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August 2017

August 25, 2017

That is not Virtue Signalling

In this case, Mark Shea is wrong. I have heard about virtue signaling, and it...

July 2017

July 12, 2017

Fr. James Martin explains his ministry to the LGBT community

In his own words. Sometimes it's best to go to the source rather than supporters...

July 08, 2017

Remembering Summorum Pontificum

A fine reflection from Michael Brendan Dougherty. I've attended a couple Latin Masses. I must...

June 2017

June 29, 2017

The rise of the Second Culture War

Peter Beinart at The Atlantic takes a look at the post Culture Wars I landscape....

June 09, 2017

Walking away from a dream to stand on principles

I can respect this. No fire and brimstone, no whining and crying. Just not going...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

Being Christian in the age of Gianforte

Means not doing what Greg Gianforte did. Nonetheless, again, to make this into some indictment...

May 10, 2017

When did the Catholic Left decide salvation is only about works?

Did you feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the prisoner? If so, off to...

May 05, 2017

Stephen Colbert does penance

And reminds millions of Americans that you can be a celebrated Catholic who flagrantly disregards...

April 2017

April 14, 2017

Behold the man!

A Good Friday reminder. It's easy to shout Hosanna to the Son of David...

March 2017

March 08, 2017

Things I don’t care about

The #ashtag controversy. Apparently some priests, and others, are doing selfies after receiving the ashes...

March 06, 2017

The Great Divide

Is kicked around by Fr. Longenecker. It's true, the Church is split. Just like the...

March 03, 2017

Blessed are the poor

In spirit. During the era of Pope Francis, the focus has fallen on economic and...

March 01, 2017

Ash Wednesday

A time when the Church's calendar drops a reminder on us that we are mortal....

February 2017

February 25, 2017

This brightened my day

Was a time when fundamentalists saying that demons were swarming around their political opponents were laughed...

February 06, 2017

Trump and religious liberty

Rod Dreher walks us through the developments over the last week. Thinking that Trump is...

January 2017

January 13, 2017

Why does modern liberalism poison the Christian Faith?

On my way into the Catholic Church, I stopped by the Episcopal church. That lasted...

November 2016

November 19, 2016

Maybe hate did help elect Trump after all

Attorney David French at The National Review explains. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one...

November 18, 2016

Why I love Steve Bannon

Because I'm a Christian, that's why. Let's face it, I've spent a dozen years reading...

November 12, 2016

Russell Moore gets it mostly right

Finally. I went to school with Russ. I'd lie if I said I knew him...

November 10, 2016

For Catholics who have labored long and hard to convince themselves that the really bad people live to the right of the dividing line

I give you this. Again, I'm fine with the protests. Free country. I love the...

October 2016

October 19, 2016

Good to see

It looks like the courts have seen something in Iowa's anti-discrimination laws could jeopardize religious liberty. I'm...

October 12, 2016

No, the emails aren’t anti-Catholic

There's quite a buzz about some of the emails dumped from Hillary's camp. Admittedly you have...

October 11, 2016

The Second Debate has come and gone

I watched the first half hour or so of the second debate. That was about...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

The real and logical bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Is not an option for Christians. Of course not. Despite the fact that there are...

September 20, 2016

If you accept a secular take on religion

Then this article at the National Catholic Reporter is for you. It probably resonates with...

September 15, 2016

Another look at Tim Kaine’s hope for a welcoming and affirming Catholicism

Courtesy of The American Catholic. The takeaway here is that most attempts to compromise Christianity...

September 09, 2016

Is Capitalism incompatible with Christianity?

An interesting article here at Proper Nomenclature. I've noticed, in the ten years since I entered the Catholic...

September 08, 2016

Is Science why young Catholics are leaving the Church?

This article tackles the 'faith in science' angle. We do live in a secularized age...

September 07, 2016

That’s odd

I missed the 24/7 news coverage of this. I can't recall where I was, since...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

When did abortion stop mattering?

In some quarters of the modern Catholic world, it appears that abortion, while still technically...