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June 2012

June 14, 2012

“Emerging into Orthodoxy” at Patheos

Every once in a while, I get an email from someone asking, "WHEN are you...

June 13, 2012

A Papal-Ordered Penance – UPDATED

Joanne writes on the pope-ordered penance that accompanied the opening of the International Eucharistic Congress...

June 12, 2012

Nuns and Bishops and Popes, Oh My! – UPDATES

The sisters are all Joan of Arc and the Bishops are all Don Giovanni! Allow...

May 2012

May 22, 2012

The Crescat’s Brave Piece

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

May 04, 2012

The Talking, Thinking and Wondering Will Continue

There is a saying attributed to St. Gregory of Nyssa, that I used to keep...

May 01, 2012

Americans and Obedience: Oil and Water

It's a rare thing when Julie Davis climbs up on a soapbox; she is the...

April 2012

April 27, 2012

LCWR and Rome: the Opera of Catholicism – UPDATED

Recently, while watching some Catholic sniping and squabbling amid these internet comboxes wherein I dwell...

April 23, 2012

C.S. Lewis. Nails it.

Lots and lots of editing work to do for the morning, so here is C....

April 21, 2012

The LCWR, Reform and the Persistence of Memory – UPDATED

My plan was to end the night with a linking round-up of reactions, thoughts and...

April 18, 2012

You want to really talk about Christian Persecution?

We talk about it, and it's a serious issue, but how much do we really...

April 17, 2012

Catholicism and Bad Religion: a One-Two Punch

Last year, the book I spent more time urging you to read than any other...

April 16, 2012

Benedict at 85: a Cloister Unto Himself

Today is the 85 birthday of our dear Pope Benedict XVI, and he speaks very...

April 09, 2012

American Heretics Abounding

In my First Things column of last week, I quoted a small portion from Ross...

April 03, 2012

Ecce Homo, Christ’s Church and Homosexuality – UPDATE

My column at First Things this week did not start out addressing the coming, unstoppable...

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 05, 2012

God and the Machine at Patheos!

Seems like just yesterday we were welcoming Kathryn Jean Lopez and Tony Rossi and now...

March 04, 2012

No, David Gregory is not a Hack

I'm seeing a lot of remarks on Twitter about this exchange between Newt Gingrich and...

January 2012

January 21, 2012

The Gospel of Tebow? More Reads

Two Tebow pieces of interest to Tebow fans: First up, Joseph Bottum, who made a...

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 14, 2012

God is Not Done with You

Deacon Greg's homily for this weekend is especially good, and powerfully useful, I think: In...

January 13, 2012

My Elder Son Reads Everything

My elder son, the dreamy quiet planet, has the most curious mind I've ever encountered....

January 12, 2012

“I love Jesus but Not Religion”

In my youth I did some time embracing the "I love Jesus but not religion,"...

January 12, 2012

Falling in Love with Love

"One has never achieved complete faith. Faith has to be lived again and again in...

January 11, 2012

SCOTUS Unanimous For Religious Freedom – UPDATED

The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled unanimously in favor of a church's...

January 09, 2012

Tim Tebow: Luke 12:8 or 1 Thess 5:18?

I must admit, I got a mild kick out of this bit on the statistics...

December 2011

December 29, 2011

So this Catholic woman and this Pagan Woman – UPDATE

Katrina Fernandez is tired of ecumenism and puts it out there: Ecumenism, or more specifically,...

December 28, 2011

The Vanishing: Can Faith Fuel the Future?

Last year I mused over at First Things about Vienna, and how it had seemed,...

December 20, 2011

The Primacy and Constancy of Christ-as-Truth – UPDATE

Reading the always-terrific John Allen the other day, I found myself miffed at the notion...

December 17, 2011

Tired Benedict Needs our Prayers

(photo source) "Benedict turns 85 in the new year, so a slowdown is only natural....

December 13, 2011

Why Tim Tebow Terrifies – UPDATED

Mentioned yesterday that my First Things post today would be joining in on the multitude...