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2015-04-28T08:20:01-05:00

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Because Catholics Say Stuff Like This…And Mean It

Last updated on: April 28, 2015 at 8:20 am By Frank Weathers

You know, like soon after their city has been devastated by a nuclear bomb. Catholics, being fallen human beings, say other stuff that is less encouraging too. But thoughts like the ones above are timeless, beautiful, and true. I have faith that I will meet Takashi Nagai in person one day. Which reminds me! My friends Ian and Dominic Higgins are busting their buns trying to squeeze the film version of Nagai’s life into the can before the next anniversary... Read more

2017-01-24T17:55:24-05:00

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Brad Miner Saw “For Greater Glory” This Weekend, and A Book Recommendation Too UPDATED

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm By Frank Weathers

His review confirms my decision (it’s just one man’s opinion, take it or leave it) to not go see the film at theater prices, even though I honor the sacrifices of those who fought, died, or were martyrd during the dark days of La Cristiada. Here’s the meat and potatoes of his review, (more…) Read more

The Power and the Glory

2017-01-24T17:55:25-05:00

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Why I Won’t Be Seeing “For Greater Glory” UPDATED

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm By Frank Weathers

Pick up stones and hurl them at me if you want to, but I won’t be dragging the family to the theaters this weekend to watch For Greater Glory. Nope, not even at matinee prices. I’ll just wait for it to show up on Netflix, if I bother to watch it at all. Yeah, yeah, I know what it’s about. I know it’s about fighting for religious liberty, in Mexico, the Cristero War, etc., etc., with bullets and bloodshed and... Read more

2017-01-24T17:55:26-05:00

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When Galaxies Collide! Perhaps We Should Start Panicking Now?

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm By Frank Weathers

We interrupt your normal fears and insecurities with a scary story that our best scientists have concluded will take place shortly. That is, if you consider 4-ish billion years from now as “short.” Truth be told, if it’s going to happen, it has already happened, in God’s time. Anyway, it’s a really neat looking composite artists rendition of the future “Andromeda Way” Galaxy Corp. Don’t worry, as it will truly be a merger of equals. More like a marriage... Read more

2015-06-07T22:39:15-05:00

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Thoughts on the Role of the Laity on this Feast of St. Joan of Arc UPDATED

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

And so we leave Eastertide behind. Before we move on into “Ordinary Time”, recall the events of Holy Week with me. During that week, way back in the year 33 AD, the forces of human justice, lobbied aggressively by the interested parties of the Pharisees and Sadducees, convinced the Roman procurator, Pontius Pilate, to sentence Jesus to death on a cross. And though the whole mess was a tragic setup, it was all done officially and legally. I can think... Read more

National Catholic Register

2017-01-24T17:55:27-05:00

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For A Few Thoughts On Memorial Day UPDATED

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm By Frank Weathers

Two years back, I wrote a Memorial Day post titled To Remember the Fallen. I shared a personal story with you about a few of my brother Marines and asked you to share your prayers with us for those you wanted to remember as well. Posts like that are hard to write, and I did not relish a repeat performance come the following year, nor for this year as well. Last year, see, I put it off and decided... Read more

2017-01-24T17:55:28-05:00

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Proof that the Robinson Family of “Lost in Space” Were Catholics

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm By Frank Weathers

That’s simple. They always saved Dr. Smith, no matter what he did. Here’s some trivia for you. The series ran for 3 years between 1967 – 1969, pulled down higher viewer ratings than Star Trek ever did, and out of 84 episodes, it’s quite possible that Jonathan Harris uttered the word “creature” in every single one of them. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:55:30-05:00

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Can Mary Ann Glendon Change the President’s Mind on the HHS Mandate?

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm By Frank Weathers

Last Tuesday, I shared Mary Ann Glendon’s piece in the Wall Street Journal explaining why we are suing the U.S. Government. Today, Kathy Schiffer learns that Glendon has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). She wonders if Glendon might be able to help the Administration realize how ridiculous they look trying to protect religious liberty overseas while they trample on it at home. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:55:31-05:00

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Groucho Marx on Politics…

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm By Frank Weathers

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2017-01-24T17:55:31-05:00

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Lifting the Veil on the HHS Mandate And a Query to the Administration UPDATED

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:55 pm By Frank Weathers

Joanne McPortland does all of the heavy lifting for us. All we have to do is put our thinking caps on, and consider the source of the whole twisted enterprise known as the HHS Mandate. Joanne lays it all out clearly and succinctly, and you will want to read it all. Here’s a taste, though, to get you started. (more…) Read more

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