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May 2015

May 03, 2015

The Truth About The Halal Sex Shoppe In Mecca…

There ain't one. But...but... Breitbart said one was planned! And I hate Muslims, and anything Islam...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

Because Vincent de Paul Was Once A Muslim’s Slave

Life got you down? Things perhaps haven't turned out as you planned? Do you think...

April 28, 2015

Archbishop Kurtz: “Marriage is and always will be the union between one man and one woman.”

Today was the day oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges came before the Supreme Court...

April 24, 2015

Dumb Things Americans Do At Home, Drives Recruitment Of Extremists Abroad

Here is an excerpt of the dumb thing I'm referring to in particular, A United...

April 23, 2015

The Kingdom Of Jordan Through My Camera Lens…

What follows are a few snapshots taken while I was in Jordan for the Religious...

April 21, 2015

If A Pilgrimage To The Holy Land Is “The Fifth Gospel,” Then Guess What?

You need to read both sides of the book, saavy? Look at the map above....

April 15, 2015

King Abdullah II of Jordan Is A Good King. Listen To Him

Note that I didn't say that he is a perfect king, or that he is...

April 09, 2015

I Bet You Didn’t Expect The Kingdom Of Jordan To Be This Gorgeous…

See that lovely countryside above? That is where I am headed today. A number of...

April 08, 2015

The Indiana Pizza Vendor’s Plans For Their $842K Windfall…

Mammon is not happy about this development. In a report that first appeared in The Daily...

April 08, 2015

Just Bake The Cake! Just Deliver The Beer! What’s The Crucial Difference?

You tell me, citizen. See, a friend of mine posted a story up on his...

April 03, 2015

Steven D. Greydanus Recommends “The Miracle Maker,” And I Found A Place Where It’s Streaming…

I don't always agree with the reviews that SDG gives, but I'd be lying if...

April 02, 2015

Catholic University In Indiana Affirms The Revised RFRA Signed Into Law Earlier Today

You might have missed the news if you were at Mass for Holy Thursday, but...

April 01, 2015

Indiana Bishops Release Statement On Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Six days after Governor Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act heard 'round the world into...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

If The World Is Trying To Distract You, Then It’s Probably Holy Week

Oh, look at the calendar! It IS Holy Week. So right when you'd really like...

March 29, 2015

Because Christ Came to Occupy, and Reclaim, the World

There was a brutal bear market in the Spring of the year 33 AD. Not...

March 26, 2015

Did Pope Francis Post A Turkey To A Bishopric In Chile? UPDATED

It's looking like it, if you asked me. But nobody asked me, nor would they...

March 25, 2015

In Nazareth, This Is Where The Annunciation Took Place…

I was blessed to visit where the Annunciation took place. I figured that I should...

March 22, 2015

MUST SEE TV: 60 Minutes Segment On Iraqi Christians Persecuted By ISIS

It's 13 minutes and 23 seconds worth of pathos. Lara Logan has the story, For...

March 20, 2015

Big News Of The Day: Cardinal O’Brien Resigns His Office

Now here's something you don't see everyday. Cardinal O'Brien joins an elite circle of folks...

March 17, 2015

G.K. Chesterton Splashes Into The Pages Of “The Atlantic”

Remember that time when Chesterton showed up in Breitbart? This is even better than...

March 04, 2015

Because the Anti-Christ is Politics

I've been reading Giovanni Papini's Life of Christ some more. My Chinese mentor, John C.H....

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Leonard Nimoy Explains The Origin Of The Vulcan Salute…

I am saddened to hear that Leonard Nimoy has passed away. May he rest in...

February 20, 2015

3 Weird Things I’m Doing On Top Of My (Secret) Lenten Penance This Year

It's the Lenten season, and each of us will make a personal sacrifice of some...

February 05, 2015

Why I Am Catholic (The Short Version)

To become whole, and to live fully. As St. John writes, “In Him was life:...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

Because Of The Sacraments (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I just ran across these thoughts by Reverend Jesse Brett over at my favorite electronic...

January 23, 2015

The Prodigal Son, The Guru, And The Long, Strange, Trip To Truth…

Webster Bull, my friend, and former blogging partner, has written a memoir about the long,...

January 22, 2015

To Become Fully Human (A Work In Progress)

A few thoughts as we endure a day of penance in remembrance of the...

January 19, 2015

Songs About Jesus That I’ve Never Heard (Music for Mondays)

Self-reflective question o' the day: How much music have I never heard? Answer: A...

January 06, 2015

Because Thomas Merton Gave Lectures Like This On Love

Of the theological virtues Faith, Hope, and Love, St. Paul writes that the greatest of...

January 03, 2015

Because “And You Shall Name Him יהושע”

Remember chanting the antiphon "O Adonai" a few weeks ago? We translate Adonai as LORD, which...