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2016-03-02T07:53:34-08:00

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6 Rules for Reading a Papal Interview

Last updated on: March 2, 2016 at 7:53 am By Steve the Missionary

Click here to watch in YouTube. Realize That Plane Interviews are the LEAST Important Thing He Does Read the Whole Thing Understand “Metaphor Mode” Be Careful with Vatican Clarifications Read Other Things by Pope Francis Know What a Pope Is Read more

2016-02-18T10:33:20-08:00

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Kendrick Lamar and the Grammys’ Missed Opportunity

Last updated on: February 18, 2016 at 10:33 am By Steve the Missionary

Awards in art and music are constantly finding themselves caught between awarding the best art or awarding the piece which carries the most sentimental or political import. This year, Kendrick Lamar gave the Grammys the opportunity to award an album that was both the best AND the most important. They missed their chance. Click here to view in YouTube. Read more

Something Rottes was ROBBED!

2016-02-11T13:38:41-08:00

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Risen: The Christian Life has Always Been a Manhunt

Last updated on: February 11, 2016 at 1:38 pm By Steve the Missionary

This Friday, Sony Pictures with Affirm Films and TriStar Pictures is releasing Risen, the manhunt that changed the course of history. It tells the story of Clavius, a roman soldier (Joseph Fiennes) who is tasked with finding the body of Christ after it has been “stolen” from its tomb. What follows plays almost like a detective story, with this soldier interrogating various stars of the gospel story (Mary Magdalene, the Virgin Mary, and various disciples) trying to find what he... Read more

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MINDFULNESS is just a dead body give me JESUS

Risen

2016-02-04T07:59:36-08:00

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Album Review: Fear and Loving by Sam Rocha

Last updated on: February 4, 2016 at 7:59 am By Steve the Missionary

In a great follow-up to his Augustinian Soul album “Late to Love”, which I reviewed in 2014, Sam Rocha invents another genre: Phenomenological Folk (Pholk?), with “Fear and Loving“. It’s a testament to the understanding that the quality of our education and experience of the world is a result of our ability in Love. Go download it now and have Sam teach you a thing or two about what folk music is. Click here to watch in YouTube. Read more

Thank GOD Dr. Who is off Netflix

2016-01-27T08:49:47-08:00

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A Pro-Life Message for Men

Last updated on: January 27, 2016 at 8:49 am By Steve the Missionary

This video is dedicated to a college friend with *wildly* different opinions about abortion than me. She, understood, more than a lot of Catholics, the link between the sexual choices of men and the abortion choices of women. A world where a man plans on having sex with more than one woman is a world where abortion will be sociologically required. Click here to watch in YouTube. Read more

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I am both proud of and emarrassed by my chastity decisions

National Organization for Women

NOW

Pro-Life

2016-01-20T08:24:29-08:00

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Are Your Christmas Lights Still Up? Or do You Worship Mammon?

Last updated on: January 20, 2016 at 8:24 am By Steve the Missionary

Click here to watch in YouTube. A video that covers the proper dates for celebrating Christmas, why my friend Melissa is wrong, and the one thing that Trads and I agree about! Read more

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Christmas Lights

Feast of the Presentation

Mammon

Seriously Melissa how can you be so wrong?

2016-01-13T07:46:55-08:00

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David Bowie and the Platonic Forms

Last updated on: January 13, 2016 at 7:46 am By Steve the Missionary

Click here to view in Youtube. It doesn’t matter if it’s David Bowie live, in his music video, or getting covered by the Flaming Lips; there will never be a perfect version of my favorite Bowie song. And for some reason, that reminded me of Plato. Read more

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Heroes

Look at me now Dr. Perl!

Plato

2016-01-06T22:13:51-08:00

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An Embarrassment of Foreskins

Last updated on: January 6, 2016 at 10:13 pm By Steve the Missionary

To view in YouTube, click here. Cracked.com published an article, “The 5 Most Insanely Disturbing Religious Artifacts“. I expected it to include the holy foreskin of Jesus and a few things from other religions. Instead, it was completely tame things like St. Clare’s hair. This video is a mild history lesson and an airing of grievances at Cracked, whom I love. Read more

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Cracked.com

I say the word "foreskin" 9 times in this video

Jesus

relics

2015-12-30T18:42:12-08:00

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Best Catholic Music 2015 (#LEVVwins)

Last updated on: December 30, 2015 at 6:42 pm By Steve the Missionary

#LEVVwins In Catholic music, 2015 belonged to LEVV, the synth-pop collaboration between Audrey Assad and Seth Jones. They took a corner of music dominated by guitars, banjos, and pianos, and took it in an exciting new direction sonically and lyrically. Here’s to another year of discovering great Catholic music! Go buy LEVV’s Album, “Strange Fire” today: https://levv.bandcamp.com/ Here is a great remix of one of LEVV’s songs: Listen to Luke Sephar here, Perry West here, and Aly Aleigha here.... Read more

YES we will talk about movements in contemporary Catholic music

2015-12-23T19:32:13-08:00

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#MightBeMyAbuela

Last updated on: December 23, 2015 at 7:32 pm By Steve the Missionary

Yes, Hillary Clinton wants you to know how much she has in common with your abuela here. At first, I wanted to be snippy and angry like everyone else. BUT, after thinking about it, I noticed there might be some things where Clinton #MightBeMyAbuela. Also, I know you can’t deny this picture of me as Aladdin for halloween. HT to Sam Rocha for noting the distinction between having an an “Abuela” and having an “Abuelita”. Click here to see in... Read more

Hopefully turning the not my abuela thing on its head

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