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October 2012

October 24, 2012

“Sts. Augustine and Monica, the Head and the Heart,” a lecture.

Yesterday I alluded to the relationship between the head and the heart. Here is a...

October 23, 2012

When the Well Goes Dry

In my life, there is always writing to do. Along with teaching, it's my primary...

October 22, 2012

“Don Juan as Moralist,” a talk by David Bentley Hart

Last week's posts (here and here) on the profane, gangstas, and the New Evangelization evoked...

October 18, 2012

My Man Luke!

Today is the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist. I've always been most partial to...

October 17, 2012

More Stuff on Gangstas

***A note concerning terminology: there is a difference between 'gangsta' and 'gangster.' The former is an...

October 16, 2012

The New Evangelization Needs Profanity

So a Pharisee invites Jesus over to his house for dinner. Check out what transpires,...

October 14, 2012

Vote Local, Not Loco: Subsidiarity and Voting

Politics makes us crazy. As true as it may be, the statement should be qualified....

October 11, 2012

Faith and Food

Happy Year of Faith, everyone! On Monday, I think I raised some eyebrows when I...

October 10, 2012

We Be, Big Pimpin’ Catholics Down in US of A: The Democrat and Republican Exploitation of Catholics

Certain anti-Catholic Protestants like to claim that the Catholic Church is the "Whore of Babylon,"...

October 09, 2012

Martha and Mary on Anxiety

I've always considered the story of Martha and Mary as being about the two paths of...

October 08, 2012

Was Columbus White?

On another side of this holiday, we find another lesson: a lesson about whiteness. Columbus...

October 08, 2012

The Politics of Language on Columbus Day

The two Spanish words that summarize the predominant reading and counter-reading of Columbus Day are descubrimiento...

October 07, 2012

Evangelizing the Evangelized: A Love Letter

Dearest Church, The Year of Faith is almost right on top of us. Don't you...