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August 2013

August 09, 2013

For Novels Like Shusaku Endo’s, “The Samurai” UPDATED

First things first, I've never read Silence by Shusaku Endo. I can at least say...

August 07, 2013

Nobody Does A Gerard Manley Hopkins Poem Like Richard Burton (A Few Words for Wednesday)

The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo, as Gerard Manley Hopkins meant them to be...

August 07, 2013

Skateboarding Monks: The New Evangelization In Action

Presented by Spirit Juice Films, come and meet Friar Didacus and Friar Gabriel, two brothers of...

August 04, 2013

In Kentucky, Gethsemani Abbey And The Sisters Of Loretto Tell A Pipeline Company, “You Shall Not Pass.”

Just in time for today's readings. But, you know what? Maybe Jim Beam, Makers Mark,...

August 04, 2013

WYD Flashback With Matt Maher, And His Story On How The Song Came To Be Written…

It's been a week since World Youth Day wrapped up and everyone checked out of...

August 02, 2013

Women Rally In Front Of The White House To Protest HHS Mandate, Media Ignores The Story

It happened yesterday. From what I gather, no one was arrested or anything. Unfortunately, no...

August 02, 2013

What Millennials Really Want From The Church

That is the big question du jour it seems. An answer in a piece written...

August 01, 2013

In Search of Pageviews, HUFFPOST Reanimates Slain Dragon of “Ancient Christian Gay Marriage Rites”

Seeking to capitalize on Pope Francis's recent remarks on not judging gay priests, no doubt....

July 2013

July 30, 2013

The Chinese Chesterton’s Thoughts on the Influence of Christianity on Common Law

It's been a long time since I shared thoughts here from my faithful departed friend...

July 28, 2013

Pope Francis Wants YOU To Be An Intentional Disciple

Shouldn't comes as a shock really, as Jesus Christ wants the same thing from us too....

July 28, 2013

For Father Z’s Bad Analogies. Not.

Back on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, I shared a little video called...

July 27, 2013

And for the Blog’s 2001st Post, A Truth Regarding the Miracle at Cana…

N'est-ce pas?! After all, the scriptures never said, "When the salad ran short, the mother...

July 26, 2013

“That our own government is knowingly displaying such a lack of tolerance for faithful Christians is outrageous”

So says attorney Erin Mersino. I agree. I'd also agree if our government displayed a...

July 25, 2013

Because What You Expect Holiness To Be Is Often Wrong…

Have you ever noticed how when you haven't experienced something before, be it a person,...

July 19, 2013

Just Like The Prophet Chesterton Said, When It’s All About Nature, It’s All About Sex…

And pretty soon, this obsession of ours becomes a tyrant. Got your attention yet? Thought...

July 11, 2013

For Tips on Fatherhood from St. Benedict

—Feast of St. Benedict First posted back in July of 2010, the post below seems...

July 09, 2013

Catholic Health Association Is Fine With The Final HHS Rule As It Is UPDATED

Less than a week after the conclusion of the Fortnight for Freedom, the CEO of...

July 08, 2013

RealClearScience Discovers the Science Behind NFP…

Remember when Joe Six-Pack explained it using knowledge learned in basic electricity class? No, I'm...

July 03, 2013

Clothing the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Flag? Great Moments in ‘Murika!

So there I was, minding my own business, getting ready for a day off tomorrow...

July 02, 2013

What Do Penn Jillette And Peter Kreeft Have In Common?

A healthy aversion to the idol of tolerance. First up, Mr. Jillette (H/T Marcel LeJuene),...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

St. Francis, Poverty, and the Saving Madness of the Gospel…

Months and months ago, long before there was an inkling that Pope Benedict XVI would...

June 29, 2013

Because I’m a Contrarian

A while back, I mentioned that I am a contrarian. That fact, explained here in...

June 28, 2013

California Attorney General Kamala Harris Performs First Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony Earlier Today…

Since SCOTUS ruled that proponents of Proposition 8 did not have standing. The ceremony was between one...

June 26, 2013

California Attorney General Kamala Harris Speaking In Support of the SCOTUS Rulings…

When the rulings came down, the flag went up at the CA AG's website. Here...

June 23, 2013

The Miraculous Incident of Balanced Media Coverage On Same-Sex Marriage…

This is the week when the Supreme Court will spill the beans on what...

June 22, 2013

The Martyrdom of Sir Thomas More (For All The Saints) UPDATED

Not all Christians are hypocrites all the time. The proof of that statement resides...

June 21, 2013

Liberation Theology Gets the CDF Seal of Approval, and the Rich Act Different…Who Knew? UPDATED

Says who? Says Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the...

June 20, 2013

Archbishop Chaput: “If laypeople don’t love their Catholic faith enough…nothing the bishops do will finally matter.”

Absolutely right. To think otherwise is foolish. It would be the same as thinking that...

June 11, 2013

Now That We Can Cut A Record On A Beer Bottle…

we need to fully fund our deep exploration space programs again. Here's why. Remember Voyager...

June 09, 2013

Did You See the 60 Minutes Piece on Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia?

Check it out right here. The segment is called God's Architect, and it is quite...