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May 2014

May 12, 2014

Attention To Orders! Prayer And Fasting Tonight To Thwart The Black Mass Being Held At Harvard

Catholic Advocate sends, An official group at Harvard will hold a Satanic “Black Mass” tonight...

May 08, 2014

Since When Did Satan Become Such A Square?

That's the thought that occurred to me when I was reading the Satanic Temple's mission...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

“The Bridegroom of the Church is affixed to the Cross with nails.” (A Hymn for Holy Friday)

This is the 15th Antiphon of Holy Friday that is sung in the Orthodox Church,...

April 14, 2014

I Reckon My Pastor Thought I Needed Cleansing Before Easter

Because my eldest son, and I, took the holy water carrying effects of this baby...

April 09, 2014

To Follow The Way Of The Cross, From Death Into Life

There's a reason that folks get angry when they learn that the reality of the...

April 04, 2014

Good News On Michael Schumacher…UPDATED

Via AP, GRENOBLE, France (AP) — Michael Schumacher is now showing "moments of consciousness and...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

The Road To The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like This Road In The Himalayas…

I saw this video yesterday on Facebook, watched it, and got queasy. Then, I realized...

March 24, 2014

9 Things You Need To Know About Hobby Lobby’s Supreme Court Case…

Which we should be hearing about sometime tomorrow, when the oral arguments are delivered. Infographic...

March 17, 2014

Hilaire Belloc on St. Patrick

What follows is from Hilaire Belloc's collection of essays, First and Last (<<= free on Kindle). Not...

March 16, 2014

Is Bill Gates Tip-toeing His Way Towards Catholicism? Is Westboro Baptist’s Fred Phelps?

I don't know the answer to either question, actually. Only they, and God, know. I...

March 10, 2014

For Simple, Powerful, Prayers Like This One

Often times, we outsmart ourselves. Over-think things, over-analyze, study, weigh carefully before we decide to...

March 08, 2014

I Have No Idea Where Pope Francis Gets These Ideas About Lent

Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what...

March 06, 2014

Five Songs to Usher In Lent (2014 Edition)

It has been a roller coaster of a week. Russia invited themselves into Ukraine, Pope...

March 04, 2014

Because St. Francis of Assisi Spent Lent Like This Once

In the past, I've shared some stories on Christian saints who survived for long...

March 04, 2014

Help The Eastern Rite Nuns In Ukraine. Here’s How. UPDATED

Unless you're living under a rock, you know about the crisis that has erupted in...

March 02, 2014

The A-1, Best Thing, You Can Do For The People In Ukraine…UPDATED

Pray for them. Pray for peace, justice, a cessation of bloodshed, and that the conflagration...

February 2014

February 16, 2014

My Favorite Psalm

King David and Joe Six-Pack have something in common. A number of things, actually. He...

February 10, 2014

For Wisdom Folks Miss Because They Think Reading The Bible Is Lame

Wait. Who said reading the Bible is lame? Well, I can't really say for sure....

February 06, 2014

The Pope’s Harley Davidson Super Glide Fetches $327K At Auction

The proceeds will benefit a shelter and soup kitchen in Rome that is run by...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Blogging And The Art Of Mustang Maintenance (Or, My “Saint Joseph’s Retreat” Explained)

The first thing you need to know is that I just made up the idea...

January 15, 2014

Secretary John Kerry Gets An Earful From The Vatican SecState Regarding The HHS Mandate

The big headline was all about Pope Francis's strong words regarding the horror of abortion....

January 07, 2014

Archbishop Kurtz: “We know that the Constitution and the law protect us from heavy-handed government demands that we violate our consciences…”

Though the present Administration doesn't see things this way. This thought was from an editorial...

January 05, 2014

Archbishop Lori To Congress: Let Our People Go

Archbishop William Lori took to the pages of The Baltimore Sun yesterday in an effort...

January 01, 2014

To Pray For Michael Schumacher’s Recovery UPDATE

UPDATE It's been 91 days since Michael Schumacher's skiing accident. Put into an induced coma...

December 2013

December 28, 2013

For Poems Like This For Childermas

-Feast of the Holy Innocents Have you ever heard of Emily Hickey? Me either, at...

December 27, 2013

The HHS Mandate Loses Again

This time to a couple of private, religious universities in the state of Texas, and...

December 26, 2013

Because You Never Know When Andrea Boccelli Will Show Up And Sing At Mass

“For Christmas, I want absolutely to have a mass, and for this occasion, if they...

December 15, 2013

Peter O’Toole, Requiescat In Pace

Say a prayer for the soul of a great (lapsed?) Catholic actor who had the...

December 10, 2013

For Blessed John Duns Scotus’s Thoughts On The Immaculate Conception

Last Christmas, I shared what I called mind blowing thoughts of Blessed Duns Scotus on...

December 09, 2013

Wall Street Journal Columnist Backs The “Advent Conspiracy”

The writer's name is Brett Arends, and this year, thanks to Black Friday moving right...