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January 07, 2011

Muslims Protecting Christians with their Bodies

Egyptian Muslims had promised to act as human shields for the Coptic Christians in their...

January 06, 2011

Extreme couponing

Via Hillbuzz That's awesome.

January 02, 2011

Poetry, well-read…

...is always so much better than when I read it, myself.

January 02, 2011

Dave Barry's Year in Review

This is the one we wait for each year! The master: Let’s put things into...

December 2010

December 30, 2010

Listing the Year-End Lists

Am down with a bad headcold today, but wanted to share some year-end lists. Check...

December 29, 2010

Deathwish: Texting While Driving

Via Deacon Greg, a powerful video from AT&T that needs to be widely disseminated and...

December 26, 2010

Post-Christmas Veg-Out – UPDATED

Source Tired? Christmas is exhilarating, but tiring. We're tired over here, too. And my poor...

December 25, 2010

Rudy Favard; Quiet Hero

<img src="http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/TheAnchoress/RudySam.jpg"(Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff) A humbling and beautiful story: Until recently, Rick carried Sammy...

December 23, 2010

"Always thinking of my lady…" UPDATED

Brian Saint Paul at Inside Catholic (which you surely want to visit daily) sent this...

December 23, 2010

How does the site look?

I have never been able to "see" the configuration problems that some have recently complained...

December 21, 2010

OSV 2010: The 8 Biggest Stories

It's a wee bit early, but Our Sunday Visitor has posted a look at the...

December 18, 2010

Gifts & Good Reads Linkaround

GIFT AND GOOD READS: My friend John Zmirak, who earlier this year edited Disorientation; How...

December 13, 2010

Revelation of the Magi; What We Have Always Known

In recommending Brent Landau's Revelation of the Magi to others, I have called it "a...

December 04, 2010

Fun Time Waster!

I am a Bobcat

December 03, 2010

When Editors Attack!

Hi guys...just wanted to tell you things might be a little quie-- Yeah...as I was...

December 03, 2010

Gifts and Crafts Hodgepodge

You guys know I usually take a lot of time to put together as comprehensive...

November 2010

November 04, 2010

The Bad Little Kid

This is a bad girl... I don't know what's going on with my dog, but...

November 01, 2010

"or you'll sink like a stone…"

"for the times, they are a-changing!" David Mills writes a particularly good piece that I...

November 01, 2010

Election '10; Remember & Repeat

A friend who teaches high school Social Studies recently lamented to me that her students...

October 2010

October 27, 2010

Wednesday Link-Around

I really wanted to write about Halloween today, but that's going to have to be...

October 25, 2010

Come on, Monday…

Help me get it in gear!

October 24, 2010

I'm Like This

You are a Social Liberal (63% permissive) and an... Economic Moderate (55% permissive) You are...

October 21, 2010

Jury Duty Ends

Well, I didn't get picked to serve on a jury. I am not a rural...

October 20, 2010

The Brutality of Grace

Don't miss Joseph Susanka's excellent, insightful essay The Brutality of Grace, wherein he looks at...

October 20, 2010

Civic Duty Calls

I have been summoned to jury duty and this morning my number is up. Have...

October 19, 2010

"Gentry" vs "Yahoos" – UPDATED

My Tuesday column is up, and, jumping off this post by Glenn Reynolds it looks...

October 16, 2010

H-O-L-D F-A-S-T in Homily

Readings for the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time From Deacon Greg: No matter what the...

October 16, 2010

This. Is. Awesome.

Just go read!

October 08, 2010

Pumpkin Bread Pudding; Do It!

It's that time of year. Do it; make this. Bring it to work or school...

October 06, 2010

Oh, let's go shopping! UPDATED

My email box is full; my deadlines are pressing and I just found a jury...