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2017-01-24T17:14:09-05:00

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Andrea Doria, Lepanto, and the Power of the Rosary

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:14 pm By Frank Weathers

—Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary When I was a kid, I really enjoyed reading history. Usually, I wasn’t reading the history that I was supposed to be reading in the classroom. I really didn’t do that well in school until I served two hitches in the Marines and then decided to get out and go to college. Grade school and high school? Homework, schmomework! (more…) Read more

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2017-01-24T17:14:09-05:00

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It Is “Respect Life Sunday”

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:14 pm By Frank Weathers

Which kicks off Respect Life Month. In case your parish missed mentioning it, due to missunderstanding Pope Francis’s thoughts regarding discussing life issues, for example, let me allow Cardinal Seán O’Malley to explain what it is all about, and why the Catholic Church has been honoring it since 1972. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:14:10-05:00

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A Science Fiction Action Movie With A Heart, Go See “Gravity.”

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:14 pm By Frank Weathers

You, and your entire family, will be the richer for it. Empty nesters? Go see it. Newly weds? Go see it. Single, unattached, and happy with that? Go see it. Parents of a young family? It may be too intense for your young ones, but get a sitter and go see it. Better Catholic bloggers than I am are recommending it heartily. You should listen to them. (more…) Read more

2015-01-22T13:30:01-05:00

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And Now You Know Why The Italian Press Isn’t Exactly the Gold Standard of Journalism

Last updated on: January 22, 2015 at 1:30 pm By Frank Weathers

So when we learn the details of Scalfari’s interview, it’s like Simcha Fisher says, (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:14:10-05:00

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A Reminder On What The HHS Mandate Is All About

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:14 pm By Frank Weathers

From our colleagues in the fight at Summit Ministries, a brief recap on what’s at stake. While our dysfunctional government takes a time out, take a look. The HHS Mandate Establishes a State Religion: Secularism When the regulation was originally introduced as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), known popularly as Obamacare, the goal of the administration and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was to force all employers to provide abortifacient drugs — chemicals that... Read more

2017-01-24T17:14:11-05:00

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In Search of Pageviews, HUFFPOST Manufactures Clash Between Pope Francis and Pope Benedict?

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:14 pm By Frank Weathers

That’s what it looks like to me. They’ve done stuff like this to boost pageviews before, you know. And what, pray tell, is the cause of the supposed rancor? (more…) Read more

2015-06-07T22:39:06-05:00

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If A Doctor of the Church Says It, Then Why Can’t Pope Francis? UPDATED

Last updated on: June 7, 2015 at 10:39 pm By Frank Weathers

Early on, in the midst of the preparations for the Conclave, while we all wondered who would emerge as our next pope, I made the following statement: “I’m like the grizzled noncom who doesn’t really care who the Commandant of the Marine Corps is, as long as he’s more of a Marine than I am, and you salute him properly.” By that I meant that all I was concerned about regarding the forthcoming Pope was that (more…) Read more

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2017-01-24T17:14:12-05:00

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This Is My Friend (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:14 pm By Frank Weathers

This Is My Friend (from an old manuscript) Let me tell you how I made His acquaintance. I had heard much of Him, but took no heed. He sent daily gifts and presents, but I never thanked Him. He often seemed to want my friendship, but I remained cold. (more…) Read more

2015-02-04T11:35:14-05:00

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

Last updated on: February 4, 2015 at 11:35 am By Frank Weathers

—Feast of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus Today we celebrate the feast of a Doctor of the Church, the little nun who could, the Little Flower, Thérèse of Lisieux. Responsible for countless conversions to the Faith, she bowled over Thomas Merton, made a big impression on me, and sank, for all intents and purposes, John C.H. Wu’s battleship, with a direct hit amidships. Her little way of love reminds me of what Pope Francis has been saying lately. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:14:13-05:00

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

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:14 pm By Frank Weathers

And you thought it was incredible already? You’re right, but there is more. Much more. (more…) Read more

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