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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 20, 2015

My Long-Winded Opinion About Flags Flying Over Government Buildings…

After the tragic events that took place in Charleston this week, there is lots of...

June 20, 2015

Jessica Rey On Bathing Suits: “Who Says It Has To Be Itsy Bitsy?”

UPDATE 6/20/2016: On their website, Jessica Rey Swimwear celebrates the first day of Summer with...

June 18, 2015

The Supreme Court Unanimously Finds That Speech Is Created Equal

In other words, the government can't decide that one type of speech is more worth...

June 18, 2015

In Israel, Christian Holy Sites Are Targeted. Who Is Targeting Them May Surprise You…

Let's just say that in the case of the fire at the Church of the...

June 12, 2015

For Thoughts On The Solemnity Of The Most Sacred Heart Of Jesus

Are you on vacation yet? The funny thing about vacations is that when on holiday...

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...

May 2015

May 30, 2015

BEHOLD! The YIMCatholic Swimsuit Edition…

Joe Six-Pack, here, reminding folks about the great swimsuits available for ladies over at Rey...

May 22, 2015

In D.C., The Battle Against The HHS Mandate Rages On…

FYI, the good guys took a licking in the last skirmish. You can read the...

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 06, 2015

Joe Six-Pack’s Year Of Mercy Art Suggestions (Not That I Was Consulted)

It's probably too late, because what's done is done. But if there is one thing...

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 30, 2015

Because Vincent de Paul Was Once A Muslim’s Slave

Life got you down? Things perhaps haven't turned out as you planned? Do you think...

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

A Landslide Of Biblical Proportions…

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

April 28, 2015

Archbishop Kurtz: “Marriage is and always will be the union between one man and one woman.”

Today was the day oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges came before the Supreme Court...

April 27, 2015

Yet Again, The Supreme Court Hammers Away At The HHS Mandate

The Beckett Fund For Religious Liberty shares the news, Washington, D.C. – Moments ago, for...

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 24, 2015

Dumb Things Americans Do At Home, Drives Recruitment Of Extremists Abroad

Here is an excerpt of the dumb thing I'm referring to in particular, A United...

April 23, 2015

The Kingdom Of Jordan Through My Camera Lens…

What follows are a few snapshots taken while I was in Jordan for the Religious...

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....

April 15, 2015

King Abdullah II of Jordan Is A Good King. Listen To Him

Note that I didn't say that he is a perfect king, or that he is...

April 14, 2015

The Little Part I Played In A (Minor) Miracle In Jordan…

And I'm saying this not because I played some big, heroic, part in an event,...

April 12, 2015

It’s Easter Sunday In Amman, So I Slept In. What Happened Next Is Incredible…UPDATED

As you all should realize by now, a few of us from the Patheos Catholic...

April 09, 2015

I Bet You Didn’t Expect The Kingdom Of Jordan To Be This Gorgeous…

See that lovely countryside above? That is where I am headed today. A number of...

April 08, 2015

The Indiana Pizza Vendor’s Plans For Their $842K Windfall…

Mammon is not happy about this development. In a report that first appeared in The Daily...

April 08, 2015

Just Bake The Cake! Just Deliver The Beer! What’s The Crucial Difference?

You tell me, citizen. See, a friend of mine posted a story up on his...