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October 2017

October 22, 2017

Ten Further Church Buzzwords That Ought to Be Banned

A priest by the name of Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, with whom I'm not familiar, recently...

October 10, 2017

Baby Boomers Invented Everything

Today, I am tired. I'm always tired; it's part and parcel of having fibromyalgia...

September 2017

September 20, 2017

Rebecca Bratten Weiss Drops the Mic

As has been widely reported, my dear friend Rebecca Bratten Weiss was recently dismissed from...

August 2017

August 07, 2017

A Ruse of an Article

Some people are very touchy about recipes. After taking a literal forty-eight hours to argue...

July 2017

July 22, 2017

Deacon Jim’s Blunder: The Actual Definition of “Orthophobia”

Our old friend Deacon Jim is at it again. Jim Russell, a persistent man whom...

July 18, 2017

The Fault of My Sleeves: In Which I Admit the Truth About Modest Clothing

I wanted to go to the adoration chapel. I'd been running errands downtown. I had to...

July 11, 2017

Modesty, Edification and a Cheap Church Poster

Sometimes I see something online that leaves me puzzled the whole rest of the day....

April 2017

April 19, 2017

The Scandal Of Resurrection Matins

It may have come to your attention that the Protestant blogger Jeff Maples visited Resurrection...

April 17, 2017

Expecto Bock-Peck?

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

April 09, 2017

Apologetics of Compassion

The Catholic Apologists are at war again. I know, it's Palm Sunday, I really...

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 03, 2017

Bubbles are Trouble

I grew up in a bubble. Earlier this week, in his review of The Benedict...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Scandal: The Pope Poops In a Port-o-Potty

I wouldn't expect much from a site calling itself "Novus Ordo Watch." Well, I take...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

Does Texting Cause Adultery? Relevant Magazine Has The Answer

Here's an experiment for those of you who are over thirty. The rest of you,...

February 18, 2017

A Memo To Everyone Still Saying “But Hillary!”

I have a quick message for a certain type of Trump supporter. Specifically, this message is for...

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 11, 2017

Just Call Me “The Author”

(Note: These are all real comments I've received, here in the Disqus or on Facebook...

January 2017

January 15, 2017

Three Further Notes On The ACA

Whenever one discusses healthcare in America, one runs into all kinds of interesting people with...

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 14, 2016

A Christmas List of Nope

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

November 2016

November 20, 2016

The World’s Silliest Pro-Life Boycott

It may have come to your attention that Vice President-Elect Mike Pence went to see...

November 07, 2016

Father Pavone Treats Naked Human Remains As Photo Prop

I seriously, seriously did not want to write about this man again. Let me ask...

November 07, 2016

It’s Just Clear Blood, I Promise

There was no need for Father Vasyl to apologize, let alone apologize twice. The whole...

October 2016

October 18, 2016

Fr. Pavone Writes Back

(Image via Pixabay.) Apparently, a few days ago when Mary attempted to draw Fr. Pavone's...

October 13, 2016

No, Fr. Pavone, That’s NOT What She Said

(Image via Pixabay.) Long term readers will know we at Steel Magnificat never set out...

October 13, 2016

An Alert Reader Was Wondering. . .

(Image via Pixabay.) An alert reader wrote in a few hours ago with a question....