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June 08, 2015

The Church Without Nuns is Like a Human Heart that’s Cut in Half

Legislators can be dismissive of clergy. In fact, elected officials are, whether they will admit...

June 06, 2015

Minnesota Archdiocese Charged with Mishandling Sexual Misconduct

Prosecutors filed criminal charges against the Archdiocese of St Paul Minneapolis due to what prosecutors...

June 06, 2015

On June 6, 1944 … 166,000 American Troops Took a Walk on a Beach

My Uncle Gene was there. Or rather, he was off-shore in one of the ships. He...

June 06, 2015

Westboro Baptist Church Will Demonstrate at Beau Biden’s Funeral

The church that Christian-bashers try to equate with all 2 billion Christians plans to demonstrate...

June 05, 2015

Trans … What Did You Say? Trendy Medical Malpractice on the Mentally Ill

Transexuality, otherwise known as gender dysphoria, is not alone. It turns out that there are...

June 04, 2015

Pope Francis: A Society That Does Not Take Care of the Elderly, Has No Future

The Church teaches us to love and care for the elderly, disabled, weak and helpless....

June 04, 2015

I Chose Christ, and He is There on All the Altars of All the Catholic Churches in the World.

The Catholic Patheosi are writing about why we chose to stay in the doomed Catholic...

June 04, 2015

Should Medicare be Forced to Pay for Sex Change Surgery?

UPDATE: I first published this post in 2013. I am publishing it again today because the...

June 03, 2015

Obama’s Approval Sinks. What Would it Be if They Asked About Religious Liberty?

CNN recently polled Americans' approval of President Obama's job performance. It turns out that President...

June 03, 2015

Throwing Verbal Sewage on the Pope. Why?

Every morning, I re-tweet Pope Francis' tweet. The Holy Father's tweets are, without fail, a...

June 03, 2015

Sex Change Surgery is the New Prefrontal Lobotomy and a Trendy Form of Child Mutilation

What do prefrontal lobotomy and sex change surgery have in common from a scientific viewpoint?...

June 02, 2015

Research and Writing Software for Writers

Writers are like any other craftsmen. Their tools are part of the process. The atmosphere...

June 02, 2015

Pope Francis: Failures are Par for the Course on the Road to Salvation

From Catholic News Service: VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The road to salvation may be pitted...

June 02, 2015

FBI Flies Surveillance over Me and Thee

I wonder if the government is going through our lingerie drawers when we're out of...

June 01, 2015

I’m Triaging My Life for Thriving, Not Just Surviving

I volunteered to host my book club at my house tonight. Then, life piled on...

May 2015

May 30, 2015

Do-It-Yourself Home Office Organization That Won’t Drive You to the Dogs

I didn't wait around about closing down my legislative office. I was ready to go....

May 29, 2015

Former Oklahoma Rep Randy Terrill Begins Prison Sentence

My former colleague Representative Randy Terrill surrendered to authorities today. He is beginning a one-year...

May 29, 2015

Crisis Pregnancy Centers are Under Attack for Saving Lives

Two days ago, the California Assembly passed a bill attacking crisis pregnancy centers. Among other...

May 29, 2015

California Assembly Passes Bill Attacking Crisis Pregnancy Centers

California's Assembly passed a bill this week which, among other things, would force crisis pregnancy...

May 28, 2015

The Reason Why I Am a Catholic

2.000 years ago, a man gave his life for me, for you, for all of...

May 27, 2015

Pope Francis: We are Living an Ecumenism of Blood

The "father of lies" is the one how is persecuting Christians today says Pope Francis....

May 27, 2015

We are Catholic

What does it mean to be Catholic in today's world? There are many lies and...

May 27, 2015

Saints Who Were Martyred While Celebrating Mass

St Oscar Romero was martyred while celebrating mass. Can you think of a better way...

May 26, 2015

I’m Going to Michigan to Speak for the Babies

I have the privilege of speaking for the babies at Mother and Unborn Baby Care of...

May 26, 2015

Why Weren’t the Laws Concerning Minors Followed in the Duggar Case?

I haven't paid much attention to the case of Josh Duggar. I never watched the...

May 25, 2015

My Dead Will Stay Undecorated.

It's Memorial Day. Our big plan was to load Mama in the car and go...

May 23, 2015

Dems for Life Calls on Hillary to Open Up Democratic Party to Pro Life People

I know what you're going to say, so let me say it for you. Fat...

May 23, 2015

Fr Longenecker’s 12 Reasons Not to Debate Internet Atheists, Plus 6 of Mine

Fr Dwight Longenecker published a post today giving 12 of the reasons why he...

May 22, 2015

I Left the Legislature a Year Ago and Nothing Has Gone as Planned.

A year ago tomorrow, I cast my last vote ... ... and walked out of...

May 21, 2015

Senate Punts on Obama Trade Deals. The people Lose Again.

The United States Senate once again abrogated its responsibilities in favor of letting the Prez...