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May 2017

May 23, 2017

Ten More Christian Movies That Need To Be Made

I just died laughing at Babylon Bee's very humorous list of 23 Christian Movies That...

May 12, 2017

Courage and the Crocodile Pit

Is anyone else nervous lately? I've been a little nervous lately. Alternately angry and nervous,...

May 02, 2017

Cyril And Methodius Invent The Russian Language: A Play In One Act

Saint Cyril: What can we do for fun? Saint Methodius: I know! Let's invent...

April 2017

April 22, 2017

Mr. Rogers and the Terrible Chef

My daughter is on a Mr. Rogers-watching kick again, thanks be to God. We have...

April 17, 2017

Expecto Bock-Peck?

It was going to be my first Pascha in the Byzantine Catholic church. I wanted...

April 04, 2017

A Noise Annoys An Oyster: A Critical Review of Rod Dreher’s Review of Sam Rocha’s Review of The Benedict Option

I have never in my life seen a review of a book review. I imagine...

April 01, 2017

Introducing the Mary of Egypt Option

Somehow, all of my friends are reading Rod Dreher's The Benedict Option. I'm not. I was...

March 2017

March 24, 2017

Where’s the Borscht?

I grew up associating Lent with fish sticks and bland, canned-soup casserole on Fridays. My...

March 23, 2017

Film Critique From The Year 5000

Lately, I've begun an exhaustive aesthetic exploration of the B science fiction films of the...

March 15, 2017

Meet Stephan, The Central Florida Cobra

I think of myself as a tolerant and respectful person with an open mind. The...

February 2017

February 20, 2017

What Are You Doing for Lent?

The Great Fast is almost here. For the Latin church, Lent will begin on March...

February 16, 2017

The Lepanto Institute and the Battle of Droop Mountain Memorial Suspension Bridge

Well, that escalated quickly. Over the past couple of days, the Lepanto Institute's Facebook page put up...

February 02, 2017

If I Were President…

If I were the president, or a dictator or something, and we had a National...

January 2017

January 27, 2017

Dabbling Ducks

There are too many ugly things in the world right now. We shouldn't ignore them,...

January 14, 2017

Remembrance of Things Past: Ten Things I Listened to as a Teen

All my friends are posting lists of "ten albums that influenced me as a teen."...

January 08, 2017

The Fine Art of Negotiation: How Will Trump Make Mexico Pay For The Wall?

It just might have come to your attention that TV's Donald Trump is walking back his...

January 01, 2017

A Thoroughly Provoked Attack On The Remnant

One thing I've learned in all my years: if someone tells you they're a "remnant"...

January 01, 2017

When Does A Good Catholic Take Down the Christmas Tree?

It started on December 26th, as it always does. There was good-natured controversy all over...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

Cheers and Mourning on New Years’ Eve

Giant pandas were taken off the endangered species list this year. I know, I know,...

December 29, 2016

I Can No Longer Bear The Berenstains

Somewhere along the line, I bought into the escapist fantasy that a large number of...

December 20, 2016

The Lord is a Child at Christmastime

All right, NOW it's Christmas. I know, it's still Advent, but seriously: Christmas. I just...

December 18, 2016

Theology and Politics As Seen On TV

I have the most brilliant internet friends. The other day, for example, my friend had...

December 14, 2016

A Christmas List of Nope

The lovely and talented Simcha Fisher has published a list of things she doesn't appreciate...

December 13, 2016

The Annual Christmas Berserker Raid

Growing up, we didn't trim the Christmas tree until we lit the pink candle. We...

December 12, 2016

Need Something Creepier Than Elf on a Shelf?

(image via Pixabay) I don't go for Elf on the Shelf, myself. My daughter doesn't need...

December 11, 2016

Finding Grace in Christmas Chaos

You may recall that I'm directing this year's Christmas play at my church. This play...

December 07, 2016

A Reader Asks: What About the Gender Identity Of Santa?

I have the best readers; the most wonderful, dedicated following. Sometimes they leave me comments,...

December 07, 2016

You Do Not Have To Be Merry

I had a friend-- a wonderful, compassionate, funny and creative friend, a great gal in...

December 04, 2016

Here Come Santa Wars: On the True Race Of Santa Claus

It's Christmas! Okay, okay, it's still Advent for three more weeks. But it's December, and...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

My Christmas Redemption

I used to be one of those children who wrote poetry. Horrible poetry. I was...