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May 2013

May 07, 2013

We Live On An Unusual Planet In An Unusual Solar System. That’s Two “Unusuals.”

Yesterday, I was going on about the Sun. Today, Robert Krulwich, of NPR's science desk,...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Why I Am Catholic? Because There Is So Much I Don’t Know, But the Church Does…

For instance, on Good Friday, there is beautiful work of art called the Remonstrances that...

March 26, 2013

The Big Ball of Flame Up in the Sky Throws a Beautiful Fit

Here's another post by your Sun crazy blogger. There was a little black spot on...

March 23, 2013

Papal History Being Made, Right Here, Right Now UPDATED

Today Pope Francis and the Pope Emeritus met at Castel Gandolfo. In terms of historically...

March 22, 2013

You Never Know When the Pope Will Show Up and Say Mass…UPDATED

..if you are anywhere near Saint Martha's House (Domus Sanctæ Marthæ), that is. This is...

February 2013

February 17, 2013

“The Temptation by the Devil” by Gustave Doré

In today's gospel reading, our Lord reminds us that no one is free from temptation....

December 2012

December 26, 2012

Christmas Delights, Thanks to the Catechism and Romanus the Melodist

Back in October, I signed up to read the Catechism in a year. I thought...

December 24, 2012

In a Cave Underground…

a King was born. And on December 25. Sing it Neil, H/T Sean P. Dailey

December 18, 2012

O Adonai (LORD)

O Adonai: “O sacred Lord of ancient Israel, who showed yourself to Moses in the...

December 17, 2012

An Advent Prayer

By Fr. Henri J. M. Nouwen Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the...

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...

November 2012

November 21, 2012

From T. S. Eliot’s “Four Quartets” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

T.S. Eliot has been lauded in this space before. You see, he moved on...

November 18, 2012

Explore 100,000 Stars (Because Catholics Can Dig Science)

Yes, it is just what you needed. A three-dimensional star map of the Milky Way...

November 17, 2012

The Sun Continues To Be Uncontrolled By Us, Throws Out Another Mass Ejection

We ought to write a law or something. Put some lobbyists to work on curbing...

October 2012

October 26, 2012

Christian Bale Speaks His Mind, Presents an Award to Chen Guangcheng

“What I really wanted to do was shake the man’s hand and say ‘thank you,’...

September 2012

September 16, 2012

A Couple of (Thousand) Christians Show Up For Mass With the Pope in Beirut, Lebanon

I heard 12 baskets were left over... You really should read his Apostolic Exhortation, On...

August 2012

August 25, 2012

Thoughts As Summer Winds Down on a Saturday

My children headed back to school twelve days back. But it still feels a bit...

August 22, 2012

Thoughts from the Prophet Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (A Few Words for Wednesday)

What follows are a few paragraphs from Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's lecture that, according to the endnotes, was...

August 21, 2012

Paul Ryan Said He’s Pro-Life (Except in Cases of Rape)? Here’s What Happened Next…UPDATED

When I heard the news, I was just having some tea, see, and then BAM!...

August 20, 2012

The Tragic Tale of State-Sponsored Eugenics, Made Personal UPDATED

Back on Friday, I shared some information on our nations history with you that wasn't...

August 18, 2012

Because You Can Never Learn Too Much About The Faith UPDATED

The folks over at John Paul the Great Catholic University have a great idea...

July 2012

July 22, 2012

Because Life Goes On, And Is Worth Living UPDATED

Acts of terror, senseless violence, wars, rumors of wars, budget crises, scary headlines, scandal, political...

June 2012

June 23, 2012

The Beach Boys Sing the Our Father

Thomas L. McDonald shares his Saturday Song — “The Lord’s Prayer,” as sung by the...

June 06, 2012

Because Catholics Say Stuff Like This…And Mean It

You know, like soon after their city has been devastated by a nuclear bomb. Catholics,...

March 2012

March 19, 2012

A Painting For Spring By My Favorite Jesuit

Sure, it's a day early, but Spring was about three weeks early where I live...

March 15, 2012

Riding the Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (Because Catholics Dig Science)

Way back at the end of January and into early February, I was pretending to...

March 08, 2012

“The HHS Mandate is Demeaning to Women.” And Women Are Speaking Out

I said that the HHS Mandate robs women of their liberty in a lot of...

February 2012

February 13, 2012

Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex and More Sex

Catholic style, which is to say, naturally. The Anchoress has a little link filled primer...

February 12, 2012

Because My Pope Speaks Truths Like This

Just recently, back on January 19, 2012 during his address to the bishops of Washington...

February 11, 2012

FYI, The HHS Mandate Petition Skunked the Competition UPDATED

And here's why: meet the real Freedom of Conscience petition, y'all. Because although the NARAL petition...