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March 2013

March 01, 2013

During the Papal Interregnum, It’s Time To Embrace the Reality of Mystery

A very long time ago (or so it seems from my end), every title of...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

A Poem and a Prayer as a Pontiff Retires

Today's gospel reading is a fitting reminder that the Christian model of leadership is not...

February 25, 2013

The Papal Twitter Account Will Close? PSYCH!

News like this always makes me go, "Huh?" What part of the simple procedure to...

February 24, 2013

Ennio Morricone Never Won an Oscar Outright…

But he should have. Right, right, the Academy recognized him with an honorary Oscar in...

February 23, 2013

Father Robert Barron with a Few Words on the Priesthood

Heh! Neither is Joe Six-Pack. The video below is not new, but it gives us...

February 22, 2013

For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies II: The Mission

Last week, Ben Hur was epic, but it had its saccharine sweet, melodramatic moments. Whenever...

February 22, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI’s Title After Retirement Revealed…

The speculation is over. If you guessed, "His Holiness, Benedict XVI, Bishop Emeritus of Rome,"...

February 19, 2013

A Papal Candidate That Hails from the Dagobah System?

I knew Yoda was a Catholic! He finally got out of that Manichaean slump that...

February 19, 2013

Cardinal Mahony? Before You Head to Rome, We’d Like to Ask You A Few Questions

Harriet Adams of the Los Angeles Times notes that, Judge clears way for Mahony deposition...

February 18, 2013

Dear Politicians, Media Elites, Etc., The Catechism Has Got Your Number

There's a big green book that's the size of a dictionary that I've been...

February 17, 2013

“The Temptation by the Devil” by Gustave Doré

In today's gospel reading, our Lord reminds us that no one is free from temptation....

February 15, 2013

For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies I: Ben Hur

You'd think I'd be embarrassed to admit that I've never watched all of the movies...

February 15, 2013

Papa Tells a Story: “The Council As I Saw It” and Beware the Hermeneutic of Politics

At five times longer than your average blog post, the article from Vatican Radio published...

February 14, 2013

Here’s a Heads Up for St. Valentine’s Day…

Learn more about St. Valentine, and how he lost his head, over at Catholic Online....

February 13, 2013

Fr. Pontifex, With a Few Words On Lent…

Well done, as always. Elizabeth Scalia has a post up that is indispensable as we...

February 13, 2013

The Only Ones Not Clapping at Pope Benedict XVI’s Last Mass…UPDATED

But the rest of us sure were! And we even got a Papal grin in...

February 12, 2013

Thoughts On Lenten Sacrifice (A Modest Proposal)

I may be a newbie Catholic, but I have an idea about Lenten fasting that...

February 11, 2013

A Surefire, Scientific, Indicator on Who Our Next Pope Will Be. UPDATED

Choosing future popes prior to them being voted into office by the Papal Conclave is...

February 11, 2013

Scott Hahn on Il Papa’s Decision, and Other Thoughts on the Papacy, Hiding in Plain Sight

The burden of the valley of vision. These seven words strung together, in a nice,...

February 11, 2013

If You Love Pope Benedict XVI, Set Him Free

And so we woke up this morning to the news that Pope Benedict XVI is...

February 09, 2013

The Year of the Snake Coincides with the Year of Faith?

Well played, Mother Church. Well played. Here are the Chinese characters for Happy New Year:...

February 08, 2013

Cardinal George on the Law and Politics of the HHS Mandate

H/T to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena, Montana, a brief interview with Cardinal...

February 07, 2013

Cardinal Dolan Speaks. Movement, But Not Enough on the HHS Mandate. UPDATED

When I was reading the HHS Mandate Rule proposal, I noticed a pretty big problem:...

February 07, 2013

President of Ave Maria University on What A Workable HHS Mandate Looks Like

Hint: It's not the most recent attempt floated last Friday. Writing an op-ed piece in...

February 07, 2013

Whom Shall We Obey? (The Quotable St. Thomas Aquinas)

Source: The Aquinas Catechism; Acts 5:29.

February 06, 2013

For the Faith of St. Paul Miki, and Companions (For All the Saints)

Today is the feast day of St. Paul Miki and his companions. They were martyred...

February 06, 2013

Biography of St. Francis Xavier Shows Up In New York Public Library 55 Years Past Due

Way up on the northern side of the borough of Manhattan, in the town of...

February 06, 2013

PETA Outraged at Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Attire

Just when you thought you were safe from hearing anymore about the Super Bowl Halftime...

February 06, 2013

A Message From Your Captain. This Is Only A Test…Do Not Be Alarmed!

I might use this at some point in the future, so please make yourselves familiar...

February 05, 2013

Is “Emergency Contraception” Licit? The German Bishops Discuss in Light of Recent Events

Just in case you weren't enjoying the whipsaw-like ride of the news cycle, this just...