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December 2014

December 05, 2014

Frankenstein…not the Monster….the Church

One of the delights during my recent visit to Missouri was an afternoon tour of...

December 05, 2014

Here’s Why You Hate Round Churches

Have you noticed that nobody loves modern churches? Nobody. I mean NOBODY. Seriously. Have you...

December 04, 2014

Catholic Churches Bouncing Back from Wreckovation

I have written several posts this week about the brutal iconoclasm that took place in...

December 04, 2014

Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell?….So What.

Deacon is busy publishing parish letters on the Four Last Things for the Sundays of...

December 04, 2014

Two Arms of the Church: East and West

This week's article at Aleteia comments on the Pope's recent visit to Turkey and quotes...

December 04, 2014

Atheists Promote Belief in Santa?

Last year there was some wisecracking atheist Christmas billboard which also featured Santa. This year's...

December 03, 2014

The Root of Restlessness: An Advent Hope

What is it that makes us so restless and so unhappy? Some say it is...

December 03, 2014

Saints and Angels: Out of Sight Out of Mind

Yesterday I commented that when the statues of the saints were removed from the churches...

December 02, 2014

Stripping the Altars is Ripping the Heart Out of Catholicism

This before and after photograph of the St Turibius chapel of the Pontifical Josephinum seminary...

December 02, 2014

A Married Priest on Married Priests – 3

In my earlier posts here and here I discussed the practical aspects of having married...

December 02, 2014

On Being a Missionary

In the Evangelical Fundamentalist world in which I was raised our heroes were the missionaries....

November 2014

November 27, 2014

The General Thanksgiving

I do sometimes miss the Church of England and the Book of Common Prayer. For...

November 27, 2014

Thanksgiving and Puddleglum

One of the simplest bits of evidence for the existence of God is the human...

November 26, 2014

The Fires of Ferguson and the Dynamic of Blame

The violence erupting in Ferguson, Missouri is not really about racial tension or socio economic...

November 26, 2014

The Pros and Cons of a Married Priesthood – 2

My problem in researching the married priesthood is that whenever I find a good argument...

November 25, 2014

A Married Priest on Married Priests – 1

What are the pros and cons of being a married priest? I'll be writing on...

November 22, 2014

The Radical Vision of the Christian Family

I was asked to comment on the marriage-family crisis in our society. This interview was...

November 22, 2014

CSL and JFK – Two Jacks

Today is the fifty first anniversary of the death of C.S.Lewis. He died, of course, on...

November 20, 2014

Is There a List of Mortal Sins?

One of the strengths and weaknesses of the internet age is that people write to...

November 14, 2014

Life is a Casting Off

What is it in me that likes the difficult sayings of Jesus more than the...

November 13, 2014

One of God’s Little Women Warriors

Mother Cabrini was frail and tiny of body but strong of soul. Read about her...

November 13, 2014

Hate the Sin Love the Sinner – How Do I Do That?

It's a typical Christian bromide: "Hate the sin. Love the sinner." The problem is--how do...

November 12, 2014

The Ancient Radical Vision of the Family

Here is an article/interview on marriage for Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs:...

November 12, 2014

Women Priests: A Mini-Debate

Here is a debate between Mary and Jerry about women priests. Mary and Jerry are not real people. MARY:...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Mantilla the Hon on the Cappa Magna

Guest blogger Mantilla Amontillado is the founder of Veritas Vestments. She holds a degree in...

October 30, 2014

Answering Margery Eagan on Homosexuality

Margery Eagan, the spirituality columnist at Boston Globe's CRUX website poses a question about homosexuality...

October 29, 2014

Does Beauty Matter?

True story: here in the Bible Belt a young Baptist high school kid goes into...

October 29, 2014

Get Real Here and Now

I've worn out the keyboard on my laptop. Honestly. The keys don't respond. Maybe my...

October 27, 2014

The Intellectually Secular Insane

Fr George Rutler has a clever and rollicking essay here at Crisis Magazine in which...

October 27, 2014

Ten Things That Are Killing the Family

The Synod fathers this month were trying to address a real crisis in the human...

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