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May 2021

May 16, 2021

Do Not Deny Yourself the Eucharist

Misogyny is a terrible sin. The sin of clerical misogyny is the sin of the...

August 2020

August 14, 2020

I Hope They Don’t Kill Any of Those Kids.

I saw a sweet photo of the first day of school in one of our...

July 2020

July 28, 2020

Getting Back to God in this Time of Turmoil.

I'm going to take the rest of today to pray and be with the Lord....

June 2020

June 02, 2020

Catholic Bishops Label Racism a Pro Life Issue

Seven Catholic bishops, including my own archbishop, have issued a joint statement on the murder...

May 2020

May 14, 2020

This is the Sampul River Massacre, 40th Anniversary.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Sampul River Massacre in El Salvador. The Sampul...

April 2020

April 10, 2020

Jesus was not God on Good Friday. He was us. That is the Scandal of the Cross.

My colleague Mary Pezzulo routinely writes posts of galvanizing courage. She is not afraid to...

March 2020

March 23, 2020

No, Pelosi Didn’t Try to Add Abortion Funding into Coronavirus Bill

Nobody, including them, is trying to deny that the Democratic Party is militantly pro choice....

October 2018

October 01, 2018

Trump Details Changes in NAFTA

President Trump announced that negotiations with Mexico and Canada on NAFTA have been finalized. Based...

July 2018

July 24, 2018

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick: Sexual Predator in a Red Hat

Strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered and I will turn my...

June 2018

June 13, 2018

Californians Will Vote on Splitting State Into Three Parts

A move financed and pushed by a persistent California billionaire has finally made it onto...

June 12, 2018

North Korea: “Work Toward Nuclear Free N Korean Peninsula”

The America/Korea Summit came and went in a flash. The result was a letter of...

June 04, 2018

Supremes Rule Colorado Violated Baker’s Rights in Wedding Cake Dispute

First Amendment protections of religious freedom were affirmed in a narrowly drafted decision today. The...

January 2018

January 20, 2018

President Trump’s Week Marked by Strong Pro Life Actions

President Donald Trump made pro life history this week. He gave a speech addressing the annual...

January 19, 2018

Bishop Withdraws From March for Life Over AG’s Death Penalty Support

Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock Arkanas recently announced that he would not attend the...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

Ok Senator Ralph Shortey to Plead Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking

One of my former colleagues, Senator Ralph Shortey, is going to plead guilty to child...

November 16, 2017

If You’re Been Sexually Assaulted by a Powerful Man, It’s Your Fault.

"If you’ve been sexually assaulted, your only real recourse is not to have been sexually...

February 2017

February 08, 2017

America is Breaking Apart Over the Polarizing Worship of Little g gods

America is breaking apart over the polarizing worship of little g gods. We the People...

January 2017

January 26, 2017

Come On News Folk, Cover the March for Life

Every year we march. Tens of thousands of us march for life in the cold...

January 23, 2017

Pro Life Women Join the Women’s Marches

Pro Life women marched alongside others in the Women's March Saturday. I personally know pro...

January 17, 2017

As Long as the Democrats are the Party of Abortion, They Deserve to Lose

Now for a little palate cleanser. I wrote this before either of my latest posts...

January 13, 2017

JFK

This is worth a look. It's President Kennedy's first press conference. We were deep in...

January 09, 2017

Repent, Believe in the Gospel and Walk with Christ in 2017

2016 was an annus horribilis. It was also a turning point, for me personally, for Christianity...

December 2016

December 07, 2016

The Pope has Spoken and I Accept It.

I’ve been standing on the sidelines, watching the hate-Pope-Francis movement tear into the fabric...

December 05, 2016

Come Out of the Cold This Advent

I need Advent this year. I think we all do. I wrote this post, concerning...

November 2016

November 16, 2016

Bishop Anthony Taylor Says It All

Bishop Anthony Taylor, the Bishop of Arkansas, wrote a letter to his flock that I...

August 2016

August 05, 2016

As the World Gets Crazier and Meaner, Follow Jesus Christ

I wrote this post for the National Catholic Register a few weeks back. Since then,...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

My First Wobbly Post Cancer Post, and It’s About Little g gods.

This post for Catholic Vote was the first post I wrote after being away so...

November 2015

November 21, 2015

King of Jordan Warns of Third World War Against Humanity

Jordan's King Abdullah II warned of a "third world war against humanity." He described ISIS...

November 18, 2015

ISIS Releases Photo of Bomb It Used to Down Russian Passenger Jet

ISIS has taken credit for the murder of the 224 people who were on board...

November 18, 2015

Boko Haram Suicide Bombing Kills 32, Wounds 80

Boko Haram used a suicide bombing to kill 32 people and wound 80 others in...