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June 2013

June 08, 2013

Do We Have the Will To Remove The Infrastructure of Tyranny We Have Erected?

I'm not going to waste a lot of your time recapping what you are already...

June 06, 2013

It’s Not Everyday That The New York Times Says The Obama Administration Has Lost All Credibility…UPDATED

But that's what The Gray Lady did this evening. It's kind of fitting that it...

June 05, 2013

Brandon Vogt’s Least Read Blog Post? That Would Be This One…

Originally posted on July 15, 2010, almost one year before The Church and New Media...

June 04, 2013

As The Holy Spirit Broods Over A Bent World, We Send Out The Children To Be The Face Of Christ

Full credit for the paraphrase embedded in the title above goes to priest, and poet...

June 02, 2013

Do Business Owners Lose Their Constitutional Rights When They Earn A Living?

The short answer is, "No." The long answer is "show me where it says that...

June 02, 2013

To Join Pope Francis In Adoration Of Our Eucharistic Lord…UPDATED

Right here. Right now. UPDATE: Now that the hour of adoration is over, here's a...

June 01, 2013

For Catholicism Or Casuistry? I Choose The Former (A Reply To The Archdiocese of New York Blogpost)

—Feast of St. Justin Martyr Pope Francis wants us to be joyful. He said so...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

The Prophet Thomas Merton On The Archdiocese of New York’s HHS Mandate Problem

Problem? What problem? So the Archdiocese of New York provides healthcare to unionized employees...

May 29, 2013

Cardinal Dolan on the HHS Mandate: “If we give in now, they will not leave us alone.”

Kathryn Jean Lopez, a blogger neighbor of mine here at Patheos, and a writer for...

May 28, 2013

Let’s Help Push Fr. Pontifex Over The Goal Line!

Only 70 hours, and $3300 left to reach the goal of $42,000. How awesome are...

May 28, 2013

The Archdiocese of New York Responds to the New York Times Piece From Sunday…

Source, May 28, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 27, 2013 STATEMENT OF JOSEPH ZWILLING...

May 27, 2013

Archdiocese of New York Health Plan Covers Contraception and Abortion Services

According to Sharon Otterman of the New York Times. Cardinal Dolan? Say it ain't so!...

May 26, 2013

For Thoughts on the Trinity By Way of China, Circa 1700…

...with a little help from a few other sources. Today is the Solemnity of the...

May 24, 2013

Archbishop Chaput: “The HHS Mandate Can Only Be Understood As A Form Of Coercion.”

Just in time for the long Memorial Day weekend, Archbishop Chaput's weekly column notes the...

May 24, 2013

Did You Know St. Thomas Aquinas Preached A Sermon on Lying?

I didn't either, until earlier this year when I picked up a copy of The...

May 21, 2013

Jesuits “Lied for Jesus” About This Priest For 40 Years…UPDATED

As you might guess, this turns out badly. It's timely that I posted something earlier...

May 21, 2013

Meet the “Catholic Whistleblowers,” Learn the Fate of Father Fugee, and Revisit “Lying for Jesus”

You may recall the recent goings on in the Archdiocese of Newark related to the...

May 18, 2013

Intermission

So I've been informed that Patheos is doing another behind-the-scenes makeover of the website. The...

May 17, 2013

That Twilight Zone Moment When The IRS Agent Asks You For The Content Of Your Group Member’s Prayers

That's when you break out your pocket copy of the Constitution, read the agents of...

May 17, 2013

What Does the Benghazi Scandal Have To Do With Religious Liberty?

Or the IRS and AP scandals? Well, just like the claims that people of conscience...

May 15, 2013

Billy Graham Ministries Audited by the IRS After Supporting Marriage Amendment in North Carolina

As the hours click off the clock, more and more folks are coming out of...

May 15, 2013

This Just In! IRS Seeking Agency Name Change…UPDATED

The IRS, seeking to shed its image as a benign, and somewhat boring, revenue collection...

May 14, 2013

Kermit Gosnell Agrees To Serve Two Life Sentences

Thus avoiding the death penalty. More on that news here, By Russell Goldman (@GoldmanRussell) May...

May 13, 2013

Is It Just Me, Or Has This Been A Tough Week For The Obama Administration?

I mean, it's so bad, even CNN's Piers Morgan is seeing the light. Benghazi, IRS,...

May 13, 2013

Your Creepy, Post Gosnell Verdict, Quote of the Week, Courtesy of NARAL…

"Now, let's make sure these women are vindicated by delivering what all women deserve: Access...

May 13, 2013

For A Reader’s Query, A “Real” Catholic Reply (Music for Mondays)

A long time ago, over on the YIMCatholic Facebook page, I shared a music video....

May 12, 2013

A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far, Away…

When Democrats swore that they supported traditional marriage. Oh. Wait. That was only nine short...

May 11, 2013

Sorry Forbes, But You Can’t Fool Papa Francis…

Pope Francis sent out a tweet I missed the other day. The howls of opprobrium...

May 09, 2013

A Sign You Don’t See Very Often These Days…

But you can go eat at Zook's BBQ Barn tomorrow. I found this though, so...

May 08, 2013

Marriage Equality: The Prosperous Pol vs. The Gay Pauper

I'm with the gay pauper on this one. And so is the Catholic Church. Think...