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November 2013

November 15, 2013

Beauty and Poverty

What is the truly Catholic version of poverty? What is the truly Catholic version of...

November 14, 2013

Was C.S.Lewis Close to Becoming Catholic?

As we approach the fiftieth anniversary of the death of C.S.Lewis be prepared for a...

November 14, 2013

Grit or Glitz?

I found myself in a foul mood today because some of the glittering successful people...

November 13, 2013

Converted by Beauty – A True Story

Here is a true story from a convert to Catholicism. We'll call him Tom. Names...

November 12, 2013

The Synthesis of the Cross

My posts last week--here and here-- on Cardinal Maradiaga's speech on the New Evanglization prompted...

November 08, 2013

Be an Oak

All the leaves and acorns are falling from the oak outside my office, and as...

November 07, 2013

Comedy, Reality,Religion and Beer

There's a thoughtful interview here with the young comedian Bo Burnham. He made his name...

November 07, 2013

Where Are the Catholic Bedroom Police?

Most of the couples who turn up in my office asking to be married in...

November 06, 2013

The Mystery of Mercy

Yesterday's post was about the Fear of God, but today spend a few moments meditating...

November 05, 2013

Pope Francis Scourge of Slavery

Here is my latest article for Aleteia--commenting on Pope Francis' recent conference on human trafficking...

November 04, 2013

Cardinal Oscar’s Vision of the Church

Rocco Palma reports here on a speech given by Cardinal Oscar Maradiaga--a member of Pope...

November 04, 2013

Man Boy Sex in Afghanistan

The weird and shocking fact in Afghan culture is that in this strict Islamic country...

November 02, 2013

Brothers in Arms – Bishop Fellay and Bob Jones

This article highlights a recent speech by Bishop Fellay--the head of the Society of St...

November 02, 2013

Zachaeus and the Little Way

We used to sing the Sunday School song, "Zachaeus was a wee little man and...

November 02, 2013

Atheism is Only an Idea

A standing on my head insight from N.D.Wilson's new book Death by Living - All ideas must...

November 01, 2013

The Mall or the Mass?

Maybe it's the Amish in me, but one of the problems I have with being...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Becoming Who We Are

Here is my piece for National Catholic Register for All Saints Day and All Souls...

October 30, 2013

Boo! Do You Believe in Ghosts?

Tonight at RCIA the question came up, "What does the Church teach about ghosts? This...

October 30, 2013

Poirot is a Catholic

Did you know that David Suchet, who plays the detective Hercule Poirot, is a convert...

October 29, 2013

On the Scouring of the Shire

Now at the end of re-reading The Lord of the Rings, it occurs to me that...

October 29, 2013

Loving Detachment

The Anchoress muses here about the mystery of human love and how it reflects Divine...

October 29, 2013

Build Self Esteem – Say “I am a Sinner”

I was doing some research on the self help industry and listened to some tapes...

October 29, 2013

One Stop Catholic Drive Thru

The ancient idea of a parish community was that it was coterminous with the geographical...

October 23, 2013

Go Ahead and Get Rich!

As Pope Francis suspends a German bishop for his lavish spending, I got a call...

October 22, 2013

I’m Saddened. Deeply Saddened. Not.

Michael Sean Winters at the National Catholic Recorder has registered dismay at the tone of...

October 22, 2013

Here Comes da Judge

A post a few days back in which I tore into a ridiculous article on...

October 21, 2013

Should Religion be Fun?

Some atheist comedians have started up an "atheist church" in England. They want to get...

October 15, 2013

Theresa of Jesus- It’s Simple – Love Jesus

All the best answers are simple even if they are not easy. St Theresa of...

October 14, 2013

Be Bald and Angry but Sin Not

Some time ago a reader jumped into the combox and accused me of being "an...

October 14, 2013

Complicity in Clericalism

Are priests too consumed with their own power, prestige and importance? Deacon Kandra gathers the...

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