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December 2015

December 11, 2015

“Connecting the Dots” is coming up at 5 PM Eastern

on Bread Box Media! Today, we will be chatting with Steven Greydanus, film critic for...

December 02, 2015

Krampus, Vatican II, and Senior Moments

pretty much sums up the show yesterday. Tom McDonald talks about it here. You can...

November 2015

November 17, 2015

Simcha Fisher and I have a good and proper argument

Argument, not quarrel: as in the Latin word for "clarify". Later, she wrote on Facebook:...

November 13, 2015

A Conversation About an LBGT Suit Against the Australian Bishops

So it turns out somebody has brought against the Australian bishops for having the temerity...

November 11, 2015

Tom McDonald and I Yakked About the Double-Edged Nature of Hypothetical Scenarios

On the one hand: On the other hand, what if there was no such thing...

November 10, 2015

Simcha and I had a jolly time yesterday

...talking about the Starbucks Cup Crisis and then discussing some ideas for how we can...

November 03, 2015

Had a Great Conversation with Simcha Fisher Yesterday

on a wide array of topics relating to All Souls' Day. Told a pretty personal...

October 2015

October 23, 2015

Steven Greydanus has some very insightful remarks on Peter Weir’s great film “Witness”

Here. Which led to a fascinating conversation about the film here: You can listen to...

October 16, 2015

Thinking about Thanking

October 12, 2015

Today’s Question for “Connecting the Dots”

On the radio with Simcha Fisher this afternoon at 5 PM Eastern. Let's talk about...

October 10, 2015

Steven Greydanus on the Avatar: The Last Airbender

...and our longing to slip the surly bonds of earth and touch the face of...

October 09, 2015

Fun Interview with Tom McDonald on the Catholic Roots of Tarot

October 08, 2015

Purgatory, Heaven, and the Anagogical Sense of Scripture

You can find out more by reading Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible...

October 07, 2015

Still More on the Anagogical Sense of Scripture

You can find out more by reading Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible...

October 06, 2015

Continuing our Look at the Anagogical Sense of Scripture

You can find out more by reading Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible...

October 02, 2015

Question of the Day (for “Connecting the Dots” listeners)

If by some miracle, the Democrats came to you with a deal to outlaw abortion--if...

October 02, 2015

Here’s the podcast of the “Connecting the Dots” show with Robbie George

I really like the guy and we had a great talk about the Pope's visit,...

October 01, 2015

Robert P. George will be joining me on “Connecting the Dots” today

He dropped me a line the other day saying, "Well, Brother Mark, the Holy Father...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

ABC Wrecks “The Muppets”, Hollywood Wrecks “Peter Pan”

The network that feels a burning need to turn Mulan and Sleeping Beauty into lesbian...

September 24, 2015

Sherry Weddell will be on “Connecting the Dots” today

Sherry is the author of Forming Intentional Disciples. We will be discussing the Francis Effect...

September 24, 2015

More on the Anagogical Sense of Scripture

You can find out more by reading Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible...

September 22, 2015

Tom McDonald has a fine piece on Pope Francis’ arrival

...at the Register. He's got press credentials and will be covering the visit. If he...

September 19, 2015

August 2015

August 29, 2015

More on the Allegorical Sense of Scripture

You can find out more by reading Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible...

August 29, 2015

Steve Greydanus and I Gab About Guns and Hollywood

He wrote a typically perceptive piece, which occasioned this discussion:

August 28, 2015

The Allegorical Sense of Scripture

You can find out more by reading Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible...

August 24, 2015