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May 2014

May 03, 2014

Kenyan Catholic Church Takes Stand Against Female Genital Mutilation

FGM. Female Genital Mutilation. This practice, which is widespread, involves holding down little girls...

April 2014

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 11, 2014

Pope Francis Asks for Forgiveness for Priest Sexual Abuse of Children

Pope Francis asked for forgiveness this morning for the sexual abuse of children by some...

April 03, 2014

Who has Teaching Authority in the Church? The Bishops, or High-Profile Catholic Politicians?

How do Catholic politicians come to the conclusion that it’s A-Ok for them to...

March 2014

March 07, 2014

Pope Francis to Roman Priests: Does Your Day End with God or with Television?

Pope Francis speaks from the heart to his brother priests in a touching, whimsical discussion.

February 2014

February 17, 2014

Does the Bishop of Bling have an American Counterpart?

Archbishop John J Myers, the New Jersey bishop who allowed a convicted child-molesting...

February 07, 2014

UN Report on Child Sex Abuse Demands the Church Change Teachings on Abortion and Homosexuality

The United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Child has issued a report on...

February 06, 2014

Woody Allen and Polanski: The Rich and Shameless Display Hypocrisy About Child Sexual Abuse

Nobody hates pedophiles more than the Rich and Shameless. At least, they hate pedophiles when...

December 2013

December 29, 2013

2013 Favs: He’s Got the Whole World

In his files Candidate Barack Obama and President Barach Obama are two entirely...

November 2013

November 06, 2013

Vatican Bans Medjugorje Apparitions in US Churches

I don’t much about Medjugorje. I’m not even really sure how to pronounce it. For...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Does the DSM Say that the Bishops Were Right All Along?

How many times have you heard a bishop try to explain away his actions...

October 25, 2013

Growing List of Countries Protest US Surveillance. But Nobody Speaks Up for American Citizens.

Brazil and Mexico have joined Germany and France in protesting American spying on their...

October 24, 2013

Who Will Call Obama for Us?

Would you like to call President Obama and demand that he stop tapping your...

October 23, 2013

Bishops in Disgrace and Whither the Church is Tending

The so-called Bishop of Bling, Bishop Frantz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, has been suspended for what...

October 23, 2013

Is This a First? Bishop of Bling is Suspended.

Deacon Greg has the story. The Vatican has suspended Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, the so-called...

October 22, 2013

I Can Never Undo What Happened to Those Boys says Church Whistleblower

I can never undo what happened to those boys, and that hangs incredibly heavy...

October 21, 2013

The Bishop of Bling and the Pope

Government money is not free. It is a hammer than can beat people and...

October 18, 2013

Slander is Murder with Words

Slander is murder with words. It can lead to the social death of the...

October 15, 2013

Regression to the Mean in Governance is Deadly Business

Regression to the mean is a term used in statistics. Simply put, outstanding results...

October 12, 2013

Isn’t that Illegal?

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever...

October 09, 2013

Oh Good Grief

I stand corrected. I wrote yesterday that the trustees of Marymount Loyola University -- a...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

The Public Scandal of Pro Abortion, Pro Gay Marriage Catholics in High Places

Cardinal Burke has issued a bit of advice to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Don't take communion....

September 16, 2013

California Makes a Bad New/Old Law

I've voted two times against giving people who rape children the death penalty. I authored...

September 16, 2013

The Pope, Priests and Fatigue

Pope Francis recently discussed a letter he received from a parish priest at a gathering...

September 08, 2013

The Burden of Sin: What Jesus Endured on the Cross

The One Who knew no sin became sin for us. Graphic images, not for children.

September 02, 2013

Pope Francis Discusses the Dignity of Work

In one of his morning homilies a few months ago, Pope Francis talked about...

July 2013

July 02, 2013

Now Isn’t That Just Special

Kathy Shiffer, who blogs at Seasons of Grace, published a letter to the American people...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Was Michael Hastings the Last American Journalist?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise...

May 2013

May 15, 2013

Part 1: What’s So Bad About Gosnell?

Remember this? This video is from this legislative session in Florida. It reflects the current attitude...

May 14, 2013

Gosnell Gets Life Without Parole x2

Dr Kermit Gosnell accepted a deal in which he received life in prison without parole...