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July 2012

July 25, 2012

About Catholic Relief Services, Brandon Vogt reminds us…

that while “the good” isn’t “the perfect” (in the midst of a fallen world), that...

July 24, 2012

Quote of the Week: Christopher Nolan

From The Dark Knight Rises website, Speaking on behalf of the cast and crew...

July 24, 2012

Photographs of the Week: Christian Bale Visits the Victims UPDATED

This is for the half-dozen or so readers who haven't seen the photographs of actor...

July 22, 2012

Because Life Goes On, And Is Worth Living UPDATED

Acts of terror, senseless violence, wars, rumors of wars, budget crises, scary headlines, scandal, political...

July 21, 2012

Quote of the Week

Everything depends on the unforseeable ways of God and his secret graces, together with human...

July 21, 2012

For the Courage to Obey the Call to Become a Catholic

There are a number of readers here who have decided intellectually that becoming a Catholic...

July 20, 2012

Mitt Romney says, “We Are All Catholics Now” UPDATED

Why am I choosing the "lesser of two evils" come this Fall? Let me show...

July 18, 2012

Because We Need Sheets, Even If We Think We Don’t

On Sunday, my family and I made a trip to a little college in a...

July 16, 2012

Monsignor Charles Pope Defends the Faith…UPDATED

from the "know it all" Know Nothings. In this case, the know it all is...

July 13, 2012

“The Unplanned Baby That Was Always Part of the Plan”

Disney Baby (who knew?) shares a story (with the title above) that will warm your...

July 11, 2012

The Most Interesting Man in the World Sent Me His Latest…

And he does so calmly, clearly, charitably, and intelligently. Take a look from...

July 11, 2012

For New Testament Geography I Wasn’t Taught in RCIA UPDATED

Originally posted on June 6, 2011, it took a while but it recently became worthy...

July 08, 2012

The Good News in Six Minutes: The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Remember the anti-drug campaign using the photograph above? The video below is kind of like...

July 06, 2012

A Business Contract With America? It’s Not Enough UPDATED

Timothy Dalyrymple is a published author, and a Ph.D. While I was learning to field...

July 05, 2012

What Don’t You Know About the ACA? The Quiz Results Say “Lots” UPDATED

There's lots that I don't know too. Before you go getting all riled up, I'm...

July 04, 2012

Happy Independence Day! Let’s Sing a Song…

But before we do, here's one little tidbit to recall on this 236th birthday of...

July 03, 2012

Long Before the ACA Decision…UPDATED

Legal truths stranger than fiction have existed for some time. Cue example from Bloomberg Financial...

July 02, 2012

Welcome Aboard the Ever Persecuted Church!

Of the many reasons that have been written in this space for answering the title of...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Art and Baseball? It’s All Part of God’s Plan

A friend of mine shared the following essay with me recently. She knows I'm a...

June 28, 2012

The Bishops Remind Us, the ACA Needs Repairs, Not Repeal UPDATED

The Catholic Church is not against the Affordable Care Act, which the Supreme Court just...

June 26, 2012

On Day Six of the Fortnight For Freedom, the Acton Institute Reminds Us…

that the HHS Mandate is an assault on religious liberty. Which means it's an assault...

June 23, 2012

Because of Catholics Like Vincent Liem of Vietnam (1732-1773)

November is the month that we Catholics remember the dead. There's the Feast of All...

June 22, 2012

Because the Holy Spirit is On-Line: Dispatches from Shanghai

There are many posts written here at YIMCatholic that haven't been read by enough people....

June 21, 2012

Archbishop Lori’s Op-Ed in the Washington Post

It hit the web edition's Guest Voices column early this afternoon. With tweets and text...

June 21, 2012

Archbishop Chaput’s Five Points on Religious Freedom UPDATED

Several of the Patheos Catholic Portal bloggers (Elizabeth Scalia, and Deacon Greg Kandra) are in...

June 20, 2012

Did You Hear the NPR Piece Today on the “Fortnight for Freedom?”

It was actually pretty balanced. A couple of parishioners "for," a couple "against," and snippets...

June 15, 2012

The Catholic Health Association Tacks to Windward UPDATED

And just in the nick of time. They were headed for a lee shore, or...

June 15, 2012

Religious Liberty: It’s Not Just a Christian Thing

Pretty soon, the Supreme Court will hand down their verdict on the constitutionality of the...

June 12, 2012

Rebecca Hagelin “Gets It” on Religious Liberty…As Does A Rock Band

She's spot-on the phony "War on Women" too. Here's what she said a few weeks...

June 11, 2012

Freedom of Worship Isn’t Religious Liberty UPDATED

There have been scads of opportunities for the current Administration to smooth over the concerns...