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July 2017

July 17, 2017

What Jesus never said

"I will be hated by everyone because of those Christians over there." What He said...

July 11, 2017

Why being Progressive is incompatible with Christianity

Some thoughts from Fr. Longenecker. Long and short, 'progressive' assumes the premises of the modern....

July 08, 2017

Remembering Summorum Pontificum

A fine reflection from Michael Brendan Dougherty. I've attended a couple Latin Masses. I must...

July 07, 2017

A balanced take on Immigration

John C. Wright, who usually doesn't pull punches, explains how the Faith has always approached the...

June 2017

June 28, 2017

Thou shalt not judge

Or shalt thou? Fr. Longenecker has a good piece on this oft overused and abused...

June 20, 2017

The letter from the four Cardinals

Released. There was quite a brouhaha when this came out. First that there was a...

June 15, 2017

Welcoming Gay Catholics with Open Arms

We are to welcome - everyone.

May 2017

May 31, 2017

Being Christian in the age of Gianforte

Means not doing what Greg Gianforte did. Nonetheless, again, to make this into some indictment...

May 10, 2017

When did the Catholic Left decide salvation is only about works?

Did you feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the prisoner? If so, off to...

May 01, 2017

Victims of Communism Day

A The American Catholic Double-hitter. Donald McClarey looks at it from the Church's perspective. It's become...

May 01, 2017

Jeff Maples does Orthodoxy

I know almost nothing about this kerfuffle. A well known conservative evangelical apologist has joined the...

April 2017

April 16, 2017

Have a Happy Easter

A blessed Pascha, and a wonderful Eastertide. Vacation has cometh, and we will be...

April 16, 2017

He is Risen!!

'Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early,...

April 15, 2017

Not a day off

In the Christian calendar. Following the timeline, this is when Jesus' followers scattered, believing their...

April 15, 2017

A reflection on the Ten Commandments

Courtesy of Cecil B. DeMille. From a little piece I jotted down a few years...

April 14, 2017

Behold the man!

A Good Friday reminder. It's easy to shout Hosanna to the Son of David...

April 13, 2017

Holy Thursday

Is examined over at the American Catholic in the context of St. Justin Martyr and...

April 12, 2017

On the historical nature of the Faith

Mark Shea looks at Bishop Barron's reflection on the historical basis of the Christian Faith....

April 11, 2017

A reminder for Holy Week

Lest we get careless, the most important person we need to improve is the...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Wrong about Moore

Russ Moore that is. Mark Silk at Religion News Service pens a rather critical article, not...

March 25, 2017

Not a coincidence

That this Happens on today's date in The Lord of the Rings. Go...

March 24, 2017

You don’t have to support the policies of liberal Democrats to be a charitable Christian

Just saying. As an Evangelical, I railed against the idea that you had to somehow...

March 22, 2017

Pope Francis and populism

When populism is good and when it's bad. The gist, according to Samuel Gregg at The...

March 17, 2017

Some St. Patrick’s Day reflections

A great picture and info about St. Patrick's bell. What an artifact! Here is an...

March 14, 2017

The blood of the martyrs

Is the seed of the Church. So said Tertullian. And in keeping with that...

March 08, 2017

Things I don’t care about

The #ashtag controversy. Apparently some priests, and others, are doing selfies after receiving the ashes...

March 06, 2017

The Great Divide

Is kicked around by Fr. Longenecker. It's true, the Church is split. Just like the...

March 03, 2017

Blessed are the poor

In spirit. During the era of Pope Francis, the focus has fallen on economic and...

March 01, 2017

Ash Wednesday

A time when the Church's calendar drops a reminder on us that we are mortal....

February 2017

February 25, 2017

This brightened my day

Was a time when fundamentalists saying that demons were swarming around their political opponents were laughed...