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March 17, 2012

An Irish Blessing

May you have good friends aplenty, And may they be as faithful and reliable As...

March 04, 2012

Love at First Sight? Woman Weds a Warehouse

Oh, those crazy Occupy folks! Just when you think there’s nothing new under the sun,...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

Santorum: Dignity, Integrity and Experience

Tomorrow is primary election day in Michigan, and the stakes are high. At issue is...

February 24, 2012

Breasts and Bras: The Irony and the Ecstasy

I am practical, and I rise above the level of fashionista, unconcerned about public opinion,...

February 12, 2012

No Exemption for Catholics—But for Others? Sure!

I haven’t written anything about the Obama “accommodation.” For one thing, so many people out...

February 10, 2012

Pope Benedict Can't Type?

It seems there’s a little communications FAIL over at the Vatican. According to a Catholic...

February 09, 2012

Laying On Of Hands: Texas Pastors’ Prayer for Rick Santorum

As far as I know, Greg Hengler of Townhall was the first to shine the...

February 08, 2012

Conscience Freedom: Archdiocese of St. Louis Speaks Out

This is short and to the point: The Archdiocese of St. Louis's new reminder of...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

OUT OF OFFICE

Oops! I forgot to mention this: This week, I'll be guest-blogging over at The Anchoress,...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

It's a Snow-Nun!

Good clean (and cold!) fun on a winter day.

December 12, 2011

By Request: Treasure Chest Bars

Well, now this is a first! After I talked about baking Treasure Chest Bars a...

December 04, 2011

The Spirit of Christmas Lives On at Greenfield Village

Only a gentle snowfall could have improved the evening. On Friday, Jennifer and I stepped...

November 2011

November 23, 2011

The Turkey Pardon: Metaphor for the Entire Obama Presidency

Normally, I wouldn’t have much to say about a Presidential turkey pardon. I mean…. Who...

November 10, 2011

Made by the Angels: Pope Benedict Recalls Stories Learned at His Mother’s Knee

On Wednesday, November 9, Pope Benedict XVI received a new honor: He was named an...

November 07, 2011

Death and Denial: To Kill for Organs Is Always Wrong

In China, according to the English-language China Daily, more than 65 percent of organs harvested...

November 04, 2011

Prayer of St. Charles Borromeo

Almighty God, you have generously made known to human beings the mysteries of your life...

October 2011

October 03, 2011

U.N.’s Dag Hammarskjöld: Negotiating With God

“In our age, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.” --Dag...

June 2011

June 17, 2011

THE COEXIST CONUNDRUM: A Noble Goal, or Pie-in-the-Sky Ideology?

Can’t we all just get along? Do you remember Rodney King? He was the African-American...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

A Compendium of Bad Thinking: The Hedonism of Henry Sidgwick

Happy birthday, Henry Sidgwick! Welcome to the Hedonism Hotel! I was poking around on-line the...

May 20, 2011

THE POPE AND THE POOR: You Finish the Picture

Over at his website, “Father Z” posted this picture of a new, 16-foot-high bronze statue...

April 2011

April 22, 2011

THE SUDARIUM OF OVIEDO: THE “OTHER SHROUD” OF JESUS

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

April 01, 2011

ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S APRIL FOOL'S DAY PUZZLE

OK, here they are: All 56 of the “mistakes” in Norman Rockwell’s 1948 cover for...

March 2011

March 15, 2011

AT THE PEARLY GATES

March 09, 2011

A JUXTAPOSITION OF SYMBOLS: Keep Your Sacrifices Secret. And Plaster Ashes All Over Your Face.

It’s kinda funny. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus warns us against doing good in...

March 01, 2011

THE CALENDAR SAYS SPRING IS COMING! (It's Here Somewhere, Under All That Snow!)

March! March! March! They are coming In troops to the tune of the wind. Redheaded...

January 2011

January 29, 2011

EUNICE’S SHY, SICKLY LITTLE ILLEGITIMATE KID: God Can Use Anyone

At the time of Christ, it was decidedly uncool for a young Jewish girl to...

January 26, 2011

LIFE: THE ONLY CHOICE

January 22, 2011

In Updating the Liturgy, the Bishops Had You in Mind

Change Happens. Ready or not! So it’s a good idea to get ready. On Sunday,...

December 2010

December 14, 2010

DON'T STOP BELIEVING: Detroit – a Metaphysical City

November 2010

November 07, 2010

WOMEN ARE NOT UXORIOUS

I love it when I learn a new word. Sometimes I hear the word on...