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February 2012

February 05, 2012

Here Come the Orthodox Christians! (Rescind the HHS Mandate)

Remember what the Anchoress said about thanking the Obama Administration for clarity its actions have...

February 04, 2012

The Cinematic Good vs. Evil Matrix and a Message from Mission Control UPDATED

Above, in poster form, are thoughts that flashed though my mind as the solid propellant...

February 03, 2012

Have You Purchased Your Susan G. Komen Pistol Yet? UPDATED

Aw...ain't it cute? OK, file this one under the "Truth is stranger than fiction" category....

February 03, 2012

If You Sign the Petition on the HHS Mandate…

You'll be joining a long line of patriots who have not knuckled under to bullies...

February 02, 2012

Ross Douthat Makes A Good Point…

Just because you can think up an idea, doesn't mean it's a good one. Or...

February 02, 2012

Because Sexually, You Aren’t a “Black Box”

This is Joe Six-Pack here. I haven't received much hate mail in a while so...

February 02, 2012

Do What Father Zuhlsdorf Commands…

Like a good Jedi. The Empire has conspired to turn the moon into a Deathstar,...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

The Crescat Says the “H” Word, Regarding the HHS Mandate

I mean seriously folks. Why the hell should we care about the HHS mandate? I'll...

January 31, 2012

Obamacare’s Great Gift: Clarification

Thank you, Mr. President. Some of us weren't sure until recently. But now, thanks to...

January 31, 2012

The HHS Mandate Petition Catches Air, and User Tips UPDATED

What started out as a little fledgling, struggling to get airborne, has morphed into a...

January 30, 2012

Verily, The Catholic Cradle Doth Rock

Have you seen Junior's grades? Heh. Yeah, I have. You know I love "the Kid,"...

January 30, 2012

The HHS Mandate: Now it’s Personal.

Oh, you thought the HHS Mandate would only apply to the big Catholic institutions? But...

January 30, 2012

Thanks For Donating to Help Make “All That Remains”

Just a quick note at the beginning of the day to say thanks to everyone...

January 27, 2012

Because the YOUCAT Helps My Children and Me

You may have missed the fracus a few years back when I killed Santa Claus,...

January 25, 2012

Best. 2012. March for Life. Video. Ever.

Courtesy of the "the Kid," Marc Barnes. Let's make it go viral, ya'll. Only 6...

January 24, 2012

How to Make A Silk Purse Out of A Sow’s Ear

That's easy. Make an argument that serial marriage makes for a better President. Fox...

January 23, 2012

Another Catholic Blogger You Should Follow

Fellow Patheos Catholic Portal blogger Max Lindenman sings the praises of Joanne McPortland, and you...

January 23, 2012

Sign the Petition for the “Life At Conception Act” UPDATED

"Crazy" must run in the Paul family or something. Or is that "keraaayyyzy?" Either way,...

January 22, 2012

Señor Santo Niño Comes To My Neck of the Woods

In the photograph above, you see the original Señor Santo Niño statue that Ferdinand Magellan...

January 21, 2012

Tom Woods Endorses Ron Paul over Rick Santorum and says Catholics Should Too

Editors' Note: This is seriously old news. Vote for either Thing 1 or Thing 2....

January 20, 2012

“The Kid” Got Mentioned in the Wall Street Journal

I'm talkin' bout the Boy Wonder, aka the Bad Catholic, Marc Barnes. Jonathan Fitzgerald of...

January 20, 2012

For The Natural Law and a Pile of Shoes

Crisis Magazine has an essay written by Jason Jones that you will want to read,...

January 18, 2012

Love Jesus, Hate Religion? Fr. Robert Barron Fires Both Barrels

Sometimes, something goes so viral that all you can do is shake your head and...

January 18, 2012

Songs of Education, History (A Few Words for Wednesday)

G.K. Chesterton wrote poems too, and songs, of course. I found this neat little example...

January 17, 2012

Because of the Twilight Zone Episode that My Country Has Become UPDATED

How's that for an answer to "Why I Am Catholic," dear reader? Here, I'll say...

January 16, 2012

Because Martin Luther King Jr. Died For Truth

On April 4th, in the year of Our Lord, 1968, at 6:01 PM, in my...

January 14, 2012

My Chinese Catholic Friends Are Spiritual…and Religious

Recently, I finished reading John C.H. Wu's Beyond East and West. It is a great...

January 13, 2012

For Pro-Life Thoughts Inspired By A Food Critic

I unwittingly came across one of the best Pro-Life articles I’ve ever read (via the...

January 13, 2012

My Inner Southerner Git’s A Holt of the Laptop. Look Out!

Warning: What you are about to read should be done so with your mind's best...

January 12, 2012

A Reader Writes, and “The Kid” Delivers

An e-mail popped into my box this morning from a reader. Hi there. I am...