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June 2014

June 16, 2014

Because even morons can read the Declaration of Independence

. . . which is apparently more than Gawker is capable of. Here's the headline:...

June 16, 2014

When she was just a little girl, I asked my readers . . .

What will she be? What happened was, a compassionate friend sent me a...

June 15, 2014

Days with my father

When I was growing up, everybody else's father would happily (or so I thought) camp overnight...

June 13, 2014

New Evanglization WIN: A Cosmological Proof for the Existence of God . . . in comic book form

Got a few minutes? Take your teenagers , or your skeptical, meme-educated internet friend, or...

June 12, 2014

Speaking of fathers . . .

Katrina Fernandez adds her usual honest and direct take about father's day, from the perspective...

June 12, 2014

At the Register: What makes a good dad?

There are a good many variations on the theme of being a good dad. Some...

June 11, 2014

Dolly Parton. Still.

How did I miss this? Dolly Parton has a new album out -- her 42nd...

June 10, 2014

Will I see you in Virginia this August?

I hope so! This year's Summer Soiree and fundraiser for Mary's Shelter promises to be...

June 10, 2014

At the Register: When Your Child Has Problems

Bouncing off Jen Fitz's advice for Christian parents of transgendered children, I have a few...

June 10, 2014

My earworm for the morning . . .

could be worse! Steely Dan, "Pearl of the Quarter" (from Countdown to Ecstasy, 1973) What...

June 09, 2014

My least favorite part about spring

Changing over the winter clothes. It's not just a matter of scooping up the cold-weather...

June 06, 2014

Great article about Catholics and depression

Michael J. Lichens contributes a guest post to The Catholic Gentleman: Black Dog Days: How...

June 06, 2014

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: Wanna?

I am thinking of going through (and dragging my older kids through) the home drawing...

June 05, 2014

At the Register: Worry, and Other Unappealing Temptations

PIC snake eating itself When we are tempted to fall into chronic worry,...

June 05, 2014

What did you dance to at your wedding?

No reason, just curious! We really wanted "I Walk the Line," but with a music budget...

June 04, 2014

You’re not BORED, are you?

I’ve seen this picture here and there online, and I like it. I like it...

June 03, 2014

At the Register: An Army that Intends to Win

The Bishop reminded the confirmandi that it wasn't that long ago that they received a...

June 02, 2014

Foundational Quotes from the Looney Tunes Canon

It would be hard to overstate how much Looney Tunes means to me. When that...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

At the Register: The AP Styleguide to Galileo, Pedophiles, and Galileo

Journalism shmournalism. This stuff is easy.

May 27, 2014

At the Register: Why Does Francis Keep Kissing Hands?

Why would he do it? What message is he sending? PIC prodigal son icon

May 26, 2014

PSA: Tick spoons are amazing.

Ticks are pure evil. Pure, pure, pure, pure evil. Here is a product I just...

May 23, 2014

Catholic Artist of the Month: Timothy Jones and the Art of Gratitude

Today begins a new series: Catholic Artist of the Month. Rather than constantly kvetching about...

May 23, 2014

Robin’s Soap Shop!

Robin has posted some exciting updates and details on her GoFundMe page, including this tantalizing...

May 22, 2014

Somebody needs to go check on Oregon.

Is this even real? This is hilarious. From Estately via io9: top Google searches from...

May 22, 2014

At the Register: The Rotten Teenager’s Guide to Staying Unemployed

Not that I would know anything about this, not having, nor ever having been, a...

May 21, 2014

A beautiful, courageous, somewhat nervous-making idea: naming your victims

Darren Cools (husband of Anna Cools, the proprietor of Roots Soap Co.) has founded Her...

May 21, 2014

Happy birthday, Albrecht Dürer!

German painter, woodcarver, engraver, mathematician, born May 21, 1471, spent much of his life in...

May 20, 2014

The boy has an aha moment.

PIC Aha band "Not this kind, fortunately. Never this kind." Says the boy: My tooth...

May 20, 2014

At the Register: We All Need Re-Creation

At least some of our leisure time should be spent in recreation -- literally. And...

May 19, 2014

I don’t always do obnoxious fist pumps

. . . but when I do, it's because I got a good book review...