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September 2015

September 26, 2015

Contra Bill Maher

Try as I might, I just can’t dislike Bill Maher, probably because we represent the...

November 2013

November 10, 2013

The Permanent Friend Zone

It's not every day reading other Patheos blogs triggers a visceral reaction, but one of...

October 2013

October 23, 2013

Pastoral Care for the Post-Nuclear Family

Unlike most bloggers, I don't live in my parents' basement. For that reason, last December,...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Miley Cyrus and the Wisdom of Repugnance

Making the rounds on Facebook is a photo of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith...

April 2013

April 16, 2013

For the Love of Conspiracy Theorists

Though not religious in any conventional way, Rick, my best friend, believes strongly in a...

April 03, 2013

In Praise of the Carnival

As soon as I stepped out of my apartment Easter morning, I saw my upstairs...

March 2013

March 18, 2013

My Mother Likes Pope Francis

This statement might not sound worthy of a lede, much less a headline. But I...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Goodness, Holiness and Fr. Groeschel

In an oft-quoted line from a German play, a character says, "When I hear the...

June 2012

June 09, 2012

Of Mothers, Muppets and Sr. Margaret Farley

Maybe because she grew up hearing the Tridentine Mass daily, my mother has always had...

March 2012

March 18, 2012

Cats, Mice, Dogs and the Quest for Joy

Heigh-ho, gang. Over here at Diary of A Wimpy Catholic, it's been a melancholic week...

February 2012

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...

December 2011

December 05, 2011

A Merry Post-Modern Christmas

Can anyone hear the song “Bells of St. Mary’s” without remembering the scene in Goodfellas...

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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