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July 2017

July 08, 2017

Remembering Summorum Pontificum

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

July 07, 2017

A balanced take on Immigration

John C. Wright, who usually doesn't pull punches, explains how the Faith has always approached the...

June 2017

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 26, 2017

Lord have mercy on the Coptic Christians

Once again, dozens of Coptic Christians killed and wounded in Egypt. God's grace and mercy...

April 2017

April 15, 2017

A reflection on the Ten Commandments

Courtesy of Cecil B. DeMille. From a little piece I jotted down a few years...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Wrong about Moore

Russ Moore that is. Mark Silk at Religion News Service pens a rather critical article, not...

March 24, 2017

You don’t have to support the policies of liberal Democrats to be a charitable Christian

Just saying. As an Evangelical, I railed against the idea that you had to somehow...

March 14, 2017

The blood of the martyrs

Is the seed of the Church. So said Tertullian. And in keeping with that...

March 03, 2017

Blessed are the poor

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

February 2017

February 08, 2017

Was there something wrong with this?

I keep getting hits about the Budweiser Superbowl ad. What was the problem? To me,...

January 2017

January 09, 2017

The result of religious brainwashing

Uncovered by The Onion. As a non-believer, I could never figure out the obsession so...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

A reflection on the Holy Innocents

Courtesy of the Sick Pilgrim. It's worth your time to visit Karl Persson's site. A...

December 28, 2016

Not your Hallmark Christmas story

Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents. It commemorates this little neglected part of...

December 26, 2016

The Feast of St. Stephen

The first deacon and Christian martyr at this time of explosive martyrdom throughout the world....

December 24, 2016

Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year

I'd like to thank everyone who comes by my blog and those who enrich it...

December 22, 2016

A Christmas Song comparison

and I've always loved these two songs, especially when put in juxtaposition with one another....

December 19, 2016

A reminder

A Nativity scene without Jews, Arabs, Africans and Refugees: I'm not into memes as a general...

December 14, 2016

Yes, it’s another refugee story

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in...

December 11, 2016

God bless the Egyptian Christians who were killed this weekend

The largest attack against the Christian minority in Egypt for some time has claimed the...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

For our Protestant brothers and sisters

A little hopeful nod about the Reformation then and now. Count me as one who...

October 05, 2016

Craziest like a fox

So the news is abuzz about Bill Clinton calling the Affordable Care Act 'the craziest...

September 2016

September 23, 2016

Before we apply Pope Francis’s statements to them

Let's make sure they don't apply to us. And that includes me. Altogether a healthy,...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Catholics and Muslims reject terrorism

In this joint declaration. It appears that Shia Muslims and Catholic leaders signed a joint...

August 29, 2016

The Malleable Magesterium

Is kicked around by Dale Price, in response to a rather hefty analysis of Amoris...

August 12, 2016

And that’s how we do it

When all is said and done, when Truth is under assault, prayer should be the...

August 11, 2016

What drives Michael Phelps

Is, according to this, Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life. Eh. When it comes to...

August 11, 2016

Nice to see

A Catholic charity seeking to help 1000 seminary students in memory of martyred priest Father Jacques Hamel....

August 10, 2016

When the whole world gets you down

Take a second look at the world. Made. Happened. It isn't always an effective evangelism...

August 09, 2016

Evangelism then and now

An interesting article at The Catholic Thing giving a brief look at the world in...

August 02, 2016

Yes it’s another Papal interview

So coming back from Poland, Pope Francis reiterated his belief in a global war. This...