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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...

August 2018

August 02, 2018

Solved: The Case of the Disappearing Young Adults

I have often wondered why something so simple as getting young adults engaged in parish...

March 2018

March 26, 2018

Usury vs. Contraception: Do Doctrines Die by Difficulty?

Melinda Selmys asks, "Is Contraception the New Usury?" and poses a variation on an old...

March 24, 2018

When There’s No Easy Narrative on Gun Violence

Several friends shared this sad but inspiring story of a heroic French police officer who...

December 2017

December 21, 2017

Should Cardinal Law Have Received the Funeral That He Did?

A friend posed the question many are asking: Why on earth did Cardinal Law receive...

October 2017

October 06, 2017

The Elder Abuse – Catalonia – Gun Rights Connection

Shortly after a I posted yesterday, a friend shared this article from The New Yorker about...

September 2017

September 14, 2017

Misogyny and Motherhood

Why is it that we think it's heroic when men choose to give their lives...

June 2017

June 21, 2017

Parsing the Data on “Childhood Gun Violence”

Pediatrics has just released a study on childhood firearms injuries and deaths, and this CNN...

June 02, 2017

Does the Catholic Faith Permit the Use of Artificial Wombs?

If Brave New World is coming soon to a hospital near you, what does that mean...

February 2017

February 07, 2017

10 Minutes to Summarize American Culture

If you want to understand where America stands, pay attention to the Super Bowl half-time show....

October 2016

October 09, 2016

Denying the Faith – Christianity vs. Islam, Martyrdom & Taqiya

This is a request for assistance from any readers who are knowledgeable on the topic....

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...

February 2016

February 03, 2016

What Kind of Place was Nazareth?

Jimmy Akin has a good review of this past Sunday's Gospel reading up at the...

January 2016

January 18, 2016

Hashtags, Prayers, and Progressive Fundamentalists: A Lesson from Sister Simone

Please welcome guest blogger Timothy Scott Reeves. Scott is a philosophy student, father of...

January 12, 2016

Real Things from Fiction

Happy New Year everyone! I'm doing fine, a bit tired and a lot busy with...

November 2015

November 18, 2015

What is the Slippery Slope Fallacy, and Has it Gotten into Your Argument?

Over at the new FB group for readers of this blog, a couple guys have...