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November 2013

November 01, 2013

Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Texas Abortion Restrictions

I'm of the mind that this is good news. Cecile Richards, on the other hand,...

October 2013

October 29, 2013

Happy Birthday, Internet! (October 29, 1969)

My alma mater played a key role in building the road that brought this post...

October 28, 2013

In The News: Alabama Joins EWTN In Suit Against The HHS Mandate, and Benghazi-Gate Gets New Life…

As the HHS takes it on the chin for the failures in allowing folks to...

October 26, 2013

Sanity Check: Is Gendercide De Facto Law in Great Britain?

It would seem so. By gendercide, I mean sex-selection abortion, as generally the feminine sex...

October 23, 2013

Crashing the Obamacare Servers Is Easy As Pie. Here’s Why…

Load testing? We don't need no stinking "load testing!" Tom McDonald has the skinny. Prepare...

October 22, 2013

So You Want To Cause A Ruckus, And Pray For “Marriage Equality” In The Cathedral? Bishop Paprocki Has A Message For You…

Think again. And if you're a Catholic who happens to belong to the Rainbow Sash...

October 19, 2013

Because You Never Know When Pope Francis Might Send You An E-Mail

First it was phone calls, then it was letters and interviews. And now il Papa...

October 18, 2013

Pope Francis Speaking To Us…In English!

Huzzah! Post by News.va English. Transcript: My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus...

October 17, 2013

Pope Francis Identifies The Elephant In The Room: Confusing Ideology With The Faith

A month or so ago, I noted that Pope Francis and I agree about politics....

October 16, 2013

Let’s Hear It For The Little Guy! The Monks Can Make, And Sell, Caskets Freely

I remember learning of this fight a few years back. Would you believe the funeral...

October 13, 2013

Take A Moment To Read This Bill Watterson Inspired Comic Strip

The words are Bill Watterson's (creator of the awesome Calvin & Hobbes series) and the...

October 13, 2013

A Site You Need To Bookmark To Keep Track Of The IRS Scandal

You can find it at Professor Paul L. Caron's TaxProf Blog. Based out of Pepperdine...

October 12, 2013

What Can You Personally Do About The Priest Sex Abuse Scandal? UPDATED

This message is for most of us who aren't directly involved in any of the...

October 11, 2013

Your Marriage Quote of the Year

This works both ways, I hope. When a guy is happily married, no matter...

October 10, 2013

The Battle of Helm’s Deep…LEGO Edition!

Who knows? After this post, I might get my geek card back. Because life is...

October 06, 2013

It Is “Respect Life Sunday”

Which kicks off Respect Life Month. In case your parish missed mentioning it, due to...

October 04, 2013

A Reminder On What The HHS Mandate Is All About

From our colleagues in the fight at Summit Ministries, a brief recap on what's at stake....

October 01, 2013

Thérèse of Lisieux: the Mind of Lao Tzu, with the Heart of Confucius

—Feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus Today we celebrate the feast of a...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

What the Basílica de la Sagrada Família Will Look Like When Finished…

And you thought it was incredible already? You're right, but there is more. Much more....

September 28, 2013

Unpacking Pope Francis’s Interview (Part III, the Conclusion)

Thus the Holy Spirit can use the humblest to enlighten the learned and those in...

September 27, 2013

Unpacking Pope Francis’s Interview (Part II) UPDATED

I'm back to unpacking Pope Francis's interview, though the world seems to have moved on....

September 25, 2013

Joe Six-Pack Unpacks Pope Francis’s Interview (Part I) UPDATED

“I do not know what might be the most fitting description....I am a sinner. This...

September 23, 2013

Just Because The Church Is A Mother, Doesn’t Mean You Won’t Get Punished

Fresh off Pope Francis's remarks about the Church being a Mother, priests being like shepherdesses,...

September 20, 2013

NARAL Mistakes “Go Directly to Jail” Card for the “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card UPDATED

Pope Francis, see, had a little something to say to OB/GYN's today. It's probably a...

September 20, 2013

The Obama Administration Appeals Hobby Lobby Case to the Supreme Court

Coming soon to a docket at the SCOTUS? We'll know in a few weeks. The...

September 19, 2013

Your “Must Read” of the Day: The Pope Francis Interview in America Magazine UPDATED

It's big. It's bold. And it's the first time America has ever interviewed a pope....

September 17, 2013

Shocking! Pope Francis and I Agree on Politics

Did you see Pope Francis's homily yesterday? Therein he said, “A good Catholic meddles in...

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

HHS Mandate News That Makes Me Go, “Hmmmmm”

There was a time when a news story like this would invigorate me. Via the...

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...