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May 2013

May 07, 2013

We Live On An Unusual Planet In An Unusual Solar System. That’s Two “Unusuals.”

Yesterday, I was going on about the Sun. Today, Robert Krulwich, of NPR's science desk,...

May 06, 2013

What’s The Sun Got To Do With That Weird Weather We’ve Been Having?

I don't know, but it's completely out of our hands. Maddening, isn't it? Just add...

April 2013

April 18, 2013

If You Would Like to Support Eden Foods While They Sue the HHS, Here’s the Website for You!

Put together by grassroots supporters of the company "who believe in the justice of the...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

The Big Ball of Flame Up in the Sky Throws a Beautiful Fit

Here's another post by your Sun crazy blogger. There was a little black spot on...

March 22, 2013

In the Same-Sex Marriage Coverage, A Rare Example of Balanced Journalism

It's been pretty tough for supporters of traditional marriage to be able to get their...

March 07, 2013

Pia de Solenni Will Be On HuffPost Live Talking About “The Church Youth Want” UPDATED

The segment is scheduled for 11:00 AM Eastern time. You can view the discussion at...

February 2013

February 20, 2013

Making the Connection Between the Pill and Water Pollution

So what does a playwright, TV writer, and author know about water pollution and heightened...

February 10, 2013

What To Get That Special Man In Your Life For Valentines Day? I Can Guarantee He’ll Never Forget This…

As Pat Gohn shames us men into drafting epic love letters for our sweeties this...

January 2013

January 04, 2013

Scientific Proof that The Blessed Virgin Mary is “Blessed for All Generations” UPDATED

Joe Six-Pack here. You know, I've said it often in this space that Catholics can...

December 2012

December 11, 2012

God is a Crazy Farmer, And I Am His Plowman

My fields are vast, and yet small. My plot is so tiny, in fact, that...

November 2012

November 19, 2012

Best.Beer.Commercial.Ever.

Stella Artois with a passel of ice-skating priests. They send the novice on a beer...

November 17, 2012

The Sun Continues To Be Uncontrolled By Us, Throws Out Another Mass Ejection

We ought to write a law or something. Put some lobbyists to work on curbing...

October 2012

October 14, 2012

As the Organic Food Craze Runs Its Course…

Here's something that HHS will never warn women about. The irony of utilizing artificial...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Orgasm: The Alpha and the Omega of Our Politics? UPDATED

"Oh Frank, what's with that headline? You're really just too much. Calm yourself down man,...

September 15, 2012

The Real Culprit Behind the Attacks Across the Islamic World UPDATED

I've been thinking about the attacks to our embassies all across the Islamic world. Like...

August 2012

August 25, 2012

Thoughts As Summer Winds Down on a Saturday

My children headed back to school twelve days back. But it still feels a bit...

August 20, 2012

The Tragic Tale of State-Sponsored Eugenics, Made Personal UPDATED

Back on Friday, I shared some information on our nations history with you that wasn't...

August 12, 2012

Meet “Audrey” the Praying Mantis…

Last Fall, I shared a little post on a camouflaged praying mantis that liked my...

August 10, 2012

To Pray for the People of the Philippines

What with the post on Singapore yesterday, Southeast Asia is on my mind these days....

August 04, 2012

Curiosity’s 7 Minutes of Terror!!! (Because Catholics Can Dig Science)

It doesn't get much cooler than this... Those guys know how to make a great...

June 2012

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...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

When Galaxies Collide! Perhaps We Should Start Panicking Now?

We interrupt your normal fears and insecurities with a scary story that our best...

May 23, 2012

Because the Catholic Church is Flying Under the Gaydar, and Way Over It Too UPDATED

In fact, she transcends homosexuality in the same manner that she transcends everything, be it...

May 21, 2012

The Dozen Lawsuits Filed Today Garnered all of 15 Seconds on CBS News. We Shall Overcome.

Calvin and Hobbes are at it again, making great points in less than 10 seconds....

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...

April 2012

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...

March 2012

March 25, 2012

Because God Is A Crazy Farmer, Thankfully! UPDATED

I've been working in the yard around Casa del Weathers. One thing I've been doing...

March 19, 2012

A Painting For Spring By My Favorite Jesuit

Sure, it's a day early, but Spring was about three weeks early where I live...