: Spontaneity

So far in this series I've focussed on things that have worked for me in...

November 2013

November 30, 2013

On the Purity of the English Language

While looking through my old blog posts for this week's blast from the past, I...

November 29, 2013

Woof Guide to Popular Music: Waxie’s Dargle

So my daughter was playing Super Smash Bros Brawl on the Wii, and I heard...

November 29, 2013

Woof Guide to Popular Music: What a Wonderful World

Today, for the day after Thanksgiving, here's simply the most peaceful, joyful song of thanksgiving...

November 28, 2013

Thanksgiving

I could write a post about how thankful I am and how important it is...

November 27, 2013

Woof Guide to Obscure Catholic Music: Teresa and the Scapulars

The general attitude toward Teresa and the Scapulars by those in the know is "the...

November 26, 2013

Also Righteously Bad

Since I posted about the waiter in Overland Park, Kansas who received a nasty note...

November 26, 2013

A College of Magics, by Caroline Stevermer

The title of Caroline Stevermer's A College of Magics makes it sound like yet another...

November 25, 2013

Ten Fingers

So I just saw an ad for a rosary application for the iPhone, with the...

November 25, 2013

Listening to God Redux

I don't know whether Tom McDonald's latest post was inspired by my post on Listening...

November 25, 2013

The Deadly Ambiguity of Aphorisms

In all my years of Christian living I've often heard the saying, "God will never...

November 24, 2013

Bootstrapping the Interior Life: Time

So you've begun to pursue the interior life. You're learning to respond to the Lord's...

November 23, 2013

Flannery O’Connor Not Your Cup Of Tea?

So you've heard people talk about Flannery O'Connor and how deeply Catholic she is, and...

November 23, 2013

The Pernicious Effect of Corned Beef Hash

This was originally posted in June of 2003. The other night we were having dinner,...

November 22, 2013

Woof Guide to Popular Music: The White Collar Holler

And it's oh boys, can't you code it? Huh! Program it right! Nothing every happens...

November 21, 2013

UPDATED: Listening to God

I've often been told that prayer is talking with God, not talking to God, and...

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