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October 2015

October 15, 2015

An uninvited Pope and the power of words

A normal friend knocks at your door. An Argentinean friend opens the door and happily...

October 07, 2015

Everybody knows the Church will change. (Everybody is wrong.)

Many Catholics believe the Synod on the Family will drive home the final nail in...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Off to Philadelphia!

Hope to see you there! My speech is Friday at 11:45. The official title is...

September 22, 2015

Blessed Are the Useless

This is the connection that we need to hear over and over again: we're not...

July 2015

July 09, 2015

Why Pope Francis should be canonized RIGHT NOW.

Because he didn't smack this guy right across his smirking puss: (If the video doesn't...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Big Families Say “Laudato Si!”

Got a big family? Then you already know that you’re crazy, a traitor to...

June 18, 2015

Should you read Laudato Si? A quiz

Laudato Si is here, and not a moment too soon. Any day now, all the pundits...

February 2015

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...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

A Pope Francis headline that would shock me

Pope Francis Refuses to Meet with [ANYBODY]. That would be news. That would be...

January 20, 2015

About the Pope’s “don’t be like rabbits” remark UPDATED

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons First, kudos for Erin of Bearing Blog for...

January 08, 2015

Since when does the Pope meet with porn stars?

Crux is running a quickie story headlined Pope meets two American stars: Angelina Jolie and Cardinal...

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,...

December 2014

December 03, 2014

I’m speaking at the World Meeting of Families!

Good grief, I totally forgot to tell you! Don't ask me how, why, or how,...

November 2014

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...

May 2014

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

April 2014

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 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...

January 2014

January 14, 2014

At the Register: Mother Church says, “Yes, you may.”

In which I remind us all that baptism is a beginning, not a trophy for...

January 02, 2014

At the Register: When it comes to building a community . . .

choose, don't drift.

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Prepare yourself . . .

for a lot of baleful head shaking over this story from Franciscophobes: Pope's Sharp Words Make...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

I. LOVE. THE POPE’S. FACE.

So much so that I'm not even gonna say anything mean about Putin. Look at...

November 17, 2013

Pope calls sick traditionalist Catholic, says criticism “important”

From Rorate Caeli: Mario Palmaro, the Italian traditional Catholic writer and journalist who has authored...

November 07, 2013

At the Register: Francis and His Cross

See for yourself.

October 2013

October 17, 2013

Three cheers for Deal Hudson!

It's short. Go read the whole thing: Dr. Deal W Hudson: Don't Call Me a...

October 08, 2013

Real BOMFOG

Last week, I did the last thing Pope Francis would want: I yelled at people...

October 05, 2013

I’ll be on “In the Arena” Sunday the 6th

I was on very briefly, to be honest with you -- lots of guests, and...

October 05, 2013

Let’s All Panic Over Franciscogenic Papal Change!!!!!!!

This morning, I read Dolan confirms error in Scalfari interview in the National Catholic Reporter. It confirms...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

Father Pavone praises Pope Francis’ approach

Thanks to Steve Jalsevac of LifeSite News for linking to this letter! Fr. Pavone, the...

September 18, 2013

Worst! Pope! Ever!!1!

It's true, Francis really is -- as long as you understand that, as a Catholic,...

September 07, 2013

I repent of my early support for the Iraq War

I wish I had listened to John Paul II at the time, and I have...