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June 2015

June 01, 2015

Divine Intelligence: What’s That?

During the course of a sprawling but enjoyable combox conversation with atheist commenter Ragarth I...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

Dream a Little Dream: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

I was going to post something substantive for today, but I had a lousy day...

May 28, 2015

The Dogmat saw Outrage, Lies, Persons, and Art

The Dogmat saw many things this week, and all too few of them were goofy....

May 27, 2015

How the Mind Ascends to God

Recently I've been talking about the rationality of Christian (and specifically Catholic) belief in God,...

May 26, 2015

Book Review: Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, The Gospel of John

I recently received a review copy of The Gospel of John, by Francis Martin and...

May 24, 2015

Memorial Day

photo credit: William H. Duquette, 2006, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas

May 22, 2015

The Dogmat’s Dictionary: Mystical Body Dysphoria

Mystical Body Dysphoria (MBD): A condition that occurs when a member of the Mystical Body...

May 21, 2015

The Dogmat saw Cosplayers, Millennials, and Tyrian, O My!

The Dogmat saw strange and amazing things this week, from Daleks in dresses to Tyrian...

May 20, 2015

Steven Pressfield: The Lion’s Gate

Last year I read and reviewed Steven Pressfield's excellent book The Lion's Gate, which tells...

May 19, 2015

My Road to Catholic Belief

Last week I explained why there is no magic bullet for belief, no simple, straightforward...

May 18, 2015

Today’s Aquinas: Natural Theology in a Nutshell

We’re blogging through St. Thomas Aquinas’ Compendium Theologiae, sometimes called his Shorter Summa. Find the previous posts here....

May 17, 2015

Arriving at Amen: An Interview with Leah Libresco

Leah Libresco, of the Unequally Yoked blog here at Patheos, has written a book entitled...

May 15, 2015

Puttin’ on the Ritz in Fits: Fred Astaire meets Gene Wilder

Because these things make me smile, here are two famous performances of Irving Berlin's "Puttin'...

May 14, 2015

The Dogmat: Preaching, Double Spaces, and Unfair Readings to Kids

The Dogmat saw quite a lot this week: on preaching, the post-mortem accessibility of double-spaces,...

May 13, 2015

Ngaio Marsh: Night at the Vulcan

Night at the Vulcan, also published as Opening Night, is the sixteenth of Ngaio Marsh’s...

May 12, 2015

What’s the Good of Christianity? And Does it Matter?

Last week I opined that the question of what religion is good for is the...

May 11, 2015

Today’s Aquinas: No Magic Bullets for Belief

Occasionally I'm asked what arguments I have that prove that Christianity is true, as if...

May 08, 2015

Old Blind Dogs: A Man’s a Man For A’ That

I'm in the mood for some Old Blind Dogs this week; so here's Bobbie Burns...

May 07, 2015

The Dogmat is Watching You

And O! the things the Dogmat has seen in the last week! 7 Hand Gestures...

May 06, 2015

What’s Religion Good For?

Recently Patheos had a forum on what Religion is good for, which I did not...

May 05, 2015

Julian May: The Saga of the Pliocene Exile

Julian May's Saga of the Pliocene Exile is a collection of four books: The Many...

May 04, 2015

Today’s Aquinas: The Will is in the Willing

We’re blogging through St. Thomas Aquinas’ Compendium Theologiae, sometimes called his Shorter Summa. Find the previous posts here....

May 01, 2015

Ray Manzarek: Carmina Burana

Last week I posted that video of misheard lyrics to "O Fortuna", from Carl Orff's...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Ngaio Marsh on Stoic French Ladies

She was fifty and tall for a Frenchwoman. Her figure was impressive, her hair rigidly...

April 29, 2015

We Are Promises of Goodness

Have you ever gotten stuck while reading a book? I don't mean "stuck" as in...

April 28, 2015

Ngaio Marsh: Death in a White Tie

I’ve been re-reading Ngaio Marsh’s “Roderick Alleyn” mysteries in publication order; and one of my...

April 27, 2015

Today’s Aquinas: Do Humans and Animals Think in the Same Way?

Last week’s discussion of “nobler beings” predictably started a comment thread about the nature of...

April 24, 2015

Gopher Tuna!

Gopher Tuna! Bring More Tuna! Statue of Big Dog with Fleas! I've posted this one...

April 23, 2015

Paarfi of Roundwood on Errands

“This is the camp of Lord Adron?” said Khaavren. “None other,” said the Dragonlord. “Well,...

April 22, 2015

Second Look: Amazon Echo after One Week

Last week I posted my immediate reaction to Amazon's new "Echo" thingy*. (I use the...

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