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December 2011

December 08, 2011

Lines on Pride from Alexander Pope’s An Essay On Man

Often times cataclysmic events leave us at a loss. We have feelings and thoughts but...

December 08, 2011

What Happens When The Dignity Of Human Beings is Lost

You just thrown their dead bodies away. And then when you are discovered, and your...

December 07, 2011

Because St. Ambrose Could Write Such A Hymn

Today is the Feast day commemorating Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and one of the...

December 05, 2011

Because St. Barbara is the Patron Saint of Artillery

Yes, yesterday was Sunday but you know what else it was? It was the Feast...

December 04, 2011

A Recording of Hilaire Belloc Singing His Poems

Or maybe he wrote them as songs in the first place? Have a listen and...

December 02, 2011

Because Natural Law is Catholic

I'm going to have to borrow a line from U2's Bono and say, "Am I...

December 01, 2011

Election Mania Trivia 2012: Catholic Employees’ Favorites

So I've been doing a little data mining over at the Federal Election Commission's website....

November 2011

November 30, 2011

Remember St. Paul’s Roman Citizenship? UPDATED

And how by virtue of that, he had certain rights and privileges thereunto pertaining? You...

November 23, 2011

Why I Can’t Find My Coffee Mug, Explained

Well, maybe. Walking through doorways robbed my memory, or so says Professor Radvansky in this...

November 22, 2011

The New Mass Translation? The Marines In WWII Had That.

Well, it's pretty close, from what I can tell. And it makes a handy little...

November 21, 2011

Major Oak is Headed to Nagasaki Tomorrow!

Ian Higgins writes from the studio, As our Phase 2 campaign comes to an end...

November 21, 2011

The Ayn Rand Movie Recall Hilarity

This might be an Onion story but...this just in: 100,000 Atlas Shrugged DVD's Recalled for...

November 19, 2011

I’m The Worst Film Producer Ever UPDATED

It's true. Good thing being a film producer isn't my day job, or my friends...

November 18, 2011

Colbert on the Other 1%

Sorry, sportsfans, but I gave at the office (and at the Naval Hospital). I hear...

November 14, 2011

These Nuns Didn’t Occupy Wall Street…They Bought It

There are other ways to Occupy Wall Street, you know. As owners in the boardroom....

November 11, 2011

The Loneliness of the Military Historian

A poem by Margaret Atwood. Confess: it’s my profession that alarms you. This is why...

November 10, 2011

Happy Birthday Marines!

At Casa del Weathers, steak is on the menu tonight, like it will be in...

November 04, 2011

Harry S. Truman, Mammon, and Déjà Vu, All Over Again

My favorite Old Testament book is Ecclesiastes. The inspired writer goes by the name...

November 03, 2011

“Occupy Wall Street” Insider’s Perspective: Mammon Is Very Concerned

Yesterday, along with Stephen Colbert, I had a little fun with the Occupy Wall Street...

November 02, 2011

Che Guevara Occupies Wall Street!

Che what?! Whew! That's just Stephen Colbert, doing that thing he does so well. I...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

Quote of the Week

"It's just an exhilarating feeling, when you're like Lazarus and come back from the dead."...

October 25, 2011

For Shakespeare’s St. Crispin’s Day Speech

It's St. Crispin's Day! Which means it's time for my favorite speech penned by William...

October 18, 2011

Yes, I Know Jack.

Well, I don't actually know him, but I met him today. Who am I talking...

October 12, 2011

About This Blog (And Blogger) in 1000 Words or Less

I became a Catholic when I was confirmed at the Easter Vigil in the year...

October 07, 2011

For the Faith of Andrea Doria at Lepanto

—Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary When I was a kid, I really enjoyed...

October 06, 2011

To Pray for Rihanna and the Farmer

Rihanna showing too much skin? So says an Irish farmer. Around his neck of the...

October 06, 2011

A Brief U.S. History of Corporate Whining

Heh. Before you get your dander up, turn red in the face trying to scare...

October 04, 2011

For All the Saints: Francis of Assisi, Deacon

It's the feast of St. Francis of Assisi today, in case you didn't notice. True...

September 2011

September 26, 2011

Hey Gen-X: Be Rebels…Slow Down…Have Kids…Stick it to the Man

It's the Catholic thing to do. Or you can keep doing what you've been doing,...

September 17, 2011

A Modest Proposal: Treat Priests Like Officers, Not Like Corporate CEO’s

"Soldier, shut up and soldier!" That's one of my favorite lines from Robert Heinlein's novel...