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October 2016

October 06, 2016

God does not need your lie. – St. Augustine

So for months I've been told over and over that Hillary is on record as...

September 2016

September 14, 2016

Prayers for Chase Padusniak and ThisCatholicGirl

She catfished Catholic Twitter and he got hurt as collateral damage along the way. Chase's...

December 2015

December 18, 2015

Incredibly, the Prolife Movement’s strategy of ardently embracing the Noble Lie…

...has somehow inexplicably led to the charge that the Prolife Movement lies. Who could possibly...

October 2015

October 12, 2015

A Priest Sends Along His Thoughts on the Noble Lie

He writes: I just read your recent post about lying, and I wanted to share...

August 2015

August 18, 2015

John Zmirak Says I Think the People Making the PP Vids are Sinning Gravely by Lying

I've been swamped in recent weeks with work and so could not reply at the...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

What the Horrifying Planned Parenthood Videos Really Reveal

Ross Douthat relates a grisly tale of a time a truck spilled aborted babies on...

June 2015

June 13, 2015

The Truth about Lies

A reader writes: Hi Mark, I hope all is well. In light of the perennial...

February 2015

February 12, 2015

“Since when has a lie been noble?” asks Catholic Vote

...here. Ummmmmmmm.....

May 2014

May 16, 2014

Remember, You Can Always Lie in a Good Cause

...and there will never be any consequences if you do. Whenever you lie in a...

April 2014

April 05, 2014

A reader struggles with the whole “lying in a desperate situation” problem

...writing: You were a big force in my conversion a few years ago, so I'm...

December 2013

December 04, 2013

Another 180,000 Cases Now Need Review in Mass.

...due to another quack chemist whose credentials were fake and who may have screwed up...

August 2013

August 23, 2013

Over at Strange Notions, There’s Been a Three Way Debate About Lying

Really, it's a two way debate. On the one hand, James Croft, the atheist says,...

June 2013

June 14, 2013

The Problem of the Rash Vow, or “SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!”

So a number of people have written me asking how I reconcile my endorsement of...

May 2013

May 28, 2013

While Prolife Catholics Strive with Might and Main…

...to argue that becoming liars for a good cause (exposing Planned Parenthood) is a really...

May 20, 2013

A Reading from the Gnostic Gospel of James the Deacon

Jesus had to pass through Samaria, and as he walked with his disciples he was...

May 16, 2013

To re-re-re-clarify for the umpteenth time

...for those who assume I am a moral idiot who thinks a priest could not...

May 16, 2013

A Time-Honored Thought Experiment on Lying–Revisited

I have been instructed many times by readers that not only is lying morally acceptable,...

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