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February 2012

February 12, 2012

Because My Pope Speaks Truths Like This

Just recently, back on January 19, 2012 during his address to the bishops of Washington...

February 11, 2012

A Song Dedication to All the Bishops, and Those Standing Up for Religious Freedom

Sorry guys, but after reading the USCCB's response to the ridiculous proposal by Seizure to...

February 10, 2012

Meanwhile, In Mr. Obama’s Old Stomping Grounds, John Kass writes…

in the Op-Ed pages of the Chicago Tribune, The way President Barack Obama has started...

February 09, 2012

Our Evangelical Brethren Sound the Call to Meet Us At Helm’s Deep! UPDATED

Over on Christianity Today, that is the message that Timothy George and Chuck Colson...

February 09, 2012

The Nuns From Nashville are Awesome!

We should all go and hug them, immediately, if not sooner. Have you seen their...

February 08, 2012

Steven Greydanus reminds us to never…

trust Lucy with the football. No, Obama is NOT looking to compromise or backdown.

February 08, 2012

NARAL’s Petition is still chasing us…UPDATED

It's kind of like this, folks. "Never tell me the odds!" Sign and share the...

February 08, 2012

The Blog “Whosoever Desires” asks the Question, “Why War?”

The answer is quite simple, really. Wars happen because the ones who start them think...

February 07, 2012

The President Remarks About Our Petition…Bravo Zulu

"I can't believe Frank Weathers brought that petition into my den, and then shot it...

February 05, 2012

The Neat Thing That Happens When Folks Get Excited…

about something that is larger than themselves is, they get really, selflessly, creative. For example,...

February 05, 2012

Here Come the Orthodox Christians! (Rescind the HHS Mandate)

Remember what the Anchoress said about thanking the Obama Administration for clarity its actions have...

February 02, 2012

Do What Father Zuhlsdorf Commands…

Like a good Jedi. The Empire has conspired to turn the moon into a Deathstar,...

February 01, 2012

A Word From Your Captain: The USCCB Has Noticed The Petition

Via radio transmission from the U.S.S. Freedom of Conscience, Joe Six-Pack, USMC, Commanding Howdy folks....

January 2012

January 31, 2012

White House Petition Update: Houston…We Need a Faster Ship UPDATED

See that awesome rocket plane above? Twenty-two short hours ago, that was our new ticket...

January 31, 2012

The Crescat Says the “H” Word, Regarding the HHS Mandate

I mean seriously folks. Why the hell should we care about the HHS mandate? I'll...

January 31, 2012

The HHS Mandate Petition Catches Air, and User Tips UPDATED

What started out as a little fledgling, struggling to get airborne, has morphed into a...

January 30, 2012

It’s Not the Contraceptives, Stupid

If you think so, that is just a load of egregious twaddle. Speaking of which,...

January 28, 2012

A Petition For All Freedom Loving People to Sign UPDATED

Notice: This petition reached the goal and was responded to by the Administration. Evidently,...

January 25, 2012

Best. 2012. March for Life. Video. Ever.

Courtesy of the "the Kid," Marc Barnes. Let's make it go viral, ya'll. Only 6...

January 24, 2012

To Become Technically and Tactically Proficient

One of the characteristics of the Catholic Church that appealed to me right away was...

January 23, 2012

Sign the Petition for the “Life At Conception Act” UPDATED

"Crazy" must run in the Paul family or something. Or is that "keraaayyyzy?" Either way,...

January 22, 2012

Señor Santo Niño Comes To My Neck of the Woods

In the photograph above, you see the original Señor Santo Niño statue that Ferdinand Magellan...

January 17, 2012

Because of the Twilight Zone Episode that My Country Has Become UPDATED

How's that for an answer to "Why I Am Catholic," dear reader? Here, I'll say...

January 14, 2012

My Chinese Catholic Friends Are Spiritual…and Religious

Recently, I finished reading John C.H. Wu's Beyond East and West. It is a great...

January 11, 2012

Justin Bieber: “I Don’t Think I’m Religious. I Am Spiritual” UPDATED

On the heels of the faith affirming appearance of Mark Walhlberg on yesterday's CBS This...

January 06, 2012

Happy Birthday to St. Joan of Arc

600 hundred years ago, the Maid of Orleans was born. True, her Feast Day is...

January 03, 2012

The Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus

Before I was a Catholic, I didn't put much stock in the name of Jesus....

December 2011

December 25, 2011

The Quote of the Week and Operation “Noel”

This, in a nutshell, is why I became a Marine. “It’s a reminder of why...

December 22, 2011

To Cultivate the Desert in this Jungle of Words

Words can be tricky things. Words spoken. Words written. Words thought of. Words acted upon....

December 21, 2011

Because Christ and His Church Are the Light of the World

No longer does the Church exercise temporal powers over domains. The Papal States are back...