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October 2013

October 11, 2013

Old School Evangelism for People Panicking about Francis…

...opening the Church to the riff raff--from reader Kevin Tierney: For those who worry about...

October 10, 2013

Reader Dan C Gets it…

That is, he gets that the only real difference between Francis and his immediate predecessors...

October 08, 2013

Is Francis a Medjugorje Skeptic?

Hard to tell, but interesting if true. Fr. Z comments.

October 08, 2013

One of the Many Reasons I Like the Imaginative Conservative…

(apart from their snappy new design) is that, unlike so many conservatives confronted with a...

October 07, 2013

Don’t be a sucker for the manufactured Benedict/Francis Feud Narrative

One of the narratives you will find being manufactured by the Andrew Sullivans and HuffPo...

October 05, 2013

Simcha Fisher Continues Speaking Common Sense

to panicky bedwetters who are convinced that every time the pope clears his throat his...

October 04, 2013

Friar Roderick Burke Commits Grave Sins of Faith, Hope and Love

...instead of doing his duty as a Real Catholic and panicking about Bad Pope Francis...

October 04, 2013

A really fine exchange between Tom Kreitzberg and a reader upset by Pope Francis

A reader writes: Mark, any chance for a little compassion for people who are feeling...

October 03, 2013

Simcha Fisher Talks Sense…

...to bedwetting panicmongers. If some stranger came to me and said, "I thought I overheard...

September 2013

September 27, 2013

JP II, Benedict and Francis: On the Same Page

In case it's not clear, this: This man [Note: JPII is speaking of each and...

September 26, 2013

American Spectator writer suffers dramatic delusion; imagines he is St. Paul

Whenever a Christian wants to get angry about something, no matter how dumb or unjust...

September 25, 2013

Just a reminder…

...you know that beloved Scripture passage about how "If a man will not work, he...

September 24, 2013

Pope Francis vs. Savage Capitalism

After an epiphany he dropped his prepared text and spoke from the heart t0 20,000...

September 23, 2013

Basic Rule of Thumb for Papal Controversies

Popes virtually never actually say something that can't be squared with the Tradition. Just about...

September 21, 2013

Combox Star Chamber Reactionaries Across St. Blog’s Deliberate, Figure out What’s Wrong with Francis

Turns out his problem is that he's just a garrulous old fool who runs off...

September 20, 2013

Pope Francis Contradicts Himself!

On that thing he never said in the first place! Just after (reportedly) announcing "Abortion...

September 20, 2013

Francis’ Interview and the Unexpected Unity of the NY Times and the Francis Haters

Well, it's been a day now since Francis' terrific interview was published. First thing you...

September 16, 2013

Remember: Take off 50 IQ Points When the MSM Covers Religion

You recall that when the MSM covers something you actually know about, they often get...

September 05, 2013

A reader remarks on Pope Francis

Refreshing Mark, though I'm sure you've read the original ages ago Pope Francis: neither a...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

I’m glad to hear such common sense was spoken at the Conclave

Before electing Pope Francis, cardinals heard plea for unity, holiness One of the biggest threats...

August 13, 2013

I wonder the same thing as Terry Nelson

Why are Catholics so worried about the Pope and what he says? It's been mystifying to...

August 13, 2013

Go Out. Make a Mess. Stir Things Up. Christify the World.

Pope Francis gets it. So does Fr. Robert Barron. God help us do it. What...

August 10, 2013

As is well known, I am a liberal who hates Traditionalism and the Extraordinary Form

That's why I am so thankful we have finally come out of the Dark Ages...

August 10, 2013

Michael Sean Winters is an Honest Man of the Left

Sez he: If Catholics on the Left are not willing to stand up for the...

August 09, 2013

Another Place I Trust Christ’s Promise to Guide the Church

...is when the Holy Father speaks to the incredibly sensitive and sacred issue of that...

August 09, 2013

Hilarious to Watch People Try to Control Francis

Currently, the panic in various watering holes for the Combox Magisterium is over the question...

August 07, 2013

A Brazilian reader notes two incidents from WYD

He writes: - A Pentecostal church in the favela is located in front of the...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

So when Pope Francis sez…

"I think that when we encounter a gay person, we must make the distinction between...

July 20, 2013

If Francis Does Nothing Else in His Pontificate…

...I'd be happy if he took a pressure washer to these guys and cleaned out...

July 15, 2013

Fr. Dwight Longenecker Ponders Pope Francis

Is he a Reformer or a Revolutionary? Dude. All I know is that Sir Elton...

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