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April 2013

April 02, 2013

I Think, Therefore I Am…. Catholic.

The feisty writers over at Patheos’ Catholic Portal are a diverse lot: a rough and...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE MEANING OF “IS” IS: What Did Jesus Really Mean?

What the heck was Jesus talking about, anyway? I mean, he’s holding up a piece...

March 13, 2013

BREAKING: White House to Announce Melissa Rogers Will Direct Faith-Based Office

The White House will announce today that Melissa Rogers, former general counsel for the Baptist...

March 01, 2013

LIFE WITHOUT DO-SI-DOS: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Girl Scouts

Who can turn away a sweet little girl, boxes of cookies in her wagon, smiling...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

The Sudarium of Oviedo: The “Other Shroud” of Jesus

And so Simon Peter also came, following him, and entered the tomb; and he saw...

February 18, 2013

God and Old People

Belief in God increases with age. That is the finding of a longitudinal study by...

February 17, 2013

Reader Feedback Time: Is Tim Tebow a Religious Bigot?

NFL superstar Tim Tebow may just possibly be a religious bigot. That was the concern...

February 04, 2013

Catholic Coach John Harbaugh Talks About His Faith

“Catholic fans! Hey, you know, say a rosary! Sunday morning for the Ravens!” That’s the...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

MATTHEW TALBOT: Inspiration and Hope for Alcoholics

He was not wealthy. He was not educated. He was not well known. He was...

January 29, 2013

Armed Robber Flees at Name of Jesus

An armed robber in Lake City, Florida, had plans to rob a group of women...

January 28, 2013

Orvieto and the Feast of Corpus Christi

The town of Orvieto is an Etruscan city located in the scenic region of Umbria,...

January 16, 2013

ORDINARY TIME: Living Life in the Slow Lane

Ah, we Catholics love a party! And what is the liturgical calendar, if not a...

January 11, 2013

THE POETRY OF FAITH: Once Upon a Time, Belief Was Normative

Doesn't it sometimes seem that you were meant to live in a different age? That...

December 2012

December 06, 2012

THE CANOPY AND THE COSMOS: What Kilmer Knew, What Sagan Never Dreamed

Today, December 6, is the birthday of Joyce Kilmer. Alfred Joyce Kilmer (December 6, 1886 – July...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Why Didn’t Saint Andrew Say No?

Last year for Advent, I was given a beautiful little book of reflections from the...

November 20, 2012

Men Must Endure Their Going Hence: Remembering C.S. Lewis

Men Must Endure Their Going Hence. So warns Edgar in Shakespeare’s classic King Lear. And...

November 20, 2012

STRONG WOMEN TAKE CENTER STAGE THIS WEEK – The Church Oppresses Women? I Don’t Think So!!

You’ve heard the whining: The Catholic Church oppresses women. The complaints likely center on two...

November 09, 2012

The Glue That Holds the Universe Together – Laminin

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. --Colossians 1:17 Laminin...

October 2012

October 20, 2012

Hi. I’m Art Buchwald, and I Just Died.

A year after Steve Jobs’ untimely death in October 2011, and as the feast of...

October 09, 2012

Good Without God: Einstein’s “God Letter” Goes on the Auction Block

Albert Einstein didn’t believe in God. At least, he didn’t believe in the trinitarian God...

October 07, 2012

Lepanto, the Life Chain, and the Rosary: YOU Can Make a Difference

On October 7, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary—looking back...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

THINK THIS, NOT THAT #3: Is the Holy Spirit Really God? The Trinity, As Defined in Constantinople I

The first council of Constantinople was convened in 381 A.D. in—guess where?—Constantinople. It was convened...

September 25, 2012

The Arrogance of Brevity: Speeding Through the Councils

How does the Church resolve differences of opinion and clarify the meaning of the Scriptures? From...

September 18, 2012

CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?

I attended a workshop recently led by a Benedictine priest, a great writer and speaker....

September 17, 2012

Two Doors, Seven Locks: Preserving the Crown of Saintly King Wenceslaus

You may not know this—who thinks of St. Wenceslaus except at Christmastime?—but Friday, September 28,...

September 15, 2012

The Pencil Madonna: A Modern Rendition of Our Lady of Sorrows

Long and black, sorrowing an eighth time at the Ascension of her Son, she’s nicknamed...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Nailing Jello to a Tree: The Wit and Wisdom of Al Kresta

It was the fall of 1987. I was heading southward on I-75, driving home from...

August 14, 2012

The Holy Right: Unpacking the Mystery of Relics

Yesterday I talked about St. Stephen of Hungary—but how did I forget to tell you...

July 2012

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 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...