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August 2014

August 04, 2014

How Being a Poor Lay Catholic Missionary Changed My Politics

CNN just ran a rather unqualified story on the residences of Catholic Archbishops in the US....

July 2014

July 26, 2014

Welcome to the Cafeteria: The Catholic Showdown Started Long Ago

Pope Francis has obviously turned up the volume on a number of issues, and this...

July 19, 2014

Images of a Past Still Present: When Children Become Objects

There was a time, not too long ago, when adults heckled children --- protesting the...

July 15, 2014

“The incendiary scene reminded me of Nativist mobs” — Dolan on the Dignity of Immigrants

Yesterday, Timothy Cardinal Dolan posted a brief note at his site where he unambiguously reprimands...

July 08, 2014

A Christian Case Against the Literal Reading of Scripture

If being a Christian is to be a follower of Jesus Christ, then it follows...

July 01, 2014

One Question Answered (and Raised Again) by SCOTUS

I love reading Supreme Court decisions and dissents. They are without rival in US public...

June 2014

June 02, 2014

“Moronic Manhood” at Ethika Politika

My essay on manhood at Ethika Politika is something I've wanted to write for many,...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Now THIS is News: Nicea 2025? UPDATED

I don't fancy myself a journalist or a reporter and I am not one to...

May 26, 2014

The Perils of Private Consensus: Or, In Praise of Mommy Blogs

(Preface) My previous post, "Fear of Generosity," comes dangerously close, I fear, to self-help. It...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

A Hesitant Defense of Cliven Bundy

I've stayed away from the Bundy story until now. It seemed like the latest bit...

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...

April 10, 2014

An Immigration Manifesto by Artur Rosman and Sam Rocha

(Cross-posted at Ethika Politika.) Immigration has been reduced to two options: the naïve and ahistorical legal...

March 2014

March 12, 2014

Pope Francis Against Ideology

A short break in my ongoing attempt to Kickstart my debut album, LATE TO LOVE....

December 2013

December 28, 2013

GUEST POST: How David Bentley Hart Censored My Review of His New Book at First Things

NOTE: One thing I've always admired about First Things is its longstanding commitment to publishing the give-and-take...

December 19, 2013

Fear, Jealousy, and Paranoia: We Love to Wrestle

There can be good clean fun in the political give and take. The sport of...

December 05, 2013

Papal Marxism and Other Mental Infections: On the U.S. Reception of Evangelii Gaudium

There is a rumor going around about Pope Francis in the United States, after the...

November 2013

November 11, 2013

Abortion Beyond Poli-Tricks

Just over a month ago, I gave a lecture at Franciscan University of Steubenville, sponsored...

November 04, 2013

A Hellish Wit

When I see a billboard or bumper-sticker that reads "HELL IS REAL," I usually smile...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Christ, the Prisoner: Webb on Von Balthasar and Prison Ministry

Stephen Webb has written a short and powerful reflection on Christ's descent into hell...

August 24, 2013

From the Bottum Up: The Pathos of Joseph Bottum

Yesterday, at Commonweal, the former editor of First Things, Joeseph Bottum, published an essay, funded...

July 2013

July 21, 2013

Why I’m Not Writing About the Trayvon Martin Case

The easy, short answer is that I don't have time. It really is that simple,...

June 2013

June 25, 2013

LIVE FREE AND DIE

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

April 2013

April 15, 2013

Mercy for Gosnell, For Us All

I tend to ramble and write down all the details, leaving them fussily thrown about,...

April 12, 2013

Beyond Abortion: Gosnell and a New Dark Age

My sister delivered a healthy baby boy the day before yesterday. When I called to...

April 05, 2013

Immigration Seen Through Catholic, Pastoral Eyes

No one, I think, wants to read a blog by a Texican all about present-day,...

March 2013

March 31, 2013

“Google Nose” Smells Funny and Familiar: A Sun Blemish

People got offended by Google's choice to feature a sketch of Cesar Chavez today, Easter...

March 27, 2013

Pope Francis’ First Audience and Missing the Point

Two things. First, Pope Francis' remarks at today's audience are simply remarkable and in perfect...

March 26, 2013

A Hot Mess: Marriage, Derrida, Nabokov, and Whatnot

I don't really understand what the same sex marriage hullabaloo is about. I can understand...

March 14, 2013

Pope Francis, Our American Pope

I just arrived in Portland, Oregon. It was a long, beautiful train ride. My pope...

March 11, 2013

Papal Indifference and The Will of God at the Bowling Alley

I don't care who our next pope will be. I find the fanfare understandable and...