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October 2015

October 11, 2015

Why I Don’t Care About Women’s Ordination

Way back when I was a confused but zealous Catholic teenager, I considered whether I...

October 10, 2015

Joy Carries a Crowbar #SCFlood

Friday morning we're back at the parish, and this time the place is lively. A...

October 05, 2015

Updated – How to Help in SC, and Flood Notes of Interest #scflood

UPDATED: Go here for a better list of ways to help with immediate needs and...

October 03, 2015

The Right to Life and the Right to Grief

To grieve is a natural right. It is a human right. We have the right...

October 02, 2015

ACLU Sues Catholic College for Not Allowing School Shootings #satire

BISMARK, ND - Following on the heels of the lawsuit against Michigan-based Catholic hospital Trinity...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Top Ten Pope Quotes From the Private Obama Meeting #satire

What were the Holy Father and President Obama talking about that kept them so long?...

September 18, 2015

Should Catholic Hospitals Sterilize Their Patients?

The answer is no, and neither should any other kind of hospital. In the news...

August 2015

August 29, 2015

CORRECTED: US Bishops Have No Case in Court If They Won’t Stand for the Faith at Home

CORRECTED: Kathy Schiffer graciously reminds me that Bishop Finn has asked NCR to stop calling...

August 26, 2015

What I’m Reading: For the Union and the Catholic Church by Max Longley

Worth noting from the review pile: For the Union and the Catholic Church: Four Converts in...

August 22, 2015

What ISIS Can Teach Us About the HHS Contraceptive Mandate

The courts are back and forth on whether the current HHS rules violate the religious...

August 20, 2015

Heroism and the Fight for Every Human Person

Here are some recent stories about young men who've saved people from being kidnapped: Teen...

August 04, 2015

On Discussing Abortion and Other Horrors With Young Children

A friend posed a question in a private forum, and I'd like to share my...

August 02, 2015

Hunting Is Normal. Enjoy Your Tasty Animals.

Time for another cultural update from the backwards southerners, and to get us started let's...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

The Innocent Grown-Ups Abandoned by Obergefell

Shortly after the Supreme Court decision imposing same-sex marriage laws, I read this reaction from...

July 13, 2015

Cut Out The Iconoclast Nonsense, Y’all

I'm losing my patience with the sudden anti-Confederate Flag hysteria that seems to be infecting...

July 13, 2015

XY Motherhood: What do Recent IVF Cases in the News Tell Us? – Updated

UPDATE: For a detailed treatment of the question of intersex persons and the possibility of...

July 09, 2015

Mercy That Isn’t: More Teachers Being Thrown Under the Bus to Cover for Dissenting Administrators

H/T to Deacon Greg Kandra for pointing out the most recent case of a Catholic...

July 01, 2015

Flag Frenzies, Social Media, and the Demise of Human Rights

June was a busy flag month, and I'm concerned it's costing us our humanity. In...

July 01, 2015

10 Things Christian Kids Need to Prepare for an Uncertain Future

In a private conversation Elizabeth Scalia posed a question, and I'm going to paraphrase it wildly:...

June 2015

June 24, 2015

Gay Marriage, Slack Parents, and Religious Ceremonies: An Even Simpler Solution

The usually sensible Fr. Longenecker proposes that the Catholic Church get out of the civil...

June 22, 2015

Why It’s Worth Bothering About the Fortnight for Freedom

Some years ago my grandparents had a chance to fulfill a lifelong dream of visiting...

June 20, 2015

Quick Links – SC, the Confederate Flag, Speaking Out Against Bigotry. Sursum Corda!

As I write this, there's a rally at the SC Statehouse about to get underway,...

June 19, 2015

The Terrible Problem with Laudato Si’

"Living our vocation to be protectors of God's handiwork is essential to the life of...

June 18, 2015

On Racism in the American South and the Shock of the Charleston Shootings

When I first heard about the murders at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church down in Charleston, the...

June 14, 2015

What Not to Read When You’ve Got a Rash

I don't have a rash, so I can read this book: Complications: A Surgeon's Notes...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

Marriage is Not a Purchase, Your Spouse is Not Your Slave

Unclear on the concept is abounding these days. Michelle Arnold shared the link to this...

May 19, 2015

Unclear on the Concept, Teachers Sexting Edition

A friend passed on this article, about a public high school coach who texted her...

May 07, 2015

Is there a Christian Answer to the Transgender Problem? How about BIID?

I've written on the topic of transgender Christians before, see the last two links in...

May 01, 2015

Don’t Kill People with Disabilities. Especially Family. @BADDtweets

I'm reminded by Ruth at Wheelie Catholic that May 1 is Blogging Against Disablism Day....

March 2015

March 06, 2015

Civil Liberties and the Obama Indifference

Found myself in an awkward spot today, needing to be in the state capital at...