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October 2014

October 20, 2014

“I’d Rather Be Whole,” an Essay About Art at Ethika Politika

Today I have an essay at Ethika Politika where I think about what sort of artist...

October 13, 2014

Gradualism and the Aesthetics of Communication

I've stayed away from the Synod news. I'll read the documents in due time, but...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

A Soap Box Interview at Solidarity Hall

Solidarity Hall has a thing for lefty Catholic native Texans. Their Soap Box interview series began with Elizabeth Stoker-Bruenig and...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

Pre-Order Late to Love! UPDATED

Wiseblood Records, my small but mighty music label, sent out the following memo a few...

June 2014

June 16, 2014

Listen to the World’s First Augustinian Soul Album!

On August 28th --- the feast of St. Augustine --- Wiseblood Records will release my...

May 2014

May 02, 2014

When the Soul Gets Blues, The Blues Get Soul

My socks, underwear, and toiletries are stuffed into two guitar cases and a 1945 tube...

April 2014

April 24, 2014

“Musings” on LATE TO LOVE with Iguana

Almost two years ago, my good friend and fellow philosopher of education (at Hofstra University),...

April 16, 2014

‘God’s Not Dead’ is Sort of Catholic? UPDATED

More here soon, for now read this: Though it is frequently described as a “Christian...

April 14, 2014

#GodsNotDead Soars on Bald Eagle Wings: Or, Postmortem Apologetics

WARNING: Spoilers abound (not that they really matter). (Preface) As a film, a work of...

March 2014

March 21, 2014

Don’t Miss “The Image of God,” Tomorrow!

Tomorrow, in Portland, OR, two of my great loves — Terrence Malick's masterpiece, The Tree...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

How to (Not) Destroy Catholic Art

Catholic art is destroyed at the exact point in which it becomes necessary to...

February 20, 2014

The Tree of Life: An Overview

Characters: Father: Brad Pitt. Mother: Jessica Chastain. Adult Eldest Son: Sean Penn. Eldest Son...

February 16, 2014

Reviewing The Faithful Traveler, on EWTN

Anyone who reads this blog with any regularity knows that I strongly dislike two...

January 2014

January 08, 2014

Something Remarkable in Steubenville

I attended Franciscan University of Steubenville from 2001 to 2005; I used to play music...

December 2013

December 21, 2013

On Rigor

(The late David Foster Wallace's 2005 "This Is Water" Kenyon College commencement speech drones in...

December 01, 2013

The Educational Significance of Advent

Liturgy is mystogogical. In other words, one role of liturgy is to teach and form...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Art Perfects Nothing: Review of “The Thorny Grace of It”

Joseph Bottum puts it plainly, here at Patheos: "Forget the culture-wars crap." He's right, and...

November 07, 2013

Disposable Pleasures

When my children see a movie they like, they want to see it again. Immediately....

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Boredom is Laziness

We live in a culture of boredom. It may seem odd that, within the most...

October 28, 2013

“A Tell-All Insincerity…”

"A tell-all insincerity..." --- this phrase has prevented me from writing here lately. A dear...

October 16, 2013

Beauty Will Survive

Beauty may not save the world, but it can do more than that: beauty will...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

An Aesthetic Critique of Youth Ministry: Miley Cyrus vs. Bonnie Raitt

MARC BARNES' CRITIQUE OF YOUTH MINISTRY has, predictably, gone viral. Today there is a measured and intelligent...

July 2013

July 17, 2013

Criticizing Criticism and The Blue Evangelization: A Rejoinder

Read this first. This post is about that post. +++ It is not my first time...

July 13, 2013

Why Serious Catholics Should Hate Catholic Stuff

I love Mexican food. Bordertown street cuisine, Tex-Mex comfort food, and Southwestern red and green...

July 08, 2013

LIVE at The Empire UPDATED

Last night I played the first all-original set I've played since 2006, at Acadia Cafe...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

LIVE FREE AND DIE

Libertines, everywhere. We have conservative libertines, liberal libertines, secular libertines, and religious libertines. We have...

May 2013

May 12, 2013

The Womb of Love: A Womanist Manifesto

The Ascension is a soft-spoken Catholic feast about dwelling in a prolonged and reoccurring Advent....

April 2013

April 20, 2013

(Un)Fashionable Nostalgia

I grew up wearing second-hand clothes. And hating it. Shopping was always ritual in humiliation....

February 2013

February 25, 2013

Beyond the Funk: Prayers for Quvenzhane Wallis UPDATED

Last night on Twitter, during the fanfare of the Oscars, the satirical news publication, The...

February 21, 2013

Solidarity in Vulgarity: The Funk in Racist Jokes (A Reprise)

As a sequel to my previous Black History Month re-post, "White History Month," from earlier...