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January 2012

January 01, 2012

The Problem With the “Status Quo” in the Holy Places

Is summed up nicely by St. John in his first letter. Beloved: The way we...

December 2011

December 29, 2011

Gone Readin’ About the History of the “Holy Places”

I have to admit to you, dear reader, that I am ignorant about much regarding...

December 20, 2011

Fifty One Weeks From Now…

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be in the theaters. Here's the first...

December 19, 2011

Because Of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

A reflection for December 9, 2009 from The Little Blue Book: Advent & Christmas Seasons 2009-2010....

December 15, 2011

A Few Thoughts on the Political Dimension And Some Homework

The gospel precept of charity enlightens Christians as to the deepest meaning of political life....

December 09, 2011

This Novel By Johnny Cash Helped Me Become Catholic

Johnny Cash and Jesus Christ share the initials "J.C." Johnny Cash is an adopted son...

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 02, 2011

Because Natural Law is Catholic

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

November 2011

November 25, 2011

For The Road Of Joy

What follows is an excerpt from Kenelm Henry Digby's Compitum: or, The Meeting of the...

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

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 20, 2011

For “Flannery O’Connor Nite” at the Movies

As I was reading Flannery O'Connor's first novel Wise Blood, I couldn't help thinking that...

November 13, 2011

Because Tolkien and Lewis Took A Walk After Dinner

I had someone leave a comment on a post who lamented questioningly, "After all,...

November 04, 2011

Because the Catholic Church Maintains Hope in the World

Just a few days ago, I asked if it was arrogant or audacious to seek...

October 2011

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 30, 2011

Pray For Anu Garg? You Betcha!

Remember me and my pal Anu Garg? We went around the block a few times....

September 19, 2011

Gone Readin’ Helena by Evelyn Waugh

Why haven't I been posting much lately? You can blame Fr. Steve Grunow, who suggested...

September 18, 2011

For Thoughts On Fame by Hilaire Belloc

On Fame, from This And That and the OtherFame is that repute among men which...

August 2011

August 20, 2011

Want to Fight Truthiness? Come to the YIMCatholic Bookshelf. Please.

Sheesh! I wonder if the video below was done before or after the allegations of...

August 17, 2011

The Rainbow (A Few Words For Wednesday)

A wiser man than I once said,When, indeed, the artist desires to teach us a...

August 12, 2011

Recognizing Grace in a Manual Transmission

This past week, I've been on vacation. Actually, it's been a "stay-cation," with me working...

August 11, 2011

The Suffering Church: Scandal

This is the final part of a three part series. Some folks thought I was...

August 08, 2011

For “Ghetto Catholicism?” Not Hardly.

The thoughts I share with you now were originally published in 1961, and in...

July 2011

July 29, 2011

To Visit Provence Again, As A Catholic

It's the Feast of St. Martha, you know, "the Dragonslayer" today. Yes, you read that...

July 28, 2011

For Thoughts Like These On Confession

What follows are thoughts on the Sacrament of Reconciliation written by Kenhelm Henry Digby in...

July 09, 2011

A Tale of the Laity and Priestly Scandal, Circa 1400 AD

This is Part III of a recently started series about on-going personal conversion. Part I...

July 07, 2011

For Thoughts on Our Adversary by Fray Francisco de Osuna

No, this isn't about Uncle Sam, patriotism, or anything like that. This is part two of...

April 2011

April 24, 2011

For All the Miracles: The Road To Emmaus and After

Guest post by Giovanni Papini (published in 1921) After the solemn interval of the Passover,...

April 23, 2011

Because Christ Is Still Living Among Us

What follows is from Giovanni Papini's introduction to his Life of Christ. Published in 1921,...

March 2011

March 23, 2011

For 10 Things To Do While Fr. Corapi is on Leave

Joe Six-Pack, USMC here, also known as “the Worst Consumer of Catholic Media on the...