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October 2011

October 04, 2011

Good News: Flights Booked for Nagasaki!

Ian Higgins writes about the progress being made on completing the film All That Remains, (thanks...

October 03, 2011

Ziggy Stardust + SRV = An Awesome Near Miss (Music for Mondays)

I've always liked David Bowie, even when I couldn't stand to look at him at...

October 02, 2011

Breaking: Minor Miracle(s) at Casa del Weathers

So there I was, just reading the morning paper after breakfast while sipping a cup...

October 01, 2011

For All the Saints: Thérèse of Lisieux, The Sincere Lover of Christ

It's hard to believe that a year has gone by, but it's the Little...

September 2011

September 30, 2011

I Hate It When This Happens! (Friday Funnies)

Cut it OUT! Sheeeeeeeeeeesh! Now I have to install a cloaking device. Do you have...

September 30, 2011

Pray For Anu Garg? You Betcha!

Remember me and my pal Anu Garg? We went around the block a few times....

September 29, 2011

The Church And New Media by Brandon Vogt (A Book Review)

About ten years ago, (Hmm...let me check my archives), no scratch that, about a year...

September 29, 2011

When New Media Users Meet the Christ…

They will actually have to do more than just "friend" Him. The poster above says...

September 28, 2011

Thoughts (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I love this photograph of Fr. Abram J. Ryan. Maybe it's his hair, or perhaps...

September 26, 2011

Hey Gen-X: Be Rebels…Slow Down…Have Kids…Stick it to the Man

It's the Catholic thing to do. Or you can keep doing what you've been doing,...

September 22, 2011

It’s Like Elizabeth Says…

I hope it comes on in my neck of the woods. New idea—I'm going to...

September 19, 2011

Gone Readin’ Helena by Evelyn Waugh

Why haven't I been posting much lately? You can blame Fr. Steve Grunow, who suggested...

September 18, 2011

For Thoughts On Fame by Hilaire Belloc

On Fame, from This And That and the OtherFame is that repute among men which...

September 15, 2011

To Help Make A Movie, Part Deux!

Ian Higgins writes, Hi Frank, I just wanted to personally thank you and all your...

September 13, 2011

For All the Saints: John Chrysostom

Today is the feast of St. John Chrysostom, Doctor of the Church. Of course, there...

September 09, 2011

Because I Asked, I Prayed, And You Helped This Pro-Life Cause

Dr. Nagai and his children praying. Thank you YIMCatholic Readers! On the last day of...

September 04, 2011

Because the Church is Paradoxically Intolerant and Tolerant

This isn't the first post I've written on paradoxes of the Catholic faith, nor will...

September 02, 2011

For Your Holiday Friday Night at the Movies: Soul Surfer

Are you ready for Summer to be over and for the kids to head back...

September 01, 2011

The Fig Harvest Begins!

‎And Amos answered and said to Amasias:"I am not a prophet, nor am I the...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

For Thoughts On Being a Christian by the “Chinese Chesterton”

All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is...

August 31, 2011

To Help Make A Movie? Why Not!

A few weeks back was the 66th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs...

August 29, 2011

Yes, An Outdoor Mass Can Be Celebrated Properly

While much of the East Coast was being rained upon by a little nuisance named...

August 28, 2011

Because Words Matter…

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects. —Blaise...

August 27, 2011

For Thoughts from the Guide for Catechists, With a Little Help From My Friends

The next time the Easter Vigil rolls around, I will have been a Catholic 4...

August 26, 2011

Quote of the Week

No, my dear brethren, even if you could perform miracles, you will never be saved...

August 25, 2011

For Stuff My Abba Macarius Says About Discerning True Christians

A while back, I introduced everyone to my patron, St. Macarius the Great. He has...

August 25, 2011

Because Mammon Hates The Idea of the Jubilee, and Hopes You’ve Forgotten It

Who's the fairest of the all? Mammon! Have you been getting tired of all...

August 24, 2011

To Find Peacefulness of Soul, Be Confident in the Mercy of the Lord

What follows are a few thoughts on Christian peace of the soul by my friend...

August 22, 2011

Grosse Point Blank Sound Track (Music For Mondays)

John Cusack is Martin Blank My wife has a theory: the sound track makes the...

August 21, 2011

Postcards from WYD: Hey…I Know That “Kid!”

Remember I told you that Marc Barnes, aka "the Kid" , and blogger at BadCatholic, was...