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September 2013

September 16, 2013

My Family And I Spent The Weekend With Jesus, And 5,000 of His Friends…

The occasion was the first Eucharistic Congress ever held in the Diocese of Knoxville. Why...

September 12, 2013

Jon Stewart On The Origins of the Diplomatic Solution to the Syrian Crisis

Language alert, but worth it. Especially Stewart's masterful delivery of a "syllabus of errors" leveled...

September 11, 2013

Al-Qaeda Learns How To Lobby Congress? UPDATED

Just put together an American 501(c)(3), nonprofit corporation, call it the Syrian Emergency Task Force, and get...

September 09, 2013

PSA: Charlie Rose Interviews Syrian President Assad on PBS Tonight, 9PM Eastern

I don't normally tune in to Charlie Rose on PBS, but seeings how tonight's guest...

September 06, 2013

Democratic Congressman Becomes Bump In The Road In Administration’s Mad Rush To War

And I'm hoping and praying that the bump becomes a hump the size of Mount...

September 05, 2013

Pope Francis to Vladimir Putin and the G20: In Syria, Seek Peaceful Solution, Not Military Action

Once again, Pope Francis appeals for a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Syria. Specifically,...

September 04, 2013

Cardinal Dolan to President Obama: On Syria, Send Humanitarian Aid, Not More Bloodshed

Fresh off his appearance on the Colbert Report, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, cosigned a letter addressed...

September 03, 2013

In Case You Wondered About My Thoughts On Action Against Syria…

Feel free to join me.

September 01, 2013

Trappist Nuns in Syria to President Obama: Send Us Your Prayers, Not Your Missiles UPDATED

We heard from Pope Francis earlier today, but how about testimony from folks who are...

September 01, 2013

Pope Francis Calls the Faithful to Pray and Fast for Peace in Syria, the Middle East, and the World

It will happen this Saturday, September 7th, on the vigil of the birth of Mary....

August 2013

August 28, 2013

What’s On My Mind? Helping Out Syrian Refugees.

Doing so may be the only positive thing I can do these days, as the...

August 25, 2013

“There is a wide difference between Christians and the men of this world.”

That's the title of the fourth homily of Macarius. I thought of his homilies after...

August 22, 2013

I Warned You About Never Knowing When Pope Francis Might Give You A Call…

But everyone ignores me. So a young man in Italy gets the surprise of his...

August 21, 2013

The Virgin Mary Church Building in Delga, Egypt Is No More

Not even being named for the most revered woman in the Koran could spare the...

August 19, 2013

Pope Francis Wants Us To Pray For Egypt. Idea: Send Money Too!

First, a prayer from Pope Francis to Mary, Queen of Peace. Second, a message from...

August 17, 2013

Like the Coptic Church Does, The United States Should Be Supporting the Egyptian Provisional Government UPDATED

The Coptic Christian Church in Egypt has put out the following statement, “The Egyptian Coptic...

August 12, 2013

Meet Father Dowling, Accident Scene “Mystery” Priest

Catholic News Service has the scoop, Jefferson City, Mo., Aug 12, 2013 / 02:12 pm...

August 09, 2013

For Novels Like Shusaku Endo’s, “The Samurai” UPDATED

First things first, I've never read Silence by Shusaku Endo. I can at least say...

August 04, 2013

WYD Flashback With Matt Maher, And His Story On How The Song Came To Be Written…

It's been a week since World Youth Day wrapped up and everyone checked out of...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

“That our own government is knowingly displaying such a lack of tolerance for faithful Christians is outrageous”

So says attorney Erin Mersino. I agree. I'd also agree if our government displayed a...

July 25, 2013

Because What You Expect Holiness To Be Is Often Wrong…

Have you ever noticed how when you haven't experienced something before, be it a person,...

July 05, 2013

Diocese of Pittsburgh Sues HHS Over Question of Influence of Lobbyists UPDATED

Remember back when the scandals were erupting from the grounds surrounding the IRS, the spying...

July 02, 2013

To Pray For the People of Egypt And For Peace in the Middle East

I've been feeling a bit like Obi Wan Kenobi did after Alderaan was destroyed. Too...

June 2013

June 29, 2013

Because I’m a Contrarian

A while back, I mentioned that I am a contrarian. That fact, explained here in...

June 22, 2013

The Martyrdom of Sir Thomas More (For All The Saints) UPDATED

Not all Christians are hypocrites all the time. The proof of that statement resides...

June 20, 2013

Archbishop Chaput: “If laypeople don’t love their Catholic faith enough…nothing the bishops do will finally matter.”

Absolutely right. To think otherwise is foolish. It would be the same as thinking that...

June 19, 2013

Stephanie Slade Connects The Dots on the HHS Mandate…

What follows is from her opinion piece in U.S. News & World Report. She explains...

June 17, 2013

Father’s Day Horror Becomes A Father’s Day Miracle…

If you were shocked and saddened at the news of a shooting that took place...

June 13, 2013

To Forgive My Father…

-Feast of St. Anthony of Padua Being a child of divorce, I'm not used to...

June 08, 2013

Do We Have the Will To Remove The Infrastructure of Tyranny We Have Erected?

I'm not going to waste a lot of your time recapping what you are already...