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July 2016

July 22, 2016

Anchoress2016: A Write-in Campaign to Make America Sane Again

You all know me, so I don't have to introduce myself or bore you with...

March 2016

March 12, 2016

17 y/o Primary Voters in Ohio? Why Not “14 or Fight”?

"Who in America really can resist the clarion call of youth? ... down with experience."...

March 07, 2016

Thank you, Norman Lear; Thank you, Justice Ginsberg; Thank you, Professors West and George

I was struck by this brief but heartfelt farewell to Nancy Reagan by legendary television...

March 02, 2016

“Begin the Apocalypse” Once More!

Well, we're done. Super Tuesday, I mean. We're done. And in my facebook threads what...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Barron on “Death of God & Loss of Human Dignity”

[This piece was written before today's release of a third, very graphic video - Admin]...

July 09, 2015

Wuerl: “Disagreement is not discrimination”

This is from April, but I only saw it last night, and the sentiments bear...

July 04, 2015

Happy 4th: A Nation Pulling Apart and Norman Rockwell

TRUE STORY: This morning I awoke from a dream whereby the Supreme Court had been...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

8 Things Catholics can “Do” to “Fix” Things

I really appreciated this piece by Father Robert Barron, which looks at past challenges of...

June 29, 2015

Fr. Robert Barron on Gay Marriage: “We’re still standing…”

I know many are feeling rather knocked about by recent events, most particularly by the...

June 05, 2015

A Nation of Suckers: Jenner, Kardashians and a Commodity of Gossip

Over the past few days, I have wondered if I was the only person in...

June 01, 2015

The Art of the Painless Coup

On Twitter, Ron Fournier post his latest piece, here, with a glum, "We can't trust...

May 2015

May 07, 2015

Hebdo-Gellergate: Can we Square a Free Speech Circle?

Sticking a toe into the Charlie Hebdo/Pamela Geller question has not interested me. Watching a...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

If you like your nun soap, you can’t keep your nun soap…

At least not if Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) have their...

April 18, 2015

Steak & Godly Intimacy: Poverty Plus Personal Perspectives

In different ways, a few Patheos Catholic bloggers have been talking about poverty, and from...

April 02, 2015

RFRA Tempts Kristallnacht but Sane Voices Arising?

Well, America -- pitching between lunacy and sorrow -- seems to be reaching a tipping...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

ISIS-supporter confirms my point: West too hip to deal

Regular readers know I've said this often and since at least 2008: the inability of...

February 11, 2015

I’m having a Howard Beale Moment

Yes, yes, yes, I'll recover my head and my bearings in an hour or so,...

January 2015

January 13, 2015

You Want Dignity? You Should Have It. So Should Everyone.

All day I had hoped to find time to respond to this piece by Frank...

December 2014

December 11, 2014

“Slovenly!” New from KardashianFashian! UPDATED

I'm sorry to rant, but I just don't get it. I mean, it's one thing...

November 2014

November 06, 2014

Obama, “showing his shortcomings…”

As David Niven once said, "Ladies and gentlemen, that was almost bound to happen." Yes,...

September 2014

September 15, 2014

The Great Unraveling: A Necessary Look at Reality

This morning, the New York Times published an exquisitely-written dose of reality via Roger Cohen....

September 02, 2014

Do The Rapes of Rotherham Tell a Tale of Conquest? UPDATED

For days I avoided the story, as I know many others have. Coming on the...

August 2014

August 26, 2014

Unhappy Nation America: Not a Family, Not a People

America is not happy. However it might look on paper, in reality we are not...

August 09, 2014

The West Lacks One Essential Tool to Defeat ISIS

In an article covering President Obama’s reluctant decision to begin limited airstrikes against the so-called...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

ISIS: Obama Admin SAW the Threat, Ignored

A maddening admission from an administration that really doesn't seem to give a crap about...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

Dear Chelsea Clinton: Stop. Just…Stop it

Sometimes you read a piece like this and you want to be nice, but it...

June 17, 2014

Cordileone’s “March for Marriage” Response a Gem

I shouldn't say it because, well, this guy has good reasons why I oughtn't (H/T)...

June 17, 2014

Mrs. Obama is ProChoice, Except for Schools, Lunches — UPDATED

Look, I am not a big detractor of Michelle Obama. I mostly like her fashion...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

Chick-fil-A! Lay Thyself Toward the Idol or Be Damned!

When asked to define the greatest commandment, Christ Jesus answered: “You shall love the Lord,...

April 16, 2014

Hillary, Stop Being Coy! Fight Sexism; It’s YOUR TIME!

While traveling yesterday I had a chance to catch up on my reading and discovered...