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December 2011

December 15, 2011

A Few Thoughts on the Political Dimension And Some Homework

The gospel precept of charity enlightens Christians as to the deepest meaning of political life....

December 14, 2011

All You Need To Know About Decision 2012

Is right here in the photograph of Time Magazine's Person of the Year cover. The...

December 13, 2011

So I Took This Survey on Who I Should Vote For…

It's put out by an outfit called SelectSmart.com, and I had no big surprise in...

December 12, 2011

Meet Wyoming Catholic College

I always liked Wyoming. During the summer between my junior and senior year of college,...

December 12, 2011

Christmas Tunes You Can Listen To All Year

So it's the third week of Advent, where the "rose" (which looks like pink to...

December 11, 2011

The Most Consistent, Pro-Freedom, Pro-Constitution, Pro-Life, Candidate in the Race UPDATED

There is definitely a "new top tier," and the favorite of folks in the military,...

December 11, 2011

Because the Saints are “Hard Corps”

"For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity in Action at the Risk of Life, Above and Beyond...

December 10, 2011

“All That Remains” Report: Back From Nagasaki!

The photograph above is of Nyokodo, the small hut where Dr. Takashi Nagai and his...

December 08, 2011

Lines on Pride from Alexander Pope’s An Essay On Man

Often times cataclysmic events leave us at a loss. We have feelings and thoughts but...

December 08, 2011

What Happens When The Dignity Of Human Beings is Lost

You just thrown their dead bodies away. And then when you are discovered, and your...

December 07, 2011

The Sacraments Are Mountains Above the Plains

The little post I shared yesterday about the Sacraments was, in my opinion, just so...

December 07, 2011

Because the Sacraments Make the World Go ‘Round

I've been real busy these last few days with a bit of a family emergency....

December 06, 2011

Hilaire Belloc Was A Lame Politician? Huzzah!

Someone left a comment on a previous post that Hilaire Belloc was not only a...

December 05, 2011

Because St. Barbara is the Patron Saint of Artillery

Yes, yesterday was Sunday but you know what else it was? It was the Feast...

December 04, 2011

A Recording of Hilaire Belloc Singing His Poems

Or maybe he wrote them as songs in the first place? Have a listen and...

December 02, 2011

Because Natural Law is Catholic

I'm going to have to borrow a line from U2's Bono and say, "Am I...

December 01, 2011

Election Mania Trivia 2012: Catholic Employees’ Favorites

So I've been doing a little data mining over at the Federal Election Commission's website....

December 01, 2011

Election Mania 2012 Trivia: The Military’s Favorite?

Election mania trivia: which candidate received the most in contributions from members of the military?...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

Remember St. Paul’s Roman Citizenship? UPDATED

And how by virtue of that, he had certain rights and privileges thereunto pertaining? You...

November 28, 2011

Out Of Our Heads, Looking For the Garden

Much like the world did thousands of years ago, mankind cries out for a savior....

November 27, 2011

Because Barbarians Are Us

Perhaps you think that my saying we are barbarians is a little harsh. Maybe I'm...

November 25, 2011

For The Road Of Joy

What follows is an excerpt from Kenelm Henry Digby's Compitum: or, The Meeting of the...

November 24, 2011

A Prayer On This Thanksgiving Day-UPDATED

First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for...

November 23, 2011

Why I Can’t Find My Coffee Mug, Explained

Well, maybe. Walking through doorways robbed my memory, or so says Professor Radvansky in this...

November 22, 2011

The New Mass Translation? The Marines In WWII Had That.

Well, it's pretty close, from what I can tell. And it makes a handy little...

November 22, 2011

Joan of Arc, Joan Jett and More

I skipped Music for Mondays yesterday. So in this holiday shortened week I've got some...

November 21, 2011

Because Nice Girls Kill Vampires

Some folks wonder if we are Facebooking ourselves to death. I say no. The reason?...

November 21, 2011

Major Oak is Headed to Nagasaki Tomorrow!

Ian Higgins writes from the studio, As our Phase 2 campaign comes to an end...

November 21, 2011

The Ayn Rand Movie Recall Hilarity

This might be an Onion story but...this just in: 100,000 Atlas Shrugged DVD's Recalled for...

November 19, 2011

I’m The Worst Film Producer Ever UPDATED

It's true. Good thing being a film producer isn't my day job, or my friends...