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May 2014

May 15, 2014

At the Register: A Few Tips for Making Hard Choices

BECAUSE I LOVE TO GIVE ADVICE! And my life is not a complete and utter...

May 13, 2014

At the Register: Tug of War at Harvard Is a Sign of Good Civic Health

Freedom vs. freedom is always a little messy, but this one worked out just like...

May 08, 2014

At the Register: Satan Isn’t Fussy, But Neither Is Christ

We don't have to be completely sincere or completely profound when we call on God....

May 06, 2014

At the Register: Yarr, Novenas

I don't know why the crestfallen pirate voice always seems appropriate to me, but it...

May 01, 2014

At the Register: True Suffering Isn’t Photogenic

Don't add pain to pain by expecting it to "hurt so good." PIC emo tears...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

At the Register: Something Other than God: Jennifer Fulwiler’s New Memoir

. . . is great! Of course it is. But it's even better than I...

April 24, 2014

At the Register: Doctrine doesn’t change over the phone

Ring-ring. Hello? Hi, it's the Pope, and guess what? It's OPPOSITE DAY! From Conversations that...

April 22, 2014

At the Register: This Law Is Not Pro-Life

We all want to get tough on people who hurt babies. But this new law...

April 17, 2014

At the Register: A Little About Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

I'm working on a fuller article for the future, but here is a little introduction...

April 15, 2014

At the Register: Show Your Weasel Spirit Who’s Boss

Ten tips for finishing Lent strong, you weasel!

April 10, 2014

At the Register: The Evil Child’s Guide to Holy Week

Parents say "Holy Week"; kids hear "Whatcha got?"

April 08, 2014

At the Register: Teaching Contempt for Rules

Yay, my hometown made national news! Boo, my hometown is exactly like I remember it,...

April 03, 2014

At the Register: Great New Children’s Book about the Papacy (updated with link this time!)

Our Holy Father, the Pope: The Papacy from Saint Peter to the Present would make...

April 01, 2014

At the Register: Simcha Fisher (1974 – 2014)

Sad news.

March 2014

March 20, 2014

At the Register: Desperately Seeking Spring

Not gonna write about frozen garbage today, just little green shoots in a cold world.

March 18, 2014

At the Register: Why we can’t have baptisms during Lent

Hope this helps.

March 13, 2014

At the Register: Beyond Ashes

In which I heroically refrain from making fun of bad hymns and instead suggest some...

March 11, 2014

At the Register: Jesus Isn’t Fair

Thanks be to God for that.

March 06, 2014

At the Register: Making Ashes Out of You and Me

This is the best thing I have ever written in my entire life.

March 04, 2014

At the Register: Allow me to inspire you this Lent

I can be helpful.

February 2014

February 27, 2014

At the Register: Reading Suggestions for Lent

Sixteen great books I've read or mean to read for Lent.

February 25, 2014

At the Register: Don’t Shoot Those Helicopters Down

Why can't gay people (or depressed people, or anxious people, or people with temptations that...

February 20, 2014

At the Register: Gay Man Refused Last Rites?

Or something else entirely? His story stinks to high heaven, and if the priest has...

February 18, 2014

At the Register: The Catechesis of the Snow Shovel

As I muse on the lessons of shoveling snow, a distinct pattern emerges.

February 13, 2014

At the Register: What Planned Parenthood Needs

News flash, Cecile: Abortion is not and never has been #WhatWomenNeed. (Our pipes have been...

February 11, 2014

At the Register: Death of a Giraffe

Human are more important than animals; but caring about animals is part of what makes...

February 06, 2014

At the Register: Speaking of Empty Promises

I don't trust you to save me from sin if you can't even bring yourself...

February 04, 2014

At the Register: Should You Get a Dog? A Quiz

Why are you asking me? You've obviously made up your mind already, you fool.

January 2014

January 30, 2014

At the Register: You Want Ethical Stem Cells?

We may have found them -- free of the ethical horror of embryonic stem cell...

January 28, 2014

At the Register: Are You Raising Your Kids?

Take a squint at how you're raising your kids. The general impression should be "up,...