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June 2016

June 20, 2016

Belated Happy Birthday To Blaise Pascal, Unofficial Saint and Mystic

Over at Aleteia, they're remembering the birthday of a friend of mine. He's one of...

June 15, 2016

Because My Brother Imran Yousef Is An American Hero

Another kid from New York was in the nightclub that turned into a killing zone...

June 01, 2016

Because Pious Nonsense Is Not the Good News

Yesterday, I was taking my afternoon break from work. I wandered through the little park...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

Apparently, There USED to be Secrets of Fatima

Then, the Vatican went and published everything in the clear. No, really. Let me...

May 17, 2016

President Obama Embraces the Fait Accompli He Wasn’t Looking For UPDATED

What a difference 4 and 1/2 years makes. Wait. It's been 5 1/2 years? Has...

May 13, 2016

Did Pope Francis Really Say “Go Ahead, Make My Day” Yesterday?

You know, about asking for a conference on the subject of women and the diaconate....

May 11, 2016

There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Long ago, I shared a poem by Frederick Faber in this space. This week, I...

May 06, 2016

The Only Race I’m Interested In This Year Isn’t Decided In November

And I'm not sorry to say that. Far from it. The horse I'm backing is...

May 04, 2016

For Things C.S. Lewis Said Shortly Before He Passed On…

You know how often you can find me scrolling the selections over at the Christian...

May 03, 2016

Must See TV: Katie Couric Interviews Family Pope Francis Rescued From Lesbos

Come and see... Pull quote for the ages, “He’s a very kind man,” said Nour....

May 03, 2016

Breaking: Italian Supreme Court Knows When Stealing Food Is Lawful

Here in the U.S., we're busy making it illegal to hand out food to the...

August 2015

August 13, 2015

Because The Church Is Our Pillar Of Fire

For Christmas, we were given one of those little inspirational calendars. You know the kind....

July 2015

July 15, 2015

The Definition Of A Gentlemen (A Few Words For Wednesday)

While I was on vacation, I started thumbing through a book my wife picked up...

June 2015

June 07, 2015

For Pascal’s Thoughts On The Mystery Of Corpus Christi

Back when I was toying around with the idea of actually trying to be a...

June 01, 2015

The Charlie Charlie Phenomenon: Were We Played For Fools By Hollywood?

. Probably. So reports Jennifer Mullins of E! Online, Ooo, you got us, Hollywood. You...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

In The Vastness Of Space, The Speed Of Light Is Kinda Slow…

Punch it, Chewie! I said punch it, you big hair ball. What's taking so...

April 29, 2015

A Landslide Of Biblical Proportions…

The incident of liquefaction below was captured on tape back in February, 2010. It reminds...

April 28, 2015

Archbishop Kurtz: “Marriage is and always will be the union between one man and one woman.”

Today was the day oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges came before the Supreme Court...

April 24, 2015

Dumb Things Americans Do At Home, Drives Recruitment Of Extremists Abroad

Here is an excerpt of the dumb thing I'm referring to in particular, A United...

April 02, 2015

Catholic University In Indiana Affirms The Revised RFRA Signed Into Law Earlier Today

You might have missed the news if you were at Mass for Holy Thursday, but...

April 01, 2015

Indiana Bishops Release Statement On Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Six days after Governor Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act heard 'round the world into...

March 2015

March 04, 2015

Because the Anti-Christ is Politics

I've been reading Giovanni Papini's Life of Christ some more. My Chinese mentor, John C.H....

February 2015

February 22, 2015

What ISIS Really, Really, Wants, And More Importantly, What Joe Six-Pack Wants For ISIS

So, there was this article published by The Atlantic online a week or so...

January 2015

January 03, 2015

Because “And You Shall Name Him יהושע”

Remember chanting the antiphon "O Adonai" a few weeks ago? We translate Adonai as LORD, which...

December 2014

December 20, 2014

Peter Frampton Asks A Question: “Do You Feel Like I Do About Internet Angermongers?”

From his Facebook page, Such a drag that there's so much hate posted everywhere...

December 08, 2014

Warning: Don’t Travel To The Holy Land, For Thou Shalt Surely Die

Before getting into the meat of this short dispatch that I am typing from Jerusalem,...

December 04, 2014

Dispatches From A Holy Land Pilgrimage…

Let us go to the place where His feet have stood (Psalm 132:7). That short...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

Pope Francis Says “Don’t Treat The Church Like A Business.” This Means It Has To Be Run Better Than A Business

Whoa, Frank. Are you putting words in Pope Francis's mouth? No, dear reader. I'm...

November 25, 2014

Oftentimes, The Best Blog Post Is The One With The Fewest Words…

Grasshopper recommends Counsels of Light and Love of St. John of the Cross for more...

November 05, 2014

Still Happy About What You Accomplished At The Polls? The Judiciary Is Amused…

Relish your victories well, fellow citizen. Savor them. Bubble over with enthusiasm for...