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February 2017

February 22, 2017

As Lent approaches

And life accelerates, I've decided to turn off the political blogging for a season. I came...

February 09, 2017

Are you busy Friday night?

If not, then you could do worse than looking to the sky! Tomorrow night promises to...

January 2017

January 27, 2017

Mike Pence at March for Life

Good for him. Highest level official to speak at a March for Life rally. If...

January 27, 2017

Nuns on the march!

An important spiritual force, and a growing one, in the pro-life cause. Note the age....

January 27, 2017

The March for Life

Today. Not a march by this group or that group, or this group vs. that...

January 26, 2017

Trump hearts torture

Yes, it's true. And in fairness, he's honest about it. If nothing else, we don't...

January 25, 2017

Why the Faith is Pro-Life

Here. Yep. That's why we're pro-life Charlie Brown. Whether war or capital punishment or abortion,...

January 20, 2017

Pope Francis to Donald Trump

Really, the actual message that he sent. Not some old message Pope Francis gave that...

January 13, 2017

Why does modern liberalism poison the Christian Faith?

On my way into the Catholic Church, I stopped by the Episcopal church. That lasted...

January 09, 2017

The result of religious brainwashing

Uncovered by The Onion. As a non-believer, I could never figure out the obsession so...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

A reflection on the Holy Innocents

Courtesy of the Sick Pilgrim. It's worth your time to visit Karl Persson's site. A...

December 28, 2016

I seldom hear this carol

When radio stations play 24 Christmas music: I wonder why.

December 28, 2016

Not your Hallmark Christmas story

Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents. It commemorates this little neglected part of...

December 25, 2016

Do not be happy this Christmas

Be Transformed And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the...

December 24, 2016

Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year

I'd like to thank everyone who comes by my blog and those who enrich it...

December 23, 2016

My own little contribution to the War on Christmas

When I'm out and about at this time of year, I wait to hear how...

December 23, 2016

On a deeper level

John C. Wright offers a fine explanation for the reasonableness of the Faith.

December 23, 2016

A wonderful article about the myth of the Gospel myths

Here. It's not a scholarly piece, but it does a great job reminding people to...

December 23, 2016

Even as an agnostic I loved this

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus...

December 22, 2016

A Christmas Song comparison

and I've always loved these two songs, especially when put in juxtaposition with one another....

December 19, 2016

A reminder

A Nativity scene without Jews, Arabs, Africans and Refugees: I'm not into memes as a general...

December 19, 2016

The last Sunday of Advent is behind us

That means Christmastime is almost here! I've taken on a self-imposed hiatus from focusing on...

December 14, 2016

Yes, it’s another refugee story

Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in...

December 11, 2016

God bless the Egyptian Christians who were killed this weekend

The largest attack against the Christian minority in Egypt for some time has claimed the...

December 08, 2016

I promise to oppose Trump if he does evil

I didn't vote for Trump, but if he does evil, I'll oppose him. Heck, even...

December 05, 2016

Will Catholics who oppose Trump defend this?

Here. CNN producer caught yucking it up when someone jokes about Trump's plane crash. ...

December 02, 2016

The Christmas demon that every house needs

The always interesting Sick Pilgrim on Patheos has a different take on a favorite Christmas pastime,...

December 01, 2016

Rethinking Pope Francis

By Scott Eric Alt. This is no anti-pope Francis hater. This is a writer who...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

In case we’re not clear about abortion

Pope Francis cuts through the clutter: "I was thinking on the attitude of sending the...

November 20, 2016

If you tire of people asking questions

Then don't be a minister. Being in ministry means realizing there is no base...