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August 2013

August 29, 2013

Dear Facebook: If This Isn’t Hate Speech, Then What Is?

Last month, I and many of my friends filed a complaint with Facebook against an...

August 08, 2013

Turn Me Over, I’m Done On This Side!

Those of you who, like me, spent your aimless youth slathered in Coppertone and languishing...

August 05, 2013

Our National Shame: U.S. Earns Failing Humanitarian Score, Along With Communist Nations

The United States is one of only 2% of nations worldwide to permit elective abortion...

August 01, 2013

A Good Report for Matthew Kelly! Praise God!

Several weeks ago, on July 6, I reported that Catholic evangelist and author Matthew Kelly...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

Father Z Is Not the Enemy

For weeks—no, for months—I’ve been watching from the dark corners as Catholic bloggers disparage and...

July 29, 2013

Thomas Peters to Undergo Surgery After All

Last week, things seemed to be going so well. Thomas Peters (aka the American Papist),...

July 26, 2013

Welcome, Frances Benedicta Joy!

If you’ve never read my friend Amy Ekblad’s blog Blessed By God, may I suggest...

July 21, 2013

Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness: Martha, Mary and Me

Here’s what I’m thinking: There’s way too much “Mary” in the mix at my house,...

July 16, 2013

In Japan, 3D Images of Unborn Babies Offer a Peek Inside the Womb

Well, here’s something that’s bound to help the pro-life movement: In Japan, a new technology...

July 13, 2013

Francis on Benedict: “You Cannot Imagine the Humility and Wisdom of the Man”

Pope Francis, in a phone call with his friend and former pupil, journalist Jorge Milia,...

July 12, 2013

If Ever Detroit Needed to Call Upon God

Times are tough in the city of Detroit. An emergency manager has been appointed, to...

July 10, 2013

Pope Francis’ Boat Altar Reminds Me of the Boat Pulpit—Even a Boat Church

Last week when the Pope visited Lampedusa, the media made much of the simple altar...

July 06, 2013

Prayers for Matthew Kelly

I heard this week that Matthew Kelly, popular Catholic speaker and best-selling author, is fighting...

July 05, 2013

“A Work of Four Hands”: Pope Francis’ First Encyclical “Lumen Fidei”

Here it is! The Vatican has just released Lumen Fidei (The Light of Faith), the...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Hurray for Hobby Lobby! Christian Company Wins Another Round in Appeals Court

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has just dealt another blow to Obamacare,...

June 27, 2013

The Archdiocese and the Alderman: A Clash of Cultures in St. Louis

Just in time for the Supreme Court’s controversial rulings on DOMA and Proposition 8, the...

June 07, 2013

SAY WHAT? Georgetown’s Catholic Identity “Has Never Been Stronger”?

Tim Drake, writing in the Catholic Education Daily, reports that Georgetown University has responded to...

June 01, 2013

AussieMite Apologizes for Irreverent Ad—But Did They Really Mean It?

Well, that was fast! Now you see it, now you don’t. This morning I wrote...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Boy Scouts Go Off the Deep End

Would you send your 12-year-old son on a camping trip with a gay troop leader?...

May 14, 2013

Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Sing the Ave Maria

He is a gentle, happy man. A ten-time Grammy Award winner, a virtuoso vocalist and...

April 2013

April 23, 2013

Learning From The Best: Imitating Our Heavenly Mother

Children learn by example—and who better to emulate than one’s own mother? A mother teaches...

April 19, 2013

Martin Luther on Copernicus

"People give ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves,...

April 14, 2013

Townspeople Mourn as Gothic Saint-Jacques d’Abbeville Comes Tumbling Down

It’s a sad week for French Catholics, as the church of Saint-Jacques falls prey to...

April 03, 2013

Answers to That Tricky April Fool’s Day Puzzle

First, a couple of stories: Years ago, our family visited the Norman Rockwell Museum in...

April 01, 2013

Thieves Steal Easter Collections at Two Detroit-Area Churches

Armed robbers with power tools broke into St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church overnight, taking...

April 01, 2013

April Fool’s Day! A Little Fun With Norman Rockwell

He who lives without folly isn’t so wise as he thinks. –François, Duc de La...

March 2013

March 18, 2013

Satan Is a Doppelgänger for Obama In Episode 3 of “The Bible”

Glenn Beck was the first person to point this out, but the image is becoming...

March 14, 2013

NEWSFLASH: The Pope Is Pro-Life!

Who Received Pope Francis’ Second Blessing? A Pregnant Woman and Her Unborn Child On Wednesday...

March 13, 2013

ORA ET LABORA: New Pope Will Spend Time in Adoration Before Heading Out to Greet the Crowd

When finally the white smoke wafts from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican-watchers the...

March 03, 2013

Philatelist Alert: Vatican Issues Stamps for the Interregnum

Stamp collectors will need to act quickly if they want to get their hands on...