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March 2015

March 31, 2015

Nobody told me!

This isn't about Communion in the hand vs. Communion on the tongue. This is about...

March 26, 2015

Let’s ditch the prom

Parents, if you imagine that your child's life will be irreparably damaged if...

March 24, 2015

What can Catholic parents learn from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?

Our kids need us. Most of our teenagers are not in danger of becoming violent...

March 05, 2015

Four major Catholic journals: End the death penalty

I used to favor the death penalty. It feels right, bracing, and perfectly just. When...

February 2015

February 19, 2015

Of Catholics and capybaras

Q. A bunch of my friends are trying to organize a blog carnival where...

February 10, 2015

Hot showers for the homeless, courtesy of St. Peter

It's been many years since I was in Rome, but I remember my first impression...

February 05, 2015

If you watch garbage, you will get dirty.

We are in denial about how vulnerable our hearts really are. Watching brutality makes us...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

RIP Charles Townes, Brilliant Physicist, Man of Faith

The idea that faith and reason are inevitably at odds with each other is one...

January 27, 2015

Badawi flogging case, and Prof. George’s Bargain, remind us of our obligations

The offer is a starkly physical one. This is not about political policy or ambassadorial...

January 22, 2015

March for Life, in person or in spirit

As massive as the crowds of pro-lifers are at the March for Life, there...

January 20, 2015

Raising safe, independent kids

It's good and natural for parents to want to keep their kids safe, but it's...

January 15, 2015

The Fishers’ Shmedifying Guide to Van Maintenance

Drips, smells, rumbles, squeals, groans, blinking lights, shudders, tremors, mice, hiccups, spasms, heat that won't...

January 13, 2015

Obedience Gives Us Jesus

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Why tell us that Jesus is the Son of God...

January 08, 2015

The abortion lie that just won’t die

image by Thierry Geoffroy via Wikimedia Commons It's expensive to run a medical facility, and...

January 06, 2015

It’s silly season for Catholics who bash Francis on climate change

If we want a pro-life message to be part of the conversation on environmental policy,...

January 01, 2015

Happy New Year! You’re Going to Die.

Anonymous painting courtesy of Wikimedia Commons I'm telling my daughter the brightest version of something...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

Happy Old Year!

image source Between FEMEN, climate change, and that ill-considered paintball showdown between Rocco Palmo and...

December 25, 2014

Mother and Child: A Christmas Gallery of Original Art

Merry Christmas, everybody! I offered up Midnight Mass for all of you, especially for anyone...

December 11, 2014

If it saves even one American life . . .

The world is full of people who want to hurt, torment, maim, and kill....

December 09, 2014

It was a beautiful confession.

PIC crying kid with running nose [T]he priest said what this particular priest always...

December 04, 2014

Broken Windows and Depersonalization

PIC broken windows One aspect of a "broken windows" policy indisputably works, and that is...

December 02, 2014

For the Child Crying

Help me, I beg the Father, to take up the task of Advent. The memories...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

Dear Simcha, Vol. 2

Dear Mr. Pfischurr, if that is indeed your name, I was thinking of sending a...

November 25, 2014

This post is not about Bill Cosby.

If you want to talk about Bill Cosby (or Bill Clinton, or Woody Allen, or...

November 20, 2014

What’s wrong with message art?

PIC 3d crucifixion tattoo If you're a Christian artist, and you want to use...

November 18, 2014

Francis to meet with Catholics on the autism spectrum

Rather than seeing their Church as a refuge where they can meet God, parents of...

November 11, 2014

Have you heard the latest about Cardinal Burke?

I haven't, and I've made it a point not to know what's going on. Why...

November 06, 2014

Is Christine Mayr-Lumetzberger worthy of the priesthood?

The great Elizabeth Scalia points out that prophets, like seminarians, tend to have something in...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

How to make your Halloween magnificent!

Our founding fathers didn't die face down in the mud of Vietnam only to see my...

October 23, 2014

Other people’s blessings

I've had to remind myself, over and over again, that couples who really do...