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July 2018

July 13, 2018

Taking the Day for Prayer

I'm taking today off for prayer. The clergy sex abuse scandal has left me needing...

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 08, 2018

It Takes Disastrously Crazy Thinking to Commit Suicide and Leave a Child Behind

Fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain committed suicide this week. Both of them...

June 05, 2018

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for June

Pope Francis' prayer intention for June is prayer for inclusive social networks. From Vatican News:...

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...

June 04, 2018

The Irish Abortion Vote: 10 Things Pro-Life People Must Do

We lost the vote on legal abortion in Ireland. In fact, we lost by a...

May 2018

May 25, 2018

Cancer and a Heart Attack Changed Me. Here’s How.

It seems that, no matter how bad a thing is, something good comes out of...

May 23, 2018

Mark Shea is a Nice Guy. He’s Also Brave.

Mark Shea is a nice guy. And while he’s truly brilliant, he’s also brave to...

May 15, 2018

If Jesus is God, Then Torture is Wrong

Torture is one of those insidious sins that shatters the tortured person right down to...

May 12, 2018

Alfie Evans’ Death was Murder by Judicial Fiat

I haven’t commented on the tragic death of Alfie Evans. I’ve reached a point...

May 09, 2018

Shark Attacked, Snake Bit, Bear Mauled: Is He Lucky or Unlucky?

Shark attacked, snake bit, bear mauled, this guy is right to say “I don’t know...

May 07, 2018

May 03, 2018

Paul Ryan Wants to Fire the House Chaplain. Why?

Father Pat Conroy was the first Roman Catholic House Chaplain in history. He held...

April 2018

April 03, 2018

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for April

Pope Francis' prayer intention for April is for those who have responsibility in economic matters....

January 2018

January 30, 2018

Get Your Camera Ready for the Super, Bloody, Blue, Eclipsing Moon

Get your camera ready. It only happens every 150 years or so. We're going to...

January 24, 2018

My Heart Attack Did Everything It Could to Warn Me

I wrote a post for the National Catholic Register discussing my latest medical problems. Here...

January 23, 2018

Riding the Super Bull Market: 7 Points

The stock market has been going up like an express elevator, fueled by a mega...

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...

January 15, 2018

Martin Luther King’s Unfinished Second Revolution

Martin Luther King, Jr, was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived. Every man,...

January 13, 2018

Our ns not us.

December 2017

December 18, 2017

See You in 2018!

I'm taking off for a couple of weeks. Have a Holy and Merry Christmas. See...

December 13, 2017

Pontifex December 13: Pope Francis’ Tweet

"Christians are called to work concretely in the realities of this world, illuminating them with...

December 13, 2017

Blessed Stanley Rother, the Shepherd Who Did Not Run

Blessed Stanley Rother's life and death offer religious leaders who are honestly seeking to follow...

December 11, 2017

Did the White House Get It Wrong, Or Did I Miss Something?

This seems so obvious that I can’t believe it’s the way it appears. There was...

December 08, 2017

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December 08, 2017

Pontifex: Tweet of the Day, December 8, 2017

"May the Virgin Mary always be our refuge, our consolation, and the way that leads...

December 07, 2017

Supremes Back Trump’s Immigration Order

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of President Trump’s “travel ban." What this means...

December 07, 2017

Pontifex Tweet of the Day: December 7, 2017

"We all possess God-given talents. No one can claim to be so poor that...