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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 15, 2016

Because My Brother Imran Yousef Is An American Hero

Another kid from New York was in the nightclub that turned into a killing zone...

June 14, 2016

Because of G.K. Chesterton (29 May, 1874 – 14 June, 1936)

Gilbert Keith Chesterton died on this day in 1936. A few years back, I had...

June 13, 2016

Joe Six-Pack, USMC, With A Few Post-Terrorist Attack Thoughts…

It's been close to 40 hours since we learned of the horrific slaughter that took...

June 02, 2016

HHS Forced Sex Changes? There Ain’t No Fait Accompli For The Church Here

Over at Get Religion, Terry Mattingly wonders why journalists have basically ignored the possibility that...

June 01, 2016

Because Pious Nonsense Is Not the Good News

Yesterday, I was taking my afternoon break from work. I wandered through the little park...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

“Where Do We Get Such Men?”

That's the last line from the Korean War film, The Bridges At Toko-Ri. Over at...

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 17, 2016

President Obama Embraces the Fait Accompli He Wasn’t Looking For UPDATED

What a difference 4 and 1/2 years makes. Wait. It's been 5 1/2 years? Has...

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 12, 2016

Pope Francis To Form Commission To Study Women Deacon Option UPDATES

The source? Fr. James Martin,SJ, via Facebook: Huge news. Josh McElwee of NCR and...

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 08, 2016

Thanks to Our Mothers: Past, Present, and Future

This Sunday in the United States we celebrate our mothers. Though it is a secular...

May 06, 2016

The Only Race I’m Interested In This Year Isn’t Decided In November

And I'm not sorry to say that. Far from it. The horse I'm backing is...

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

Must See TV: Katie Couric Interviews Family Pope Francis Rescued From Lesbos

Come and see... Pull quote for the ages, “He’s a very kind man,” said Nour....

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 25, 2015

The Rolling Stones Tune “Gimme Shelter” Meets The Internet…

What if they got folks from all around the world to record a rendition...

July 20, 2015

Man In Same-Sex Marriage Denied Communion At His Mother’s Funeral Mass UPDATED

View image | gettyimages.com It happened on July 10, 2015 at St. Helena Catholic Church...

July 16, 2015

Bishop Richard Stika’s Statement On The Loss Of The Marines Killed In Chattanooga

Requiescat in pace, Marines. Let us pray, Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And...

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 29, 2015

The #1 Reason the Catholic Church Won’t Support Same-Sex Marriage…

It's quite simple, actually. Oh, you won't see the reason talked about by folks using...