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May 2014

May 17, 2014

More movie musings

Here's something one of my boys brought up to compare movies then (when JAWS was...

May 17, 2014

The Reality of JAWS

"None of man's fantasies of evil can compare to the reality of Jaws."That was the...

May 15, 2014

Remember when liberal meant open minded

Remember when colleges were where you went to get an education and broaden your mind...

May 12, 2014

This will make sense down the road

But for now trust me, it's how my mind works.

May 12, 2014

The Rope

Dwight Longenecker comments on Hitchcock's The Rope. I had never heard of it. It was...

May 11, 2014

Gun nuts win

After following this thread for a couple days, I think I'll go buy a gun....

May 11, 2014

Obama hearts gays

Because only gay matters to culture, it's about the only thing Obama can turn to...

May 11, 2014

Chelsea Clinton is graduating from Oxford

Congrats to Chelsea. This is brought to you by the Clinton Election Committee, otherwise known...

May 11, 2014

Gay rights is about ending the First Amendment

Just thought I'd post a reminder of the bleeding obvious. Of course some argue 'it's...

May 07, 2014

How not to discuss gun control on the Catholic blogosphere

Is demonstrated here. Because you never know, when dealing in typical rhetoric involving gun loving nuts...

May 06, 2014

You have to want abortion

I mean, really want it. Celebrate it. Enjoy it. Have fun with it. Make it...

May 05, 2014

A small step for religious freedom

A very small step. But given the tidal wave of support that ending religious rights...

May 04, 2014

Doing dumb on the Catholic Blogosphere

Like so many things, the Catholic blogosphere ain't what it used to be; not what...

May 04, 2014

Gay marriage has served its purpose

Gene Robinson is getting a divorce. A second one that is. The first one was,...

May 04, 2014

Post modern witch hunts

Yes, I'm afraid it's all the rage. McCarthy is the patron saint and witch hunts...

May 04, 2014

An apology

I didn't realize how many grammar and spelling errors were in my recent posts. Still...

April 2014

April 27, 2014

Why anger at the Right can be justified

Conservatism is no Christ. And sometimes those who walk under the banner of conservative can...

April 23, 2014

It must be tough to be a conservative American Catholic

When the basic gist of your mission is to proclaim the news that American conservatives...

April 20, 2014

Happy Easter

April 18, 2014

The Catholic Church and Me

So this Easter will mark the seventh anniversary of our entrance into the Catholic Church....

February 2014

February 23, 2014

Happy Birthday Dad

Dad as I'll always try to remember him, c. 1981Today would have been my Dad's...

January 2014

January 27, 2014

Our Catholic Conversion and where things stand

I've noticed a couple responses to my post below, and some have reached out to...

January 14, 2014

What happened

We were putting down our Christmas decorations this weekend. In Catholic life, Christmas comes to...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas from a Protestant minister convert to Catholicism

And to all a farewell. At least for a time. Still using a borrowed computer....

December 07, 2013

I’m back

For a time. It's a borrowed computer. Not my broken one. But I couldn't let...

November 2013

November 23, 2013

The computer of death

Our computer, which has struggled ever since getting hit with a virus a month or...

November 20, 2013

MSNBC hearts misogynists

That's right. One at least. Once again, at the forefront of the growing trend of...

November 19, 2013

Happy 150 Birthday Gettysburg Address

November 18, 2013

America through outsider eyes

I had to post this. It's a list of things that folks from other countries...

November 18, 2013

The end is near

That's right. My schedule should be slowing down in the next week or so. Thanks...