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December 2016

December 03, 2016

Tomorrow I turn 50

Yeah. 50. To quote Alec Guinness from the classic The Bridge on the River...

December 03, 2016

The president we deserve

Donald Trump is the president the Facebook generation deserves. That's what my boys said....

November 2016

November 30, 2016

Goodbye Mr. Delligatti

And thank you. Mr. Jim Delligatti, who invented the Big Mac, died today at the...

November 23, 2016

The Pilgrims’ Pride

Here are a few pro-pilgrim and pro-Thanksgiving posts from blogging past. I love the pilgrims...

November 21, 2016

An important reminder

If you posted quotes about Trump being elected and hoping he does well, but are calling...

November 21, 2016

How Donald Trump unified millions of Americans

Ross Douthat reflects. In the end, Donald Trump spoke strongly about immigrants. Muslim, Hispanic or...

November 20, 2016

If you tire of people asking questions

Then don't be a minister. Being in ministry means realizing there is no base...

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 11, 2016

Reject both extremes

I realize there were extreme elements behind Trump. I realize he played up to them. I...

November 09, 2016

When thinking about the election

Remember it was more than just Trump. From dog catcher to president, the GOP ran...

November 07, 2016

Tomorrow night

As our country gears up for the long, arduous 2020 presidential campaign, we'll likely know...

November 07, 2016

The way Catholics should really vote

Here. Note what is and isn't listed, what is and isn't said. Any layperson trying...

October 2016

October 21, 2016

I do believe in ghosts

I do, I do, I do, I do, I "do" believe in ghosts. Believe it...

October 17, 2016

The press is burying the Clinton email leaks?

How does something like this make a publication like The Wall Street Journal? Of course...

October 14, 2016

It was 950 years ago today

One of the most decisive days in human history. The event that changed the course...

September 2016

September 27, 2016

I believe Donald Trump

When he says he's not spending time preparing for a debate, I believe him. Last...

September 22, 2016

In praise of Autumn

Anyone who has followed my blog for more than a year or so knows one...

September 17, 2016

Reflection on Hillary’s Deplorable Comment

I waited a week for things to die down. I know, it's always best to enter the...

September 15, 2016

Why don’t we feel it?

Once again, the economic news is positive. Scott Pelley, on the CBS Evening News, called...

September 12, 2016

Divisions then and now

One of the enduring myths of America is that we were united after 9/11 until...

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 02, 2016

Georgetown University to give preferential treatment based on genealogy

Read it here. I get it. Slavery was bad. It's a blight on our...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

Where have you gone Elmer Gantry?

Does liberalism have an Elmer Gantry nowadays? I'm just curious. Is there a movie in recent...

August 19, 2016

Francis and those Fundamentalists

Carl Olson unpacks some problems with the statement Pope Francis made about religion and violence...

August 03, 2016

The joy of crying babies

Anyone with kids knows that a baby that won't stop crying will bring a 250...

August 02, 2016

Then a Catholic can vote for Trump?

Ah, if we can't vote Democrat, that leaves only one option, correct? Not according to...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

It can’t be

Some are suggesting that Google has stacked the algorithm deck to ensure search results favor...

July 22, 2016

I tried to watch the Trump speech

In fairness to Trump, I haven't sat down and watched an entire speech. I don't...

July 21, 2016

My Orthodox wife and American racism

My wife is Orthodox Christian. She started attending Orthodox services a couple years ago. It...

July 15, 2016

An interesting piece from the Huffington Post

Yep. President Obama has tried to pour a ton of manure on our problems in the...