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June 2014

June 04, 2014

On Hamlet, Our Sins, And The Man In The Mirror UPDATED

I was going to write a long and involved post on the little news item...

June 01, 2014

St. John of the Cross On What Ails The Catholic Blog-O-Sphere

Last week was a pretty embarrassing one in the parish of St. Blogs. It was...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Pope Francis With The Quote of the Week

"Dear brothers, dear friends, from this holy place I make a heartfelt plea to all...

May 21, 2014

Robert P. George Reminds Us That We Are Pilgrim People…

And that our lives must be lived as a sign to the world. A sign...

May 16, 2014

Stuff That Makes Me Question Authority? When The Agriculture Department Requests Tommy Guns

Source. Since when did every single government department need their own private police force? Since...

May 14, 2014

Think “Charity” and Act “Love” = Praying Without Ceasing

A Meditation on the High Priestly Prayer Before I became a Catholic,...

May 08, 2014

Since When Did Satan Become Such A Square?

That's the thought that occurred to me when I was reading the Satanic Temple's mission...

May 08, 2014

Cardinal Kasper’s Thoughts On Our Divorced And Civilly Remarried Brethren

Some folks are likely to play the "Good Cleric/Bad Cleric" game with Cardinal Kasper's comments...

May 01, 2014

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like an investment that everyone wants to buy, but no one wants to hold.”

Put your Bibles down, folks, because Jesus never said that. It's just a thought that...

April 2014

April 28, 2014

Watch “The Third Way: Homosexuality And The Catholic Church” UPDATED

Contrary to popular opinion, either/or ways of living are not the hallmark of Christianity. Both/and pathways to holiness, on...

April 23, 2014

Pope Francis Calls A Divorced Lady In Argentina And Says, “It’s Okay For You To Receive Communion?” UPDATED

And she's remarried? Yeah, I'll believe it when I see the press conference. From across...

April 19, 2014

The Holy Fire In The Tomb (Holy Saturday in Jerusalem)

Is it real? Or is it fake? I have no idea, dear reader. In fact,...

April 18, 2014

“The Bridegroom of the Church is affixed to the Cross with nails.” (A Hymn for Holy Friday)

This is the 15th Antiphon of Holy Friday that is sung in the Orthodox Church,...

April 08, 2014

Geocentricism Documentary Is Swallowed By A Black Hole of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!

It turns out the film makers duped a number of folks into being "interviewed,"...

April 07, 2014

Truly, truly, it wouldn’t be Lent without 40 days of silliness regarding The Incarnation running rampant.

Comes the esteemed history professor from UNC-Chapel Hill wondering for 38 minutes and 37 seconds...

April 05, 2014

Your Quote of the Week: Andrew Sullivan’s Words of Wisdom

Regarding the (coerced?) resignation of Mozilla CEO, Brendan Eich. As I said last night, of course Mozilla has the...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

The Road To The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like This Road In The Himalayas…

I saw this video yesterday on Facebook, watched it, and got queasy. Then, I realized...

March 26, 2014

UK Health Minister Orders End To The Use Of Aborted Fetus Remains As Fuel For Hospital Waste To Energy Plants

What an awful headline. It's like something that Charlton Heston was screaming in Soylent Green....

March 23, 2014

9 Catholic Priest Scientists That “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” Never Heard Of UPDATED

The folks at RealClearScience do the heavy lifting that MacFarlane, Tyson, & Co., didn't...

March 20, 2014

A Funny Thing I Noticed About “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” UPDATED

Have you been watching the show? Perhaps I should rephrase that to, "Did you...

March 19, 2014

As the Biblical Epics Roll Into Theaters, Remember This: Bela Lugosi Played Jesus…

No. Really. When? In 1909. Where? In a live Easter passion play, somewhere. Dangerous Minds...

March 17, 2014

Hilaire Belloc on St. Patrick

What follows is from Hilaire Belloc's collection of essays, First and Last (<<= free on Kindle). Not...

March 14, 2014

How Do You Scare An English Major? Like This…

Just give 'em some π. But what you see above is the hard way to...

March 04, 2014

Because St. Francis of Assisi Spent Lent Like This Once

In the past, I've shared some stories on Christian saints who survived for long...

February 2014

February 27, 2014

WWJD? Consider This…

Food for thought the next time you feel like turning over tables, and breaking out...

February 25, 2014

“Business Insider” On The Kindara App, And How It Can Help You Kick “The Pill”

Joe Six-Pack, here. I know how it's all the rage to root for the artificial...

February 20, 2014

PSA: Fortify Your Electric Garage Door To Prevent Easy Access

Consider this post a public service announcement. Thieves can gain easy access to your home...

February 19, 2014

Video: The Economics Of Sex, Sex, Sex, And More Sex

Got ten minutes? That's all it will take for the Austin Institute for the Study of...

February 19, 2014

Mark Your Calendars For The 33rd Annual Chesterton Conference

The 33rd Annual Chesterton Conference will be held at University of Saint Mary of the...

February 18, 2014

Pope Francis Is Just Like Us (Exhibit # 742: He Renews His Argentine Passport)

You know how when your passport, or your drivers license, comes up for renewal, and...