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October 2019

October 21, 2019

Our Lady is not European

This image is one of my favorite paintings of the Virgin Mary. Please, just admire...

October 21, 2019

The Icons in the Tiber

I remember a wonderful painting teacher I had one summer at Franciscan University,...

October 14, 2019

Matt Walsh, Christopher Columbus, and the Erasure of Indigenous Americans

I don't usually pay attention to Matt Walsh, because he irritates me. But sometimes while...

October 10, 2019

Abby Johnson, Rehumanize, and The Ongoing Scandal

I know I said I'd get away from the topic of Abby Johnson's public...

October 02, 2019

Abby Johnson Doubles Down on Racism and Attacks a Priest

On Monday, I expressed my horror at Abby Johnson's unprovoked attack on the...

July 2019

July 18, 2019

If We Spoke About Other Sins The Way We Do About Racism

First of all, for those of you who weren't sure, yes, racism is a...

March 2019

March 16, 2019

Let Me Tell You About Christchurch

Let me tell you about some good people who lived in Christchurch, New Zealand....

February 2019

February 02, 2019

Responding to Questions on the Governor Northam Controversy

Questions, I get questions. I get so many interesting questions on my blog posts that...

January 2019

January 21, 2019

Why Ask What Martin Luther King Would Have Wanted?

Today is Martin Luther King Junior Day. Today is the day that bloggers are...

January 21, 2019

Watch out for Fake GoFundMes

Last night I couldn't sleep, as is often the case in dark January....

January 20, 2019

Remember: You’re Representing the Church

I went to the March for Life every year as a teen. We were always...

November 2018

November 27, 2018

Migrants, Conspiracies and a Facebook Racist

I met a racist, as one sometimes does, on my facebook wall. He commented on...

June 2018

June 16, 2018

An Update on the Family-Separation Crisis, and How You Can Help

I'm still following the case of the immigrant children being taken from their parents...

April 2018

April 10, 2018

White Nationalism Is Not Just Another Opinion

There's been a bit of a kerfuffle. Kristen Hatten, the ethnonationalist writer who publicly...

April 05, 2018

You Can’t Be Both Pro-Life and Alt Right

As far as I can tell, this all started when my friend Destiny Hernon De...

March 2018

March 24, 2018

Yes, Mr. Jones, You Are A Racist

For about three weeks now I've been quietly letting a commentator run his mouth...

December 2017

December 30, 2017

When A Bigot Works At the Crisis Pregnancy Center

You meet the most interesting people on the internet. Yesterday I was discussing common misconceptions...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

White Supremacism Is Every American’s Monster

I recently saw an article that was published and became very popular last summer, which...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

An Article Which Has Nothing to Do With Father James Martin

Anthony Esolen is cross with Father James Martin. For the life of me, I can't...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

How Do You Love A Country?

I have been informed, in the comment section, that since I don't love my country,...

September 22, 2017

A Word On Trump’s Racist Double Standard

With great regret, I draw to your attention TV's Donald Trump. The president of the...

August 2017

August 14, 2017

A Statement From Christian Ethicists Without Borders On White Supremacy and Racism

The group "Christian Ethicists Without Borders" has released a statement condemning the recent terrorist attack...

August 14, 2017

A “Catholic Evangelizer” Is Sending My Friend Death Threats (Updated)

I am pretty upset about something right now. My friend Daniella is a wonderful woman....

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...

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...

February 2017

February 12, 2017

“I Never Thought I’d Have To Warn My Kids…”

My friend Nina just posted this on Facebook: Things I never thought I'd have to...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

Presumption, Slippery Slopes and Today’s Inaguration

I have two notes for my readers, ahead of this nightmare inauguration. First of all,...

December 2016

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 22, 2016

In The Face of “Hail Trump,” Dan Rather Asks Us to Follow Martin Luther King

I admit I haven't followed Dan Rather's career or politics, nor read any of his...

November 22, 2016

Richard Spencer Sieg Heils Trump

This just happened: Here we have Richard Spencer of the Alt Right, which I wrote...