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January 2015

January 30, 2015

Mike Huckabee, Pope Francis, and the Rise of Mother Manners

It seems a terrible waste in a man whose name is basically a dirty limerick...

September 2013

September 20, 2013

Are You A Blessed Imelda?

It was one of those happy misunderstandings I come by whenever I have to speed-read...

August 2012

August 20, 2012

Drawing A Line on SB 1172

When considering California's Senate Bill 1172, which, if passed and signed into law, would prohibit...

August 16, 2012

Has Ryan Saved the Republic?

Paul Ryan's hometown bishop has defended him. The bishop of Lansing, Michigan and the archbishop...

August 08, 2012

Can Atheists Make Us All Sing “Kumbaya”?

To the average Irish person, it might come as a surprise that William III of...

August 06, 2012

Chaput and the Republic of Chickens

These days, Philadelphia archbishop Charles Chaput has been showing signs of America fatigue. "Democracy," he...

June 2012

June 05, 2012

The Paranoid Style of Church Politics

In 2010, InsideCatholic.com director Deal W. Hudson asked, "Is It Time for A Catholic Tea...

February 2012

February 23, 2012

Scales Falling from the Eyes: A Retention Experience

Eyes are basically testicles that sit in the middle of your head. Show either too...

February 17, 2012

Santorum: Aspirin Remark a “Bad Joke.”

Yesterday, Rick Santorum defended the honor of women contraceptive-users everywhere...sort of. During a debate in...

February 17, 2012

The Bishops: Players Once More

Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan denies that the bishops have become "bullies who are now trying to...

February 15, 2012

The Man in the Bulletproof Sweater Vest

In Slate, Julia Feisenthal tries heroically to crack the code of Rick Santorum's sweater vest....

February 14, 2012

The Catholic Liberal’s Lament

Is Obama a moron, or evil Lord Sauron? Here Catholic opinion's divided: His accomodations of...

February 11, 2012

Obama’s Compromise: Something for Everyone?

Here's an old joke: Sometime in the 1930s, one Jew spots another Jew scanning an...

February 09, 2012

Trojan War A-Comin’?

In the battle over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Catholics are sitting on...

February 09, 2012

Make Way for Castro…on the Communion Line?

The international rumor mill has it that Fidel Castro -- El Jefe, El Commandante, or...

February 07, 2012

M.I.A. and Randall Terry: Co-Victors

There's a strange symmetry between British singer M.I.A. and pro-life activist Randall Terry. Both have...

February 02, 2012

Here Comes Everybody? Don’t Bet on It

According to an old aphorism, a little anti-Semitism is good for Jews. Since the Obama...

January 2012

January 23, 2012

Callista Gingrich: Sign of the Times?

James Dobson, scourge of Spongebob and the Teletubbies, has found a live target. Speaking this...

January 20, 2012

To Gingrich: A Little Less Honesty on Race, Please

The people in my mother's family, on the whole, have always been warm-hearted, decent and...

January 05, 2012

Advice to Santorum: Remember the Catacombs!

It's a shame nobody's given Cardinal George credit for rhetorical restraint. When he warned of...

December 2011

December 08, 2011

Confession of Sam the Eagle

The folks at Fox have been wondering whether the Muppets are trying to “brainwash kids...

November 2011

November 08, 2011

Herman Cain: One Freaky Dude?

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

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 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...

October 2011

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 11, 2011

The Cain Mutiny

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

October 06, 2011

What Price Perfection?

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

September 2011

September 16, 2011

Deaths the Right Will Never Cheer

Lately, GOP debate crowds have earned the reputation of being bloodthirstier than any mob since...

September 07, 2011

Dutch Game Show: “You Are the Weakest Refugee — Goodbye!”

If you're a refugee, preparing to be deported from the Netherlands, you can become a...

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