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November 2012

November 15, 2012

The Tragic Death of Savita Halappanavar UPDATED

The news of the tragic passing of Savita Halappanavar is burning up the wires and stirring...

November 15, 2012

Your Favorite Film Producer Is $5.00 Short…

What's that? You forgot that I was your favorite film producer? Say it ain't so,...

November 14, 2012

Because “It’s like in the Great Stories, Mr. Frodo…”

Back in the beginning, all of the titles for posts answered the statement of the...

November 14, 2012

Cardinal Dolan, “We’re not violating our consciences.”

Regarding the HHS Mandate, Rachel Zoll reports from Baltimore, A top American bishop said Tuesday...

November 14, 2012

For All the Saints: The Martyrs of Douai College

A few days back, we learned about the Bond family and their recusant Catholic past....

November 13, 2012

Dennis Miller’s Observation…

Lena Dunham was voted Glamour Magazine's "Woman of the Year". Just try to imagine how...

November 12, 2012

Quote of the Week from Cardinal Dolan

The premier answer to the question "What's wrong with the world?" "what's wrong with the...

November 12, 2012

Speaking of Secret Agents, Here is Your Mission for Today

If you choose to accept it. It's simple. Go "like" the Patheos Catholic Portals' Facebook...

November 12, 2012

For His Majesty’s Secret Service: Agent Henry Morse, SJ

About a week ago, I reported that the world thought the Vatican got all starry-eyed...

November 11, 2012

On the Commemoration of Veteran’s Day…

Back to back secular feast days Frank? What gives? Not what, but who. I've been reading...

November 10, 2012

Happy 237th Birthday, Leathernecks!

Here's a quote for the feast day, from an unlikely source. You cannot exaggerate about...

November 07, 2012

Wisdom from Thomas Merton’s Letter to a Young Activist

Now that the presidential election is over, some of you may be feeling listless after...

November 07, 2012

The Tax Man Cometh? You Betcha!

All I'm sure of so far is that the Healthcare Flexible Spending Account level that...

November 07, 2012

After the Election, What Really Matters…UPDATED

There will be much post-election chatter to keep us occupied for days, if not weeks....

November 06, 2012

Scariest Political Movie I Ever Saw…

You may have seen it too. No, it wasn't Bob Roberts, nor was it The...

November 04, 2012

Help Homeless Youth in Alaska

Alison Kear, from out of Anchorage, Alaska way, sent me a note about an opportunity...

November 04, 2012

News Flash: Dead Chinese Jesuit Befriends Catholic Blogger

You may remember my friend named Wu Li, SJ. I introduced him to you in...

November 03, 2012

Archbishop Chaput on the Politics of Secularism

In the combox this morning on the post on the new educational website launched by...

November 02, 2012

I Approve of the Following Message. Do You?

Protect our First Freedom, America. It's what Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. would want us...

November 02, 2012

The Whole World Says the Vatican is GaGa over James Bond UPDATED

Really. According to every news organ on the planet, the movie is blessed by His...

November 01, 2012

Be Advised, Weird Stuff is Happening, Both on the Blog…

And elsewhere. To wit, something went amok with a "Popular Post" link sharing doohickey. Patheos...

November 01, 2012

Injunction Junction, What’s Your Function?

"Puttin' on hold the laws that are stinky." Pardon me for thinking about the Schoolhouse...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween…

...from me and Johann Sebastian Bach. Bela Lugosi says have a safe one too. While...

October 30, 2012

A Conference for Young Adult Ministers to Meet at Disney World…

There seems to be a huge gap in the Church in America. It can be...

October 27, 2012

Words in the Catechism that Joe Six-Pack Would Change, #57

Here it is, Day 17 of Flocknotes' Read the Catechism in a Year and I...

October 26, 2012

Proof That Bright Ideas are a Double-Edged Sword During Electoral Combat

It's what makes the last two weeks of an election a marvel of psychological warfare...

October 26, 2012

Christian Bale Speaks His Mind, Presents an Award to Chen Guangcheng

“What I really wanted to do was shake the man’s hand and say ‘thank you,’...

October 25, 2012

Obama and the Crass Roots Campaign

I thought the above was over the top. And then I saw this. Our President approves...

October 25, 2012

Does Your Parish Have A Columbarium Yet?

If it doesn't, it probably will soon. Five parishes in the Diocese of Knoxville have...

October 24, 2012

A Prayer About Fatherhood Answered Through the Veil of a Homework Assignment

Once upon a time, I wrote a letter to St. Joseph. His feast day rolled...