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July 2013

July 02, 2013

Atheists say the cutest things

No, we don't have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive. But...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

And to celebrate another record month of visits

Let me boast again on our now third teenage boy! Couldn't go to eat where...

June 30, 2013

Update on prayers

Well it's been a long, crazy month. Four weeks ago we were thrown into a...

June 30, 2013

If you want to understand the power of modern liberalism

Read Animal Farm. When our soon to be 9th grader first read it a few...

June 29, 2013

When it comes to Snowden

And his flight from prosecution, I don't know enough to have an informed opinion. I'm...

June 29, 2013

Strike one against the growing shadow of tyranny

This was so bad - (how bad was it?) - that the ACLU got on the...

June 29, 2013

The Friendly Atheist asks the question of the ages

What would religious people do if a baseball pitcher - gasp! - drew atheist symbols...

June 29, 2013

Modern atheists

Are the closest thing to an out of body experience I get these days. So...

June 26, 2013

Farewell our pre-teen son

Hello our third teenager! And so another chapter comes to a close as our third...

June 23, 2013

Here’s my thing with Catholics and lying

Across the Catholic blogosphere, the issue of lying has become one in which stars have...

June 23, 2013

The mighty country has struck out

My boys are becoming quite the sports connoisseurs. I was never much of an athlete I actually...

June 23, 2013

Some commercials are better than movies

I mean it, especially with the crop of movies today, I find myself more often...

June 23, 2013

When selfishness is the greatest value

A society is in trouble. This little piece, courtesy of the always revealing Huffington Post,...

June 23, 2013

The power of post modern liberalism

Is it's ability to redefine eternal truths on a dime. It takes a long look...

June 23, 2013

The man wouldn’t survive

In any other generation than ours.

June 16, 2013

And a Happy Fathers Day it was

A week ago we had no idea if we'd even bother with Fathers Day. But...

June 16, 2013

Confirmation gloating

Our eighth grader received the Sacrament of Confirmation! Yeah, I know. It was almost a...

June 16, 2013

Prayer request update

Well it's been days since my son had any severe episode, or any episode at...

June 16, 2013

I’m a critic and proud of it

So our interim priest, in addition to promoting a couple upcoming events, gave a kudos...

June 16, 2013

Fathering lessons from The Cos

A nice article about Bill Cosby, one of the bravest warriors against the 'Father doesn't...

June 11, 2013

Latest prayer update

So far things are looking about as good as they can. Days seem to drag...

June 10, 2013

Update on prayer request

He had some tests, but so far they've come up negative. Which is good. They don’t know...

June 07, 2013

Ignorance versus idiocy

If you think 2 +2 = 5, that circles have four equal sides, or that...

June 06, 2013

Urgent prayer request

Without getting into detail, a prayer request for our oldest son. There are about a...

June 06, 2013

Lest we forget

June 6, 1944

June 02, 2013

When I read John C. Wright

I want to give up blogging. I mean, what's the point? When he says it...

June 01, 2013

The greatest pitfall of ministry

Is not sex, or money or even power. Yes, those make the headlines. But the...

May 2013

May 31, 2013

If you want to explain why lying is wrong

You don't start by saying 'cuz the Church says so you lousy sinner.' You start...

May 28, 2013

Keven O’Brien sums up the Lying Debate

From the point of view that lying is always wrong, period. But then, Keven O'Brien...

May 28, 2013

As we invoke our inner Metternich

Today I have an extra day off. Did it so I could get the benefits...