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November 2011

November 16, 2011

Andrew Sullivan: Model of a Modern, Bearded, Gay, Tory Blogger

I don't read Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish on a daily basis, or even on a...

November 15, 2011

Ode to New Contact Lenses

Reader, today I have a follow-up appointment with the eye doctor. Hopefully, I'll crank out...

November 12, 2011

Would You Like Some Precious Blood with That, Sir?

I've found at least one advantage in having the Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted as...

November 11, 2011

Spambots Say the Darndest Things

On the day the tech guy upgraded my blog, the following comment turned up in...

November 09, 2011

The Sound of Sweet Idiocy

Kvetched Emily Dickinson: There's a certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like...

November 08, 2011

Herman Cain: One Freaky Dude?

After some impressive displays of loyalty, a segment of the Republican base is losing patience...

November 07, 2011

Between Heaven and Mirth…and Snark

I'm proud to report that my patron and heavenly protector, St. Francis de Sales, delivered...

November 06, 2011

Lego Advent Calendar

All right, you happy culture warriors, keep your powder dry. Wait until Thanksgiving before you...

November 04, 2011

Herman Cain: the Candidate Who Cried “Liberal Racism”

Apparently, Iowans don't give a hoot whether or not Herman Cain has ever sexually harassed...

November 04, 2011

The Catholic Pundits Drinking Game

According to a recovery protocol I just made up, when a person is rounding out...

November 02, 2011

Lesson from Obama’s HHS: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

St. Teresa of Avila is reported to have snapped at God: "If this is how...

November 01, 2011

Off to the Eye Doctor

Hey, gang. Originally, I had scheduled an eye doctor appointment for last Wednesday. I ended...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

The Accents of Holiness

I thought all Irish-born American priests were dead and gone, surviving solely on celluloid --...

October 27, 2011

Qadaffi, Video, and the Magic of Martyrdom

If you're going to kill a bad man, you might as well put on a...

October 26, 2011

Cardinal Turkson: Beyond Wall Street

By now, it's been pretty well established that “Towards Reforming the International Financial and Monetary...

October 24, 2011

Vatican to Main Street, U.S.A.: The (Tea) Party’s Over

Poor Bill Donahue. The Catholic League president has made it his mission to rebut any...

October 24, 2011

Why All My Facebook Friends Are Right-Wingers

In an essay for Salon's "Life Stories" section, Kim Brooks asks: "Is my Facebook page...

October 20, 2011

For Today’s Kids, Is Playtime Over?

You know that childhood play has become a serious business when there's a peer-reviewed journal...

October 19, 2011

Lacrosse: Sport of the North American Martyrs

Rugby is a gentleman's sport played by savages; lacrosse is a savage's sport played by...

October 18, 2011

Just Kidding!

The humor concocted in parish kitchens can aim surprisingly low. One afternoon in December of...

October 17, 2011

Cartoons and the Pious Mind

James Thurber claimed that he first gained a sense of the surreal from hearing the...

October 12, 2011

Snob in a Sacred Space

I can't believe I'm saying this openly, but last Sunday, for the first time ever,...

October 11, 2011

The Cain Mutiny

The acronym TINA -- There Is No Other Alternative -- may explain Herman Cain's recent...

October 10, 2011

The Church, the Dirty War and Taking Bad News

Argentina's Guerra Sucia, or Dirty War, didn't get that name by accident. From 1976, when...

October 08, 2011

Martin Sheen: Broken, Bowed and Happy

Making Apocalypse Now pulled Martin Sheen into the heart of his own personal darkness. His...

October 06, 2011

What Price Perfection?

John Belushi and Humphrey Bogart were born too late. On the other hand, if you're...

October 05, 2011

The Renaissance of the Man-Cuddle?

I hadn't been in Russia twelve hours before some guy kissed me on the neck....

October 01, 2011

How to End Illegal Immigration

School officials in Alabama are reporting a sudden disappearance of Hispanic students. The Associated Press...

September 2011

September 30, 2011

Wanted for Baseball: A Strong Pope

To all appearances, the Boston Red Sox broke their curse once and for all during...

September 29, 2011

Beware the Coach with An Artistic Temperament

High school football just went gothic. After Marcellus High’s junior varsity squad lost a game,...

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