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August 2011

August 20, 2011

Quote of the Week

The real trouble with this world of ours is not that it is an unreasonable...

August 20, 2011

Want to Fight Truthiness? Come to the YIMCatholic Bookshelf. Please.

Sheesh! I wonder if the video below was done before or after the allegations of...

August 19, 2011

I Hear Guitars…And Lot’s of Reverence.

The English version of the World Youth Day theme song...sing along!

August 19, 2011

Thoughts on the Economy: Catholic, and Not

Ok, class. Today's lesson is on a little thing called "regression to the mean." That's...

August 18, 2011

Thoughts on the Vicissitudes of Michael Voris & Co. UPDATED

Actually, I have none. Really. I mean stuff like this happens all the time to...

August 17, 2011

The Rainbow (A Few Words For Wednesday)

A wiser man than I once said,When, indeed, the artist desires to teach us a...

August 16, 2011

For Letters to Sons Like These by St. Stephen, King of Hungary

"My boy, at present you have the fun and I do the work; but your...

August 13, 2011

An Appeal For the Horn of Africa, In Free Verse (Updated)

For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and you...

August 12, 2011

Thoughts On New Media And Evangelization

I'm not a "new media" expert.But to me,"New Media" is old mediawithout editors,without barriers,without bosses.At...

August 11, 2011

The Suffering Church: Scandal

This is the final part of a three part series. Some folks thought I was...

August 10, 2011

“The Kid” Goes to Madrid!

This past Saturday, I shared a little e-mail I received from someone who was converted...

August 08, 2011

Food for Thought (Music for Mondays)

In the wee early hours today, a post built around thoughts of a "ghetto Church"...

August 08, 2011

For “Ghetto Catholicism?” Not Hardly.

The thoughts I share with you now were originally published in 1961, and in...

August 07, 2011

Around the World in 3 Minutes: Move, Learn, Eat

One of my favorite lines from scripture concerns "the earth and its fullness." As a...

August 05, 2011

Because of the Protestant Reformers Beliefs On Mary

Another Marian post as we are ten days from the Feast of the Assumption. This...

August 04, 2011

What Figures Are On This Celtic Cross?

A reader writes,Hi there my name is Mindy and I am trying to figure out...

August 04, 2011

Remember that Confession Video by “the Kid?”

Great news...Marc Barnes, aka "the Kid,"from BadCatholic was awarded a $1000 scholarship from the i-Confess...

August 03, 2011

Because Yes, Baseball and Faith Are Compatible

H/T to Our Sunday Visitor for catching this ground ball and throwing it to me...

August 03, 2011

A Convert’s Lament To Mary (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Our Eastern brethren have been observing the Dormition Fast since the first of August. It continues...

August 02, 2011

Because The Earth and It’s Fullness Includes…

Heavy Metal?! That's right. And it all belongs to the LORD. For you see, a...

August 01, 2011

From the Treasure Chest: A Primer on Natural Law

My friend John C.H. Wu was a highly regarded jurist and professor of law. He...

August 01, 2011

A Gifted Guitarist You Might Have Missed (Music for Mondays)

Goes by the name of Prince. Oh you've heard of him, you just forgot how...

July 2011

July 31, 2011

Thanks to Nicholas Kristof For These Courageous Thoughts

Floored. And pleasantly surprised. That what I was when I read the latest editorial by...

July 29, 2011

To Visit Provence Again, As A Catholic

It's the Feast of St. Martha, you know, "the Dragonslayer" today. Yes, you read that...

July 28, 2011

For Thoughts Like These On Confession

What follows are thoughts on the Sacrament of Reconciliation written by Kenhelm Henry Digby in...

July 27, 2011

For Thoughts Amid the Storm (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Vision of St. Don Bosco Generally posts shared with the addendum in the title above have...

July 26, 2011

Would You Believe for the Fallible Facepalm?

So we were driving to Mass this past Sunday, like we've done every Sunday since...

July 24, 2011

The 27 Club (Music for Mondays)

Photo credit: Syzmanski This past weekend, the news out of the UK was that singer, songwriter...

July 22, 2011

For Anti-Democratic, Dictatorship Loving, Theocratic Fascist Thoughts…Not!

Check out my cool sword! Can't wait to use it... There I was, writing...

July 19, 2011

Would You Believe Because Rock Music and Theology are Compatible?

As regular readers know, I've shared music on the blog practically since Webster invited me...