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August 2012

August 03, 2012

Happy Birthday, Archie Bunker!

Carroll O'Connor, American actor best known for his role as bigoted working man Archie Bunker...

August 02, 2012

OLYMPIC ATTIRE: He Says, She Says, What Do YOU Say?

SHE SAYS: The skimpy bathing suits and gymnastics costumes are exploitative of beautiful young athletes. ...

July 2012

July 31, 2012

“We Want Sexy Back!”

Sex is good. Sex is fun. Sex is sacred. That’s the message from the eager...

July 31, 2012

A Tribute to the Jesuits on Their Feast Day

On July 31, the Society of Jesus marks the 456th anniversary of the death of...

July 31, 2012

CAN AN AGNOSTIC BE DIVINELY INSPIRED? “Babette’s Feast” Is a Eucharistic Allegory From an Unlikely Author

You probably know at least a little about Danish baroness and plantation owner Karen von...

July 27, 2012

Bloggers Have a Friend in Titus Brandsma

You know how it is in the blogosphere: Writers there are fearless, standing alone against...

July 24, 2012

Maslow’s Hierarchy Revisited—Parenthood’s On Top!

Sometimes you just want to roll your eyes and say “Duh!” A team of researchers...

July 23, 2012

Lord, Make Me a Banyan Tree

We lost a mighty tree in our front yard last year. It was an ash,...

July 22, 2012

Mocking Marriage, Seattle-Style

Ho-hum. The news reporters have been a-flurry because this week, Seattle resident Angela Vogel married...

July 21, 2012

A Symphony in the Trees: It’s Katydid Season!

When I was a child, I had a picture book about insects. Each creepy critter...

July 20, 2012

Shut Up and Sell: Mixing Business and Politics Is Unfair to Consumers

Popular fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has sworn off politics. That’s the promise from the company after...

July 18, 2012

Who Is My Neighbor? In Virginia, Not-So-Good Samaritans Ignore Dying Victim

Why would good people ignore a man who lay dying on the sidewalk? Is it...

July 16, 2012

God in the City: Religious Imagery in the City of Detroit

Separation of church and state? Once upon a time, our national and local governments were...

July 16, 2012

The Power of a Mother’s Prayer

Her son was a wild one. She had tried to impart solid virtues and a...

July 14, 2012

LIKING BIKERS: Catholic Cross-Bearers Take the Gospel to the Streets

June 9-17 was Bike Week in Laconia, New Hampshire. Thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts from around...

July 13, 2012

Kateri Tekakwitha: Lily of the Mohawks

When I was in elementary school, my parents splurged on a membership to the Catholic...

July 11, 2012

Ross Douthat Runs Over Bill Maher With Logic and Grace

Conservative American author, blogger and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat makes the case for...

July 09, 2012

Pope Benedict’s “To-Do” List to Keep Catholics in Church

What is the largest Christian denomination in America? If you guessed “Catholics”, you’re right! According...

July 07, 2012

To Rise From Ashes: The Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls

One hundred eighty-nine years ago next week—on July 15, 1832—a careless workman started a fire...

July 06, 2012

HELLO, I’M WITH STUPID! Rude, Crude Children’s Clothing – UPDATED

Isn't it abusive to use one’s baby as a billboard? The question may seem flip,...

July 06, 2012

The Saint and the Scapular: Simon Stock and Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us. We were motoring through the French countryside,...

July 05, 2012

Dress for [Liturgical] Success

To visit the White House, you wear a dark blue suit, white shirt, and...

July 04, 2012

I See LOTS of God-Particles!

This is the day! The science world is panting with excitement, exhilarated because scientists at...

July 03, 2012

Andy Griffith Studied to Be a Moravian Minister!

Before the Andy Griffith Show… way before Matlock… Andy Griffith made his film debut in...

July 01, 2012

Medjugorje: An Alternate Perspective

In recent days there have been many harsh words written about the alleged Marian apparitions...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Party Hearty, Michiganders: It’s SOCIAL MEDIA DAY!

Hurray, Facebook! Let’s hear it for Twitter! C’mon, YouTube! If you’re in Michigan, as I...

June 28, 2012

Tax Away, Big Government! ACA Moves Forward

Well, that just put a lid on everything I had been planning to tell you...

June 27, 2012

Irenaeus: A Saint for Then and Now

Oh, things were so confusing in the earliest days of Christianity! St. Irenaeus—the second-century bishop...

June 26, 2012

Congress Sings “God Bless America”

I’m feeling nostalgic today. It seems that there was a time when we were all...

June 25, 2012

Greg Burke: The Prequel

I’m excited about Greg Burke’s new job. Last week, the Vatican announced that they’d enlisted...

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