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May 2012

May 23, 2012

Catholics: Talking Homosexuality without Sentimentality UPDATED

I've been called a few names for suggesting that sentimentality is a kind of soft...

May 22, 2012

The Crescat’s Brave Piece

One of the reasons I have always liked Katrina Fernandez is that she has the...

May 11, 2012

Pelosi Tries to Give Talking Points to Catholics – UPDATED

Right on schedule, Nancy Pelosi tries to do what Ted Kennedy and Mario Cuomo have...

April 2012

April 05, 2012

Why We Need Redemption

This ugly, deplorable, heartbreaking picture showed up in my facebook feed. That's a beautiful baby,...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

“When shall we begin to do good?” (video fixed)

Last year I had a chance to interview Tony Rossi about The Christopher Awards, and...

March 12, 2012

Unreal Hotel in Too-Real World

Anthony Esolen has an absolute must-read over at Crisis Magazine. Many are the strange things...

February 2012

February 16, 2012

Pope Benedict: Faith and the Future

In 2009 Ignatius press released this prophetic little volume, written by our pope over 1969-1970...

February 08, 2012

Did Daley leave WH because of the HHS Mandate?

Found over at New Advent (which you should be visiting every day!) there is this...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

How to understand the Culture of Life

Hello Everyone! I'm thrilled to be here alongside my esteemed co-hosts at The Anchoress, where...

January 28, 2012

77 years later, woman finds child conceived in rape

Photo: Ana Venegas/AP: Minka Disbrow discovered her daughter was raised by a Norwegian pastor and...

January 24, 2012

Pro-Lifers and the Truth-Phobic Press

Photosource: telecare Katrina Fernandez has pictures from yesterday's March for Life, and she promises that...

January 23, 2012

Our Daughters Dreams Arise from this Glad Slaughter!

The president, whose administration last Friday declared that religiously-founded institutions -- schools, hospitals and charities...

January 16, 2012

The Orgasmic “Yes” of Catholic Faith – UPDATED

I've tried to illustrate the point, before, and had a sense that it makes people...

January 10, 2012

Encouragement for Frightened Women

Katrina Fernandez, writing passionately and from the heart, with a message to unmarried pregnant women...

December 2011

December 29, 2011

Say “Yes” to Life

Madonna del Parto [detail] by Piero della Francesca (c. 1460) A nicely done piece by...

December 10, 2011

Our “Yes” to God Brings His More Perfect “Yes” to Us

I love this month's cover of Magnificat Magazine -- Madonna and Child, by Marianne Stokes...

December 02, 2011

Pelosi and the “Lobbying” Bishops

I read this and couldn't stop laughing. And I don't know why I was laughing...

December 01, 2011

Chatting with Fr. James Martin

I love his latest book, Between Heaven and Mirth almost as much as I loved...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

The Smile You Can’t Resist!

God has a funny way of turning people's hearts. This might be one of them:...

November 28, 2011

Well, since they’re talking about habits…

Deacon Greg has a video and a link to a post from Msgr. Charles Pope...

November 23, 2011

Orthodox Nuns and “God is With Us”

After wading around in the filth of this post, I needed a palate cleanser; this...

November 23, 2011

Assessing People as “Units” is Evil – UPDATED

As regular readers know, I rarely listen to talk radio -- the reception is lousy...

November 22, 2011

“Catholics have this ‘conscience’ thing!”

This obnoxious woman is never going to get off the stage; she's going to be...

November 18, 2011

“It’s mystery, it’s magic, it’s divinity”

From Deacon Greg, who is some sort of a magician in the way he finds...

November 02, 2011

The Priest as Bridge and Balm – UPDATED

Over on the Dedicated-Catholic page of Patheos' symposium on the Future of Seminary Education, two...

October 2011

October 04, 2011

Times Headline and Benedict XVI

Or, as Michael B. Dougherty wrote here at twitpic:This headline would be grabbier if it...

October 01, 2011

Steve Jobs, Death Penalty and St. Therese

I'm totally tied up this weekend, but do check out these couple of things. Deacon...

September 2011

September 16, 2011

Repugnant Non-Parenting

Over on the portal page, a couple of pieces you may like, but if you...

September 13, 2011

Fr. Frank Pavone Facing Restrictions – UPDATED

Heard a few whispers about this the other day, but couldn't mention it because I...

September 13, 2011

Yes, We Can Talk About Abortion

Over at dotcommonweal, a serious and thoughtful discussion on abortion by three Catholics of slightly...