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October 2013

October 22, 2013

Absent Grown-Ups: Over-sexed and Material-Worlded to Death

My column at First Things today is about what creates grown ups in the world,...

May 2013

May 07, 2013

Echo Chambers Leave Us too Weak to Fight Idols and Bullies

Since they seem to be recurring themes in my life and my writing, last week...

February 2013

February 12, 2013

Digital Field of the Lord: Hoeing the Rows, for the Seeds

In my my first reaction to Benedict's announcement yesterday, I wrote: Listening to some of...

January 2013

January 29, 2013

“Life, Death, Truth, Governance, Morality, Pheeeh! So What?”

My column at First Things today looks at the remarkable, innovative new theme in our...

January 15, 2013

Pastor Louie Giglio and the Chill Wind of Correctness

(image courtesy of Shutterstock.com) Considering the wide media attention accompanying the announcement that laywoman Myrlie...

December 2012

December 11, 2012

I Won’t Label You; You Won’t Negate Me – UPDATED

Continuing what has become and an unintended pattern, I continue with my every-other-week-Apocalypse, exclusively at...

December 04, 2012

Does Church Suppress God’s Will? That’s Wicked, Right?

Like Mark Shea, I too thought the National Catholic Reporter had endorsed female ordination years...

November 2012

November 06, 2012

“Most Important Election Ever” meets the Psalms – UPDATED

In my column at First Things today I expose some of the cynicism I constantly...

August 2012

August 21, 2012

Effective Evangelization Ought to Persuade, not Provoke

A few weeks ago Deacon Greg posted this video, and people are still visiting it...

August 02, 2011

A Dictatorship of Sentimentalism

In my column over at First Things, today, I recall Ann Rice "quitting Christianity" just...

May 2011

May 17, 2011

Resistance & Humility Feed Creativity

My column at First Things this week is all about the efficacy of the word...

March 2011

March 29, 2011

Reasoning Through a Bone-Deep Faith

My column at First Things this week is a slightly enlarged response to a question...

December 2010

December 07, 2010

Ants on Jesus & the Voice of One Man! UPDATED

My Tuesday Column is up over on the home page. Today I am looking at...

October 2010

October 05, 2010

Reasoned Loyalty; the Tuesday Column

My Tuesday Column is up, wherein I wonder about whether an adult and fully-formed faith...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

The Holy War Over Ground Zero

Perhaps New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg deserves credit, then, for saying straight out, and sticking...

August 24, 2010

The Unthinkable: To Rome I Go!

Back in July I did one of my loud, obnoxious huff-and-puffs: Honestly, do I have...

August 24, 2010

Tuesday Column is Up

Today, let's talk about how the disastrous way Obama, Pelosi, Bloomberg and others reacted to...

May 2010

May 28, 2010

God is not sophisticated enough

There is a quote from Archbishop Oscar Romero that both traditional and progressive Catholics love...

May 26, 2010

A Most small-c Catholic Drama

Over at Pajamas Media, I have a piece that you might call an addendum to...

May 21, 2010

Dwelling in Possibilities of Life & Death – UPDATED

We have recently seen pro-life conservatives like Sarah Palin and Ed Morrissey admit that fear...

May 14, 2010

First Things Gets a New Look!

A few days ago First Things editor Joseph Bottum sent a note around about a...

May 05, 2010

Great Writing, Great Reading!

Julie at Happy Catholic gives us a happy plug-a-roo as tin-cup rattling week continues, and...

May 04, 2010

Tin Cup Week for First Things

Support First Things Online! Longtime readers know that I am ever-reluctant to shake the tin...

April 2010

April 24, 2010

The Permanent Scandal of the Vatican

First Things editor Joseph Bottum has a long must-read of a piece showing over at...

November 2009

November 03, 2009

Dowd: Which are miserable nuns? – UPDATED

Dominican Nuns having fun So many people have written so well about Maureen Dowd's recent...

October 2009

October 30, 2009

FT's expanding roster of bloggers

Recall that Jim Hoft has brought his two-fisted, highly successful blog, Gateway Pundit into the...

October 20, 2009

Welcome Gateway Pundit!

So, the big news 'round these parts, since I returned from my little getaway is...

September 2009

September 24, 2009

Another Mystic Monk Addict

Got a fun email today from Peter, who is obviously a very smart fella -...

May 2009

May 15, 2009

Site Tips: Re-do tonight

Folks, just a word of caution - tonight First Things will be launching its new...

May 15, 2009

Updates & Random stuff

NRO's Kathryn Jean Lopez twitters: Nancy Pelosi is not on the front page of the...