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July 2019

July 24, 2019

There is no Catholic case for Communism.

Dean Dettloff at America Magazine seems to think there is one, but he doesn't give...

July 17, 2019

Veritatis Splendor: Deportation is intrinsically evil.

But Alt! But Alt! When the Church says deportation is evil, it has in...

July 14, 2019

Fr Pavone tweets support for Trump’s racist attack on AOC, Tlaib, Omar.

Patience; I'll get to that tweet presently. But first things first. At a general...

July 02, 2019

The condition of migrants is a pro-life issue, Fr. Pavone.

On Twitter, Fr. Frank Pavone---who, to my knowledge, has neither repented nor been disciplined...

July 02, 2019

The desperate need love and mercy, not judgment.

Yesterday my very excellent fellow Patheos blogger Mary Pezzulo asks: What Must a Christian...

June 2019

June 18, 2019

Don’t Cite Leviticus 18 If You’re Going to Ignore Leviticus 19

Leviticus 18:22 is a permanent moral law that has not been abrogated by the...

May 2019

May 16, 2019

It’s Not Your Body, AOC

I have made no secret of my admiration for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. That said, I...

May 12, 2019

Everything You Need to Know About Ben Shapiro, in One Tweet

Ben Shapiro, as you will have heard, was "destroyed" in an interview with...

October 2018

October 21, 2018

What Ratzinger and the CDF Really Said About Voting for Pro-Choice Candidates.

It's not what you may have heard. Death Site News is promoting the words of...

April 2018

April 05, 2018

One Hundred Percent Tippy-Top Pro-Lifer Identifies as Alt-Right Ethnonationalist

Kristen Hatten was, once upon a time, the Vice President of New Wave Feminists and...

April 25, 2017

Trump Contracepts Promise to Little Sisters of the Poor

If Trump wanted, he could exempt the Little Sisters of the Poor from the contraception...

February 2017

February 21, 2017

Simcha Fisher Speaks the Truth About Milo Apologists

She writes: If you have spent decades building up a venerable and formidable career as...

February 13, 2017

Trump Senior Adviser: His Powers are “Substantial” and “Will Not Be Questioned.”

No one doubts that presidents have authority in national security matters. But their power is...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

Jesus Died for Fidel Castro. This Should Not Be a Controversy.

Or it should not be a controversy for Catholics. I know that Calvinists say Christ...

November 14, 2016

Where is the Baby Now? Fr. Frank Pavone’s Words are Inconsistent.

Fr. Frank Pavone can't seem to keep his story straight. Here---and I have removed from...

November 10, 2016

But Will Fr. Frank Pavone Take Instruction From His Bishop?

In a poorly-veiled swipe at this blog, Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for Life (video...

November 09, 2016

Our Hope is in Christ, Not Caesar

Our unity as Catholics is Christ alone.

November 08, 2016

The Evil of Abortion Does Not Justify Fr. Frank Pavone

Abortion is an evil. Period. Abortionists murder. Society must outlaw it. End stop. But Fr....

November 07, 2016

After Sick Political Stunt, Fr. Pavone’s Faculties Should Be Suspended

As you might have read from Mary Pezzulo, Mark Shea, or Matthew Tyson, Fr. Frank...

October 2016

October 03, 2016

Social Justice is Also a Non-Negotiable

It’s true. There are more than the mere five one again and again hears proclaimed...

September 2016

September 14, 2016

Bishop DiLorenzo Responds to Tim Kaine on Same-Sex Marriage

In spite of prophesies that he would stay mum, Tim Kaine's bishop has responded to...

September 11, 2016

It Is Time for “Devout Catholic” Tim Kaine to Be Publicly Corrected

And by his bishop, Francis Xavier DiLorenzo. Here is the long and short of it....

September 07, 2016

Yes, Virginia, Catholics Can Say Abortion Should Be Legal

Or that is what Fr. Matt Malone, S.J., claims, in an article at America. It...

August 2016

August 22, 2016

On the Seamless Garment, and Catholics Writing About Politics

There is a species of reader who always seems to know better than you what...

August 16, 2016

In Election, Protecting Conscience as Important as Ending Abortion

In reference to my post yesterday, a reader writes (with my emphases): In my opinion,...

August 15, 2016

Here’s Your Chance to Convince Me to Vote Trump

If you can convince me that Donald Trump will be better than Hillary Clinton on...

July 2016

July 23, 2016

Vote Republican to Stop Abortion! And Other Myths

Trump supporters overnumerous for mention promise, with prognostication and crystal-ball certainty, that a vote for...