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May 2012

May 04, 2012

Because Blaise Pascal Knew The Art of Risk Management and the Importance of Consequences

The late economic historian, and former financier Peter Bernstein explains this fact well in an...

May 02, 2012

There Are Zombies (For Reals!), and They are Ants…

The photograph above is creepy, ain't it? But seeing as how the researchers don't say...

May 02, 2012

Irony Alert: President Obama’s Proclamation for National Day of Prayer

Forwarded with pleasure, because it is the kind of prayer request that I can get...

May 02, 2012

Proof Texting A Comment Policy? I’m All For That

The folks over at Sojourners don't have a comment policy. They have gone one better...

May 01, 2012

The May Magnificat (A Few Words for Wednesday)

God is simple, God is all. In his wisdom, he gave us his only begotten...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Because Jesus Haunts Us In Song (Music for Mondays)

Last year around this time for Eastertide, I started exploring Jesus in terms of...

April 28, 2012

Remember John Houseman in “The Paper Chase?”

Just the other day, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius got grilled by Congressman Trey Gowdy (R, S.C.)...

April 26, 2012

Memo to the Blog-o-sphere: Saying Atheists R Stoopid is Lame

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that witnessing to atheists,...

April 24, 2012

Between the Scylla and Charybdis and Apocalypse Now

If you are a Catholic News junkie, coming to the internet everyday for your fix...

April 23, 2012

Scripture Quote of the Week…

From St. Paul's letter to the Romans (13:8,10), Avoid getting into debt, except the debt...

April 23, 2012

Have You Ever Had a Catholic Dream?

I had my first Catholic dream last night. It's been a while since I...

April 23, 2012

Democrat Opposition to Obamacare and St. Thomas Aquinas? There may be a link spelled F.R.E.E.D.O.M.

Well, would you believe Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has misgivings for one? Of course, he's not...

April 22, 2012

Death to Tribalism: Or Several Anti-NDAA Bills in Congress You Should Support Now

I know, I know, it's easy to forget that which has gone on before. The...

April 21, 2012

Spambots Love Me, This I Know

I received the following comment on the post, A Letter to the President That Explains...

April 20, 2012

A liberal, moderate and conservative walk into a bar…

The bartender says, "Hi your Eminence!" Get it? I don't know if it's funny, but...

April 19, 2012

Because On this Ship, I Don’t Have to Decide Everything UPDATED

There has been a lot of fur flying around lately regarding prodigal groups (possibly) coming...

April 18, 2012

The Logical Vegetarian (A Few Words for Wednesday)

The Logical Vegetarian by G. K. Chesterton. This was published in Wine, Water, and Song just...

April 17, 2012

Dr. Estrangedlove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Church UPDATED

The word is that the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) may be coming...

April 16, 2012

Brides-to-Be and the Blindness of Vanity

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the books Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan, once...

April 16, 2012

There is No Ghetto Between the Shire and the City

Ghetto Catholicism, that is. You see, we Catholics aren't like the Amish, or other religious...

April 15, 2012

On Divine Mercy Sunday, Shakespeare and a Song

A truth about us as human beings is that we desire justice and not mercy....

April 13, 2012

Irony Alert! Ron Paul Press Release Misses Obvious

Need more proof that Ron Paul is Cyber Monday (huge on the internet, but small...

April 12, 2012

The Editors at Commonweal Think the Bishops Protest Too Much

Earlier today, I shared the latest from the USCCB's stance on religious liberty. Bishop William...

April 12, 2012

Contraception, the Billionaire’s Wife, Toking Cathechists, and Teletubbies…

Thomas L. MacDonald, one of my newest Patheos Catholic portal classmates, brings all of the...

April 12, 2012

The Bishops Give Us A History Lesson On Religious Liberty And A Call For Prayer

You would have to have been living under a rock not to know that religious...

April 10, 2012

A Brand New Top Tier UPDATED

Nobody saw this matchup coming, huh? Former senator Rick Santorum is announcing the suspension of...

April 10, 2012

Janine Turner Speaks Out Against the HHS Mandate

A few weeks ago, I noted that to many women, the HHS Mandate is demeaning....

April 08, 2012

Catholic Leaders On the Sunday Morning News Shows This Easter Morning

In case you missed it, and I know I did, the network news shows this...

April 08, 2012

Mike Wallace, Requiescat In Pace

I learned a few minutes ago that Mike Wallace has passed into eternity. I met...

April 07, 2012

Because the HHS Mandate Amounts to Arbitrary Discrimination…

and that just isn't right. The above poster, with thoughts from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, reminds...