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February 2024

February 13, 2024

Idea for a Valentine’s Ash Wednesday

Quick thought about this year's St. Valentine's Ash Wednesday: Why not consecrate this Lent to...

December 2023

December 20, 2023

Why I’m Doing Magnify 90 this January

The reason I'm doing Magnify 90 this January is because my sister called me up...

December 05, 2023

Why is Passion Of The Christ Considered A Catholic Movie?

The question I volunteered to cover today is: Why is Mel Gibson's The Passion of...

February 2023

February 03, 2023

The Incoherent World of Wednesday

For a while during my misspent youth, I was a regular viewer of The Addams...

May 2022

May 15, 2022

Bishop Fabre-Jeune Ordination Links

Two links for highlights on Bishop Fabre-Jeune's ordination this past Friday the 13th: Nate Tinner-Williams...

December 2021

December 25, 2021

Merry Christmas!

Artwork today is the Nativity by Robert Campin. I didn't notice until I pasted it...

December 08, 2021

Evangelizing in Ancient Cathedrals

Amy Welborn has a good series of reflections on the proposed renovations to Notre Dame...

September 2021

September 19, 2021

Thinking About Images of Mary

In my goofing off today: "The First Instagram Filter" from Jeff Miller at The Curt...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

Idol-Tossing, Yay or Nay? It’s Not that Complicated, Sheesh.

Let's see: There might or might not have been a pagan idol given a place...

September 2019

September 06, 2019

Cool Gift Ideas for Budding Artists and Art Fans

Longtime residents of St. Blogs may remember the days of the Crescat. Katrina Ebersole is...

April 2019

April 18, 2019

The Cruel Selfishness of Rebuilding Notre Dame?

In the aftermath of the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, several wealthy...

June 2018

June 24, 2018

A New Basilica, and Bishop Who Has Things He Needs to Say

This morning I had the pleasure of being present when Bishop Robert Gugliemone announced the...

June 01, 2018

Can a Protestant Church Get “Too Catholic”?

South Carolina is basically one big small town, so the odds are high that I...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

Why Does the Ascension Matter?

Jesus isn’t just a warm feeling before we slip into eternal nothing. Heaven is no...

December 2016

December 12, 2016

Catholic Parenting Win: Properly Targeted Teenager Whining

That moment when your kid gripes, "Why are we even bothering having choral Benediction if...

July 2016

July 20, 2016

Christian Calamities: A Taste of the South to Help You Choke on America

There's been pearl-clutching in odd quarters ever since Pastor Mark Burns, a South Carolinian, delivered...

July 18, 2016

Behind the Scenes in Catholic Blogging

It is no surprise, given the violence and destruction the enemy is wreaking in the...

July 16, 2016

Spiritual Apathy and the War on Terror

Over at the Catholic Conspiracy, Tom Zampino lays out the case for just warfare and...

May 2016

May 26, 2016

The Surprising Evidence that Gender Matters, and What to Do About It

When future generations reflect on the fall of the American republic, they'll no doubt get...

January 2016

January 26, 2016

The Beautiful Magazine for Sane Women – It’s Out!!!

I am so stinking proud of Elizabeth Scalia for launching Aleteia's new magazine For Her....

November 2015

November 01, 2015

The Rosary and a Rule of Life When You Haven’t Got Time

Happy All Saints Day! I'll be staying home with a cold, thank you. Which...

October 2015

October 16, 2015

How to Teach Kids about the “Straw Man” Fallacy

Point them to the internet. In class this morning, the kids got their formal introduction...

October 13, 2015

3 Things to Do with Your Brain While Praying the Rosary

I recently got a question about praying the Rosary that went something like this: If...

October 10, 2015

Joy Carries a Crowbar #SCFlood

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

August 2015

August 21, 2015

Dear Every Priest I’ve Ever Known,

Thank you for keeping your clothes on. One can only take the St. Francis thing...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

Good Cause: Support Local Catholic Radio – Updated

UPDATE: Here's the link to the Quick Give form (hosted by OSV), where you can...

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 24, 2015

Six Months ‘Till Christmas: Feast of John the Baptist

I had this long rocky relationship with the Liturgy of the Hours, which finally came...

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...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

Love, Death, and the Communion of Saints: There are Movies for That

My chief occupation this Memorial Day was doing things to prevent my lungs from making...