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August 2014

August 16, 2014

From Xyklon B to Machetes: Our Lady in the Age of Genocide

I wrote this a couple of years ago. Since I was too busy to write...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Tenth Circuit Rules Okies Can Get Gay Married

The tenth circuit has upheld a lower court ruling striking down Oklahoma’s Constitutional definition...

July 17, 2014

The Parent Makers … Orrrrr … The Handmaid’s Tale Redux

Did I say that the media promotes the creation/selling/buying of babies? Did I say that...

July 17, 2014

Margaret Atwood wrote a gripping novel back in 1985 called The Handmaid’s Tale. The main...

July 14, 2014

Kids Who Won’t Mind. What’s Wrong with this Picture?

I’m under the weather today, so I’ve spent the afternoon watching the Spielberg version of...

July 10, 2014

Book Review: If Daddy is a Cipher, Who is God the Father?

To join the conversation about How the West Really Lost God, a New Theory of...

July 02, 2014

Family: I am Sister Lily’s Granddaughter. Where I’m From, that Counts for a Lot.

I don’t remember if I told you this, but my grandmother was a Pentecostal...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

The Pope is Catholic. Catholic Haters Hate That About Him.

Following Jesus without deviating will get you smeared every time. I think it’s a rule...

June 20, 2014

Guns. Blaming Father Terra for Trying to Defend Himself. And Raising Up Psychopaths.

I’m proud of you. Public Catholic readers have not gone off the deep end, blaming...

June 19, 2014

March for Marriage 2014: What I Believe

This video promoting the March for Marriage 2014 deals with the issue of religious freedom...

June 17, 2014

Congresswoman Pelosi’s Letter to Archbishop Cordileone is Not a Letter. It’s Politics.

Let’s make something clear at the outset. When you send a letter to someone...

June 14, 2014

Where I’m From, We Call Our Fathers Daddy

This is a re-run of a post I wrote about my Daddy. Happy Father's Day...

June 13, 2014

President Bush’ Jump. Video.

Thanks to Public Catholic reader Fredx for telling me about these videos.

June 11, 2014

It Just Depends What Kind of Pain You Can Take (Warning: NOT for Kids.)

It just depends what kind of pain you can take. Photo Source: Photobucket Ok....

June 07, 2014

Sensitivity Training for Supporters of Traditional Marriage vs Chairman Mao’s Re-education Camps. How Do They Differ?

Americans have long deplored “thought police” and “re-education camps” in Communist regimes. We...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

Vatican: Place the Family at the Center of all Concerns

May 15 is the United Nation's International Day of the Family. Monsignor Vicenzo Paglia,...

May 14, 2014

Benham Brothers: “If Our Faith Cost Us the Show, So Be It.”

The Benham brothers have issued a statement concerning the cancellation of their show by...

May 03, 2014

Moral Argument for Raising the Minimum Wage

Catholic News Service presents part of the moral argument for raising the minimum wage.

May 03, 2014

Margaret Sanger Called for 10-Year Moratorium on Having Babies

I'm not sure what to make of this. According to The Daily Caller this...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

What’s With Our Cold-Calling Pope? I Don’t Care.

I’m sort of loggy and hung over from long days at work this week. Maybe...

April 25, 2014

Actor Kevin Sorbo’s Faith Story

Kevin Sorbo, star of God is Not Dead, shares his remarkable story of faith,...

April 14, 2014

Bishops Invite Bishops to Join March for Marriage 2014

Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo and Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco announced plans to...

April 12, 2014

We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bus

The chickens are coming flapping home. And it turns out that these chickens walk...

April 08, 2014

Dr Alveda King, Niece of Martin Luther King, for Marriage

I was honored to meet Dr Alveda King when she was in Oklahoma for...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

World Vision Switches Tracks. Says They Won’t Hire Gay Marrieds. Can Their Supporters Trust Them After This?

It’s been an interesting 24 hours for the folks at World Vision. Franklin Graham...

March 25, 2014

Franklin Graham and World Vision in a World of Changing Gods

World Vision, which is an evangelical Christian organization, has evidently decided to hire “married”...

March 08, 2014

Convos with My Two-Year-Old: The Doctor

I It's been a long week. I need a fix from my favorite You Tube....

March 06, 2014

My Five Wives: The Push to Normalize, and then Legalize, Polygamy is On

First it was Big Love and its top tier talent. Then it was Sister Wives....

March 05, 2014

New Jersey 18-Year-Old Sues Parents for Private School Tuition. Loses in Court.

She can vote. She can join the Army. She can be participate in pornography and...

March 04, 2014

Department of Homeland Security Tells Romeike Family “You Can Stay”

It appears that the Romeike family will be staying in the United States, after all....