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January 2015

January 06, 2015

Because Thomas Merton Gave Lectures Like This On Love

Of the theological virtues Faith, Hope, and Love, St. Paul writes that the greatest of...

January 03, 2015

Because “And You Shall Name Him יהושע”

Remember chanting the antiphon "O Adonai" a few weeks ago? We translate Adonai as LORD, which...

December 2014

December 27, 2014

For Mind Blowing, Thoughts, on the Incarnation by Bl. John Duns Scotus

What follows is a republished version of a post I ran on Christmas day in...

December 27, 2014

For Evelyn Waugh’s Prayer of a Convert

Psst...I finished reading Evelyn Waugh's novel Helena . I think it is fantastic and I...

December 20, 2014

Peter Frampton Asks A Question: “Do You Feel Like I Do About Internet Angermongers?”

From his Facebook page, Such a drag that there's so much hate posted everywhere...

December 19, 2014

I Don’t Always Agree With George Clooney, But When I Do…UPDATED

It's when he says we shouldn't be bowing down to sovereign terrorists from North Korea....

December 16, 2014

The Right Way To Interrogate Enemy Prisoners Of War, Courtesy Of A Marine Who Was A Missionary UPDATED

This is the last time I'll be posting about this subject. Yesterday I shared a...

December 15, 2014

Thoughts On Torture Occasioned By Mass At The Garden Of Gethsemane UPDATED

My wife and I have arrived home safe and sound from our pilgrimage trip to...

December 10, 2014

What I Saw In Bethlehem Yesterday (A Photo Essay)

I'll be honest with you and tell you that yesterday was a very emotional day....

December 08, 2014

Warning: Don’t Travel To The Holy Land, For Thou Shalt Surely Die

Before getting into the meat of this short dispatch that I am typing from Jerusalem,...

December 05, 2014

A Minor Miracle In Nazareth (Or, How To Wear Shorts In The Holy Places And Live To Tell About It)

You know what is the matter with me when the weather is beautiful and it...

December 04, 2014

Dispatches From A Holy Land Pilgrimage…

Let us go to the place where His feet have stood (Psalm 132:7). That short...

December 01, 2014

For Prayers Such As These For Advent

Before I became a Catholic, I had no idea what Advent meant. It was just...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

Pope Francis Says “Don’t Treat The Church Like A Business.” This Means It Has To Be Run Better Than A Business

Whoa, Frank. Are you putting words in Pope Francis's mouth? No, dear reader. I'm...

November 26, 2014

The Thanksgiving Holiday Isn’t Catholic, But It’s Looking Like William Shakespeare Was

So be thankful for that! Guess what else? There is a Jesuit angle that may...

November 25, 2014

Oftentimes, The Best Blog Post Is The One With The Fewest Words…

Grasshopper recommends Counsels of Light and Love of St. John of the Cross for more...

November 24, 2014

Latest News From The Church Of God Without God…UPDATED

Actually, depending how you look at it, this news is either four years old, or...

November 17, 2014

The Shelby GT 350 Returns…UPDATED

It's baaack. And it's badder than ever. Roll clip, Remember, folks, that the Mustang...

November 17, 2014

Mark Your Calendars, “The Librarians” Are Coming To The Small Screen

Book lovers, archivists, and Information Science lovers...UNITE! Roll clip, Books! Dragons! Books! Swords! Books!...

November 14, 2014

The Worst Performing Tire I’ve Ever Driven In The Wet? It’s This One…UPDATED

Long time readers know that I'm a bit of a gearhead. I like cars,...

November 13, 2014

10 Spots Open On A Pilgrimage Trip To The Holy Land…

If you would like to go, and you are free the first two weeks...

November 11, 2014

A Few Thoughts On Veteran’s Day

It's the feast of St. Martin of Tours, and since he was a soldier...

November 06, 2014

The 6th Circuit Court’s Wise Decision On Same-Sex Marriage

Just the other day I was joking on Facebook that I welcome our new judicial...

November 05, 2014

Still Happy About What You Accomplished At The Polls? The Judiciary Is Amused…

Relish your victories well, fellow citizen. Savor them. Bubble over with enthusiasm for...

November 04, 2014

Jesus, On Feeding The Homeless

On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of...

November 01, 2014

How Your Blogger Spent Halloween…

Handing out candy, of course. And when the kiddies weren't knocking on the door, I...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

The Kind Of Post TIME Magazine Never Picks Up, AKA, Hell Is Real!

The other day TIME Magazine picked up a Patheos post from a different channel in...

October 20, 2014

Cardinal Kasper Kind Of, Sort Of, Apologizes (Maybe)…

“If one of my remarks about Africans was perceived as demeaning or insulting, then I...

October 17, 2014

“And When Cardinal Kasper Lied At The Synod, I Stopped Listening To Him At All.”

That's a direct quote from me, Joe Six-Pack, USMC. If you don't know what I'm...

October 09, 2014

Pope Francis Demonstrates The Proper Way To Return A Salute

There is so much that heads of state can learn from this Head of State.