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August 2017

August 24, 2017

Exploiting racism cheapens racism

So Colin Kaepernick now has the NAACP and civil rights activists joining in his job...

August 19, 2017

Now it’s time to tear down monuments to Catholic saints

We all know that the legacy of Catholicism - up to Pope Francis at least...

August 10, 2017

On Trump and North Korea

I've been asked if I'm concerned. Of course I am. Just because I have faith...

August 03, 2017

The Gray Lady looks at La Civiltà

A fair enough look at the kerfuffle. The La Civiltà piece was, to me, no...

August 01, 2017

Healthcare from here

There is no denying that millions of Americans have been hurt as a direct result of...

July 2017

July 24, 2017

God bless Charlie Gard and his parents

That's pretty much what I have to say. I pray God give them healing, peace...

July 24, 2017

Looking at the Ever Trumpers

That's Ever-Trumpers, not Never-Trumpers. Jonah Goldberg, my favorite NT, is right. There comes a time...

July 21, 2017

To college or not to college

That is the question. Here is a decidedly conservative take on the modern issue of...

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

Chris Pratt seems like a decent fellow

Thanks to my sons, I've learned everything I ever wanted to know about Chris Pratt....

June 29, 2017

A child will die

God bless these parents and this beautiful child. Already facing a fatal genetic condition, the...

June 22, 2017

In other free speech news

Frank Bruni, of the NYT, has finally thrown in the towel. To all the spoiled...

June 22, 2017

The thought that we hate

The single best news this week came from the Supreme Court. In an age where...

June 20, 2017

These two are not the same

I've seen these two stories connected over the last day or so. In one story,...

June 18, 2017

Happy Father’s Day

To my Dad, and to my wonderful sons. I've been blessed (though perhaps...

June 17, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy 2 wasn’t bad

As comic book movies go, I must admit - guilty pleasure - I find the...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

The Chesterton Option

As opposed to the Benedict Option. Dale Ahlquist, of the American Chesterton Society, explains. Some...

May 25, 2017

How not to campaign for office

Body slam a reporter. Geez. Self control man. I know, there are plenty of jokes...

May 19, 2017

To impeach Trump

Or not to impeach Trump. That is the question. Oh, wrong impeachment call. I mean...

April 2017

April 08, 2017

At least we aren’t in Germany

Germany has a reputation of begrudging homeschoolers. Germany's hard line approach dates back to the...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

Sad but true

I was going to comment on the John Lewis kerfuffle, then thought better of it....

January 03, 2017

When conservative Christians blinked

So it's 2017. All joking aside. In a matter of weeks, Donald J. Trump will...

December 2016

December 24, 2016

America’s Christmas Carol

Deacon Steven Greydanus pens a delightful review of one of the greatest films of all...

December 24, 2016

A Ronald Reagan Christmas post

My boys saw this and wondered if it was from some other planet. I explained...

December 23, 2016

Even as an agnostic I loved this

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus...

November 2016

November 21, 2016

We’re all about that race

Jonah Goldberg has too much fun poking holes in the modern racism of race obsession....

November 06, 2016

The best way to promote diversity

Is to assault and punish anyone who fails to conform. Canadian professor Jordan Peterson...

November 05, 2016

You know it’s a bad election year

When you're scared that a presidential candidate propped up by media collusion and under investigation by...

October 2016

October 28, 2016

Go Nat Geo

National Geographic does its usual quality work covering the ongoing restoration of the Church of...

September 2016

September 21, 2016

These liberals have a point

According to this FOX story, liberals are denouncing the media for not derailing the Trump...