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March 2013

March 05, 2013

It’s off to work I go

My apologies for not blogging more. It's been a trademark of mine that just about...

March 04, 2013

Married priests on the Huffington Post

Mark Shea was on the Huffington Post today, discussing the whole priestly celibacy topic. Mark didn't get much of...

March 03, 2013

A person who had a fig tree?

Really? That's one of the problems I have with the New American Bible translation endorsed...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

Happy Anniversary to the world’s most tolerant wife!

Who were those goofy kids?It's been a wild and crazy 20 years, but I couldn't...

February 24, 2013

Enjoyment for the modern work load

Now that I will be busy with a new job, helping with homeschool, helping with...

February 24, 2013

On Protestant Clergy Convert blogging with a new job

Elijah in the wildernessTomorrow, I begin my first step toward digging out of the hole...

February 24, 2013

Why the Catholic Church looks so bad to the world

Is demonstrated in this story. The story, carried by Reuters, showcases Catholics who are outraged...

February 23, 2013

We shouldn’t teach morality in schools

That was the big conclusion in a debate we had in a secondary education class...

February 23, 2013

A reading list for atheists

OK, nobody was speaking of John C. Wright, but by goodness they ought to be....

February 23, 2013

Jimmy Akin on the Transfiguration

Some interesting stuff, as always, over at Jimmy Akin's blog. Here he unpacks ten things...

February 23, 2013

How not to be a Catholic stereotype

We judge. We condemn.It's important to remember, as Catholics, that much of the world sees...

February 21, 2013

World War II gets all the press

So we often forget just how devastatingly horrific was the First World War. In terms of battlefield...

February 21, 2013

Met the Poet Laureate of the United States

Yep, my wife and I splurged and treated ourselves to an actual date for our 20th anniversary She...

February 20, 2013

Another prayer request

Not to be greedy or anything, but in addition to my wife's employment situation, and...

February 20, 2013

It’s official!

I have a job. I just spoke to my manager about my start date on...

February 18, 2013

Immigrants and economics

Speaking of listening to different sides of the debate. I have almost no dogs, not...

February 18, 2013

The other sign of gun control

Of course it comes from FOX News. Since Sandy Hook, the victims of that and...

February 17, 2013

Hyphenated Catholics

In my Protestant ministry days, I remember reading a book 'Emerging Voices in Global Christian...

February 16, 2013

To the Catholic Blogosphere

I've come to conclude that as Catholics, whether we consider ourselves apologists, Catholics with blogs,...

February 15, 2013

A fading winter’s night

As a kid, I used to love winter. Why not? It meant that great non-committal...

February 15, 2013

The Devil and Thomas Dale

I'm a fan of the film The Devil and Daniel Webster, based on the short...

February 15, 2013

In praise of genocide

I didn't believe it. Thomas McDonald linked to a string of quotes by the Amazing...

February 15, 2013

In the olden days, this would mean something

Today, it's a joke or dismissed nonchalantly as a cosmic coincidence. So, which is it? Joke?...

February 14, 2013

The Hobbit in poetry form

My 14 year old pointed out that in a way similar to Carroll, you could...

February 14, 2013

Can we handle the truth?

Remember all those years ago, when I posted this post? I meant to make a...

February 14, 2013

In fairness

Yes, Catholics have their fun at Puritanism's expense. And there are serious issues with the Puritanical approach...

February 14, 2013

I know where my Year of Faith pilgrimage will be!

God willing, we'll be able to pack up the family truckster and head south to...

February 14, 2013

A Catholic struggle with the Death Penalty

This is an issue that has gnawed at me for some time. When things settle...

February 13, 2013

On Catholicism and limits

I was informed regarding my post on fasting that there are other Catholics who fast in the...

February 13, 2013

An appropriate response to gun control assumptions

Written in response to the previously referenced post:“So what’s the basic difference between this and our own domestic debates?...