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June 2014

June 07, 2014

Obama the Great

“We have an amazing story to tell,” she said. “This president has brought us out...

June 07, 2014

The essence of atheism

Is nothing. Ultimately, we're all just molecules. You, me, Hitler, MLK, Kennedy, John Lennon, religious...

June 06, 2014

A Just War

In the weird and strange world of the Catholic blogosphere, some contend that America has...

June 06, 2014

Speaking of Good Catholic Blogging

I refer you to Fr. Dwight Longenecker, asking the age old question: What Would Jesus...

June 06, 2014

I meant it when I offered prayers

For Mark. It's not hard to see the general trend of his blog's (and quite...

June 06, 2014

Prayers for the three knife victims

Perhaps the most forgotten murder victims in America, since their deaths don't help advance a...

June 06, 2014

It was seventy years ago today

Thank you all. To all veterans of course, not just those who fought and...

June 03, 2014

Neo Catholics

I've seen this article, mocking those who have coined the term 'neo-Catholic' on several sites....

June 02, 2014

The Devil may care

But most hip moderns don't. One of the strange phenomena of the recent age is...

June 02, 2014

Harry Reid goes after gas prices

Actually, he doesn't. Like the media, he seems pretty much willing to focus on anything...

June 01, 2014

Sane Pope Francis observations

Once again courtesy of Ross Douthat. History will judge the effectiveness of Pope Francis. I'm...

May 2014

May 31, 2014

The Star Wars Holiday Special

One of the greatest cinematic disappointments in my life until the Phantom Menace. I remember...

May 30, 2014

When I say my ministry days are behind me

I mean it. So I was informed of a position not too long ago in...

May 29, 2014

My comment on Mark Shea’s blog regarding Gun Control

I'm sure the comments are dwindling, but here's my three cents. First, solutions. Gun control....

May 27, 2014

Pummeled on the Catholic Blogosphere

I'm about to get skinned over at CAEI. Mark posted a hit piece on "Joe...

May 27, 2014

Congrats to our Grad!

And a week later, on the 24th, our oldest *sniff* graduated from high school. We...

May 27, 2014

Congrats to my Confirmandi

Last Saturday - the 17th of May - our eighth grader was confirmed. Hurray! More...

May 25, 2014

A full rich week

It's been a busy, busy, busy week. Last week was our Eighth Grader's Confirmation, and...

May 23, 2014

My boys nail it

In reflecting on their reaction to JAWS vs. other recent movies they've watched, plus their...

May 23, 2014

You know your life sucks

When you receive an email from a reader saying they can't keep coming by your...

May 23, 2014

This being the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I

A nice series of pictures from the front of that awful war to end all...

May 22, 2014

Speaking of the end of freedom

Zippy Catholic, who apparently is back from a hiatus, points out the obvious. The old...

May 22, 2014

Gas prices have been rising

Just thought I'd throw that out there. If you're waiting for the same media stampede...

May 22, 2014

Mark Cuban needs punished

And punished now! The man has spoken his mind, and worse has admitted to what he...

May 22, 2014

I have to admit

That even though I know it's not good theology, it's still how we feel:

May 22, 2014

Prayer request update

My wife went to the doctor's last night and, in keeping with the typical trend,...

May 20, 2014

Prayer requests

My wife must go tomorrow and find out the results of some tests she had...

May 19, 2014

Catholic schools in Oakland outrage critics

By wanting to be more Catholic. It's a running joke that if you want to...

May 18, 2014

Looking at Pope Francis

In a balanced way is not easy. On one hand you have those who have...

May 18, 2014

The Devil you say

There was quite a lot of talk about the Black Mass that was going to...