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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...

September 19, 2017

The Table and the Cross

Lately, anything to do with Catholics has felt like dysfunctional family dinners.

September 15, 2017

A Defense Of The New Pro-life Movement By An Old Pro-Lifer

By John Cavanaugh-O'Keefe Some screw-loosy Trumpistas attacked a wonderful friend of mine. 1600 wd...

August 2017

August 25, 2017

Jon McNaughton Jumps the Snake

I try to respect other people. I do. I'm not good at it, but...

August 22, 2017

The Blind Lead the Blind: On the Steubenville Courthouse Shooting

I have often noticed that the statue of Lady Justice on top of the Steubenville...

August 19, 2017

If This Is Really About Honoring the Old South…

I received a comment to the effect that taking down municipal statues of Confederate generals is...

August 14, 2017

There Is No Such Thing As White European Culture

Perhaps, by now, you have heard the sad, sad story Peter Cvjetanovic, who was photographed carrying a tiki...

August 12, 2017

The White Supremacist Tiki Brigade: On the Stupidity of Evil

There is nothing funny about the white supremacists demonstrating in Virginia. Nothing whatsoever. Except that...

August 07, 2017

A Ruse of an Article

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

August 01, 2017

Why Don’t The Poor Cook From Scratch?

I had a run-in with an interesting gentleman just now-- the kind of person you...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Sic Transit Gloria Scaramucci?

Sic transit gloira Mundi-- or, as we say in America, that was quick. The...

July 21, 2017

A Sober Discourse About Pornography

Everyone's talking about pornography these days, what with the Game of Thrones season...

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....

June 2017

June 21, 2017

They Are Sending Our Fellow Christians to Die

They are going to die. Just recently, about 200 Chaldean Christians-- Catholics like me and...

June 11, 2017

Portrait of a Healer

On the wall of my bachelor uncle's bedroom, in my paternal grandparents' house, there were two...

May 2017

May 22, 2017

The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of Lies

I see the Bride of Christ persecuting Christ, and it sickens me.

May 16, 2017

Situation Normal: All Trumped Up

Last night when I went to bed, the White House was still claiming that the president had...

May 10, 2017

Stop Comparing Trump To Nixon

Nixon was a crook. That cannot be disputed at this point. His scandalous conduct during his...

May 04, 2017

Thoughts Ahead of Today’s “Pro-Life” Legislation

Today I'm scared. I know, there are a lot of things I ought to be...

April 2017

April 11, 2017

Sean Spicer, Holocaust Denier

I never thought I'd live to see Holocaust denial in a White House press briefing....

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 28, 2017

Who is Steve Skojec, Anyway?

Who is Steve Skojec? Just over a year ago I was a grumpy, opinionated person...

March 28, 2017

Heroin, Bananas and the Cry of the Poor

Someone gave me an extra big tip on the blog tip jar, a few weeks...

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...

March 19, 2017

What Commie Weirdo Said THAT?

It's time to play "Name That Leftist," the crazy quiz game where you guess the...

March 14, 2017

In Case You Missed That Executive Order Yesterday

I was kind of busy yesterday, worrying about the ramifications of yanking healthcare coverage for...

March 04, 2017

Beauty and the Freakout

Everybody hold onto your socks. I've got some shocking news. Pour yourself a stiff drink...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

Questioning Janet Smith’s Sexual Common Sense

I don't know anything about Milo Yiannopoulos. I've heard he's a bully and he looks...

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...