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November 2012

November 15, 2012

Imperfect ways of communicating with God, but communicating none the less…

... When I was a little girl my Abuela had a statue of the Divino...

November 12, 2012

Browncoats Unite…

... Ten years after Firefly. A shiny reunion!

November 03, 2012

Avoid the horror of arriving to mass early…

... You know us Catholics are infamous for never showing up to mass on time....

November 02, 2012

Souls in purgatory…

... One of the saddest things I ever heard was at a funeral. Well, yes....

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Big Fat Halloween Post…

... Children. Those greedy little one percent-ers. Speaking of redistributing candy wealth; my son is...

October 30, 2012

Turning a Blind Eye To Domestic Violence…

... I don't like to talk about my day job, the one that pays the...

October 22, 2012

One Body, Many Blogs….

... I forgot to mention; I contributed to an ebook before I took my little...

October 18, 2012

Crescat Confessions…

... Sometimes it's my favorite part too. Image source.

October 18, 2012

Dear Corolla, a eulogy…

... You faithfully served me well. Eight years you & I traveled along the southern...

October 13, 2012

A Simple Prayer Request…

... Last Friday the cutest little elderly couple came into my office. They had just...

September 2012

September 03, 2012

Still Underwhelmed but Malkin Made it All Better…

... I'm sure you all have been deeply concerned to know how the Obama sand...

September 01, 2012

Another scandal that never was …

... Poor Fr. Groeschel. He's 78, you know. Even at 36 I find it hard...

August 2012

August 16, 2012

Fighting The Urge To Punch – Obama and The Al Smith Dinner …

... Look, I loathe Obama as much as the next guy. I think he's a...

August 14, 2012

Cardinal Dolan responds to Al Smith Dinner Attacks…

... I've long grown weary of the divisive labels used by Catholics; liberal, conservative, tradition,...

August 03, 2012

The Crescat Goes To The DNC…

... It has been confirmed. I will be attending a few of the local events...

August 02, 2012

Winning At Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day …

... Did you get some Chick-Fil-A yesterday? I tried. I really did, but I couldn't...

July 2012

July 29, 2012

The ACLU and Chicken Gate…

... What happens when Chicago Alderman Proco Joe Moreno says, with the support of Chicago...

July 25, 2012

Wildlife Live Cams…

... If you're looking for a perfectly acceptable use of your time check out these...

July 19, 2012

Impromptu Confessions Over Cocktails…

... Did you know that you can ask a priest to hear your confession anywhere,...

July 11, 2012

Global warming is total bunk…

... In case you weren't aware, it's hot outside. Make-up melting, hair frizzing, miserably hot...

July 10, 2012

Awesome people born this day…

... Nikola Telsa, who pretty much invented everything while Edison took the credit. Oh, and...

July 02, 2012

That’s pretty much how I feel every time I turn on the TV…

... Or go outside during the summer. Pornography. Every damn where. Ladies and gentlemen, please...

June 2012

June 28, 2012

Fulton Sheen, winning…

... Today's news wasn't all bad. The Vatican announced today that Benedict XVI had signed...

June 28, 2012

The verdict is in…

... Supreme Court Upholds Pro-Abortion, Pro-Rationing Obamacare ‎"Under the Affordable Care Act, abortions are free...

June 26, 2012

Sporting the hottest accessory in Catholic piety…

... Behold! The Fortnight For Freedom foam finger. Be jealous. Be very jealous.

June 21, 2012

Eucharistic adoration at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Nairobi, Kenya…

An image floating around on Tumblr that ended up on Facebook.

June 21, 2012

Using hypocrisy as an excuse to avoid church…

... The number one gripe most non-Christians have with Christians is that we are hypocrites....

June 20, 2012

I think my head just exploded…

Course Correction: Sister Carol Keehan Now Opposes Obama 'Accommodation' for HHS Mandate... WASHINGTON — In...

June 14, 2012

they see me Dolan…

No word yet on where you can purchase the foam finger, but you can still...

June 13, 2012

Catholics taking over the interwebs…

The Vatican filed four separate applications for new domain names, seeking to control ".catholic" and...