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June 2016

June 20, 2016

Belated Happy Birthday To Blaise Pascal, Unofficial Saint and Mystic

Over at Aleteia, they're remembering the birthday of a friend of mine. He's one of...

June 03, 2016

This Is Why God Invented YouTube…

Sure, the kitten videos are cute, and watching re-runs of MTV is bitchin', and...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

Apparently, There USED to be Secrets of Fatima

Then, the Vatican went and published everything in the clear. No, really. Let me...

May 20, 2016

For What Happens To Our Bodies When We Die, And Rise Again…

"And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall...

May 18, 2016

On the HHS Mandate, We’re Approaching the Line of Departure REVISITED

I didn't know it at the time this was originally written, but the Little Sisters...

May 15, 2016

5 Ways Of Worshiping God (By A Saint Who Was A Dhimmi)

I've been reading some of the selections on the YIMCatholic Bookshelf. As it turns out,...

May 14, 2016

Because the Church was Catholic at Pentecost

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for this message brought to you by The Church...

May 13, 2016

Did Pope Francis Really Say “Go Ahead, Make My Day” Yesterday?

You know, about asking for a conference on the subject of women and the diaconate....

May 13, 2016

Your Friday The 13th Horror: The Return of the Rock ‘n Roll Mass!

First it was a Synod on the Family. Then, there was a conference of pacifists...

May 10, 2016

Proof-Texting Jesus, Post Catholic Sex-Abuse Scandal Style

I was saddened today to learn that a priest who had been removed from his...

May 09, 2016

Romancing The Saints? Please…

Joe Six-Pack, here. I just wanted to let you know that as a Catholic,...

May 04, 2016

For Things C.S. Lewis Said Shortly Before He Passed On…

You know how often you can find me scrolling the selections over at the Christian...

May 03, 2016

Breaking: Italian Supreme Court Knows When Stealing Food Is Lawful

Here in the U.S., we're busy making it illegal to hand out food to the...

August 2015

August 29, 2015

Heading To Philly For The World Meeting Of Families? Watch These Videos…

My pal, Diana von Glahn, aka The Faithful Traveler, lives in Philadelphia. Lucky her! She'll...

August 13, 2015

Because The Church Is Our Pillar Of Fire

For Christmas, we were given one of those little inspirational calendars. You know the kind....

July 2015

July 15, 2015

The Definition Of A Gentlemen (A Few Words For Wednesday)

While I was on vacation, I started thumbing through a book my wife picked up...

June 2015

June 27, 2015

Because Jesus Said Plenty About Marriage, and Other Inconvenient Stuff Too…UPDATED

Hey y'all. Didn't you know that Jesus didn't say nothin about homosexuality in the Bible?...

June 26, 2015

Thoughts On The Gay Marriage Decision From My Bishop…UPDATED

And from the Supreme Court justices themselves. First up is the initial, and wise, reaction...

June 07, 2015

For Pascal’s Thoughts On The Mystery Of Corpus Christi

Back when I was toying around with the idea of actually trying to be a...

June 01, 2015

The Charlie Charlie Phenomenon: Were We Played For Fools By Hollywood?

. Probably. So reports Jennifer Mullins of E! Online, Ooo, you got us, Hollywood. You...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

Coming To A Post Office Near You: The Flannery O’Connor Postage Stamp

There it is, with peacock feathers, and everthang. It's supposed to be available come June...

May 20, 2015

The Truth About Blogging (And Blog Readers)…

That's one of the observations Thomas L. McDonald had regarding blogging. F’rinstance, CARA would have...

May 18, 2015

Here Is What A Near Occasion Of Sin Looks Like…

Here is an example illustrated with a photograph from Joe Six-Pack's Gearhead Catechism™. The late...

May 14, 2015

Will The Vatican Let Teilhard de Chardin Help Save The Church?

Does the name Teilhard de Chardin give you the willies? When you saw it in...

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 29, 2015

Would You Believe That Young Arab Muslims Are Sending Love Letters To Israel? UPDATED

Of course you wouldn't. Because to hear of such a thing would bring into...

April 29, 2015

In The Vastness Of Space, The Speed Of Light Is Kinda Slow…

Punch it, Chewie! I said punch it, you big hair ball. What's taking so...

April 29, 2015

A Landslide Of Biblical Proportions…

The incident of liquefaction below was captured on tape back in February, 2010. It reminds...

April 25, 2015

I Forgot To Finish The Story About Sleeping In For Easter In Amman. Here’s What We Discovered…

...a beautiful Greek Orthodox parish church with the mouthful name of The Church of Jesus Christ’s...

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....