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January 2013

January 15, 2013

Jim Caviezel on our Christian Vocation…

January 12, 2013

Human Trafficking is Not Just a Third World Problem

Just ask the folks from Convenant House. They've put together a campaign called Abolish Child...

January 12, 2013

Mark Your Calendars, the “March for Life” is January 25th

The March for Life turns 40 this year, as does the Roe vs. Wade decision....

January 10, 2013

Being Conan the Barbarian vs. Being Civil (The Lost Art of Persuasion) UPDATED

I've been not publishing a number of comments these past few days, as they violate...

January 09, 2013

Cardinal Dolan’s Own “State of the State” Letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York

He sent it under the letterhead of the New York State Catholic Conference. The occasion?...

January 09, 2013

What Does California Have In Common With Singapore?

A low birth-rate problem. Miriam Jordan writes about it in the Wall Street Journal. Declining...

January 08, 2013

To Season Well, Be Just Enough Yeast, And Not Blind Others (Living the Faith)

The other day, someone wrote me that the most dangerous idea they could imagine is...

January 05, 2013

Last Time I Checked the Hobby Lobby White House Petition…

It looked like this. A 23:45 EST, the numbers show that 4,199 souls have signed...

January 03, 2013

While The President is On Vacation, Sign This Petition at the White House

A few minutes ago, a citizen named Nick left a comment with a link to...

January 03, 2013

Mike Huckabee on Hobby Lobby: “We will stand with them in their resistance.”

Perhaps the doomed, quixotic, movement to confront tyranny, and help Hobby Lobby this coming Saturday, isn't so...

January 01, 2013

Another New Years Eve Setback for the HHS Mandate: Sharp Industries Wins Relief

It's time for some more bubbly. Were the courts in session yesterday, or what? Though...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

The HHS Mandate Takes It on the Chin Again With Ruling For The Founder of Domino’s Pizza UPDATED

Perhaps the Administration will scuttle this ridiculous rule out of embarrassment alone. I mean, the phony...

December 30, 2012

More Good HHS Mandate News: Appeals Court Blocks Contraception Mandate in Illinois Case UPDATED

Another day, another setback for the HHS Mandate. The Christian Post has the scoop, Days...

December 30, 2012

Support Hobby Lobby. Here’s How. UPDATED

There's nothing better than waking up on a Sunday, eating a breakfast of pancakes and...

December 29, 2012

Because Saints Tell Temporal Kings “No!” When They Err

Another day, another magnificent saint for us to model our behavior after. This is one...

December 27, 2012

For All the Saints: John, Apostle and Evangelist UPDATED

Today is the feast day of St. John, the "disciple whom Jesus loved." Jesus called...

December 19, 2012

Christmas Comes Early For Religious Colleges Fighting HHS Mandate

While crickets are chirping from purveyors of important news, here's the scoop on another victory...

December 16, 2012

A Mother Asks, Will We Have the Courage to Discuss Mental Illness Too? UPDATED

It's Sunday morning in the aftermath of another national gun-related tragedy. We collectively lift up...

December 13, 2012

A Great Example of the New Evangelization…from Canada?!

Beware the conventional wisdom. I mean, everyone knows that the Catholic Church is dead in...

December 12, 2012

Cardinal Dolan Notes Media Silence on Recent Court Decision

Though regular readers here, on New Advent, and at Stand With the US Bishops Against...

December 11, 2012

Before We See “il Papa’s” First Tweet…

here's a tweet-sized shot of vitamin B-XVI, circa 2010. Maybe it's a taste of tweetable...

December 10, 2012

Because of Thomas Merton, OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968)

This is part VII of my conversion story, tagged as 2BFrank in the Tag Cloud....

December 08, 2012

For the Incorruptible, Bilocating, Blue Nuns’ Vision of the Immaculate Conception UPDATED

—Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary I'm always the last one to...

December 07, 2012

As We Commemorate the Beginning of the Last Just War…

Feast of St. Ambrose I am reminded of the things the digital age will completely...

December 05, 2012

Judge Cogan Allows NY Archdiocese Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate to Continue UPDATED

Back in May, the Archdiocese of New York filed suit against the Department of Health...

December 04, 2012

Capital vs. Labor and the Ruling Class vs. the Rest of Us = the Same Thing

Folks are starting to take notice of this development. Catholic social teaching has always noticed...

December 01, 2012

“All That Remains” Praise Report

Just a brief note to say Thank You to everyone who gave to the latest (and...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Because of Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) UPDATED

This was written three years ago by my (then) blogging partner, Webster Bull. Given all...

November 26, 2012

It’s Cyber Monday, So Put Your Hard Earned Money Here

A few days back, I asked readers to contribute five whole dollars (each) to help...

November 25, 2012

Because Christ is the King, Not Mammon

Because Christ is God and frankly, Mammon is a chump. The Mammster is nowhere even...