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May 2013

May 11, 2013

Sorry Forbes, But You Can’t Fool Papa Francis…

Pope Francis sent out a tweet I missed the other day. The howls of opprobrium...

May 06, 2013

An E-Mail Addressed To Me, But Which Is Really For Archbishop Myers

This note popped into my "in basket" this afternoon. It's from a reader, whose...

May 05, 2013

Like Only Nixon Could Go To China, Can Only Pope Francis Preach About The Devil?

Show of hands, how many of you have you heard your parish priest mention the...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

What Three Exclamation Points in a Pope Francis Homily Really Look Like…

From this past Sunday, I would like to ask you: have you sometimes heard the...

April 22, 2013

The Boston Bombers’ Turning to Religion Caused Them to Murder and Maim Innocents? UPDATED

That seems to be the thesis over at the Wall Street Journal. Once known as...

March 2013

March 22, 2013

In the Same-Sex Marriage Coverage, A Rare Example of Balanced Journalism

It's been pretty tough for supporters of traditional marriage to be able to get their...

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 21, 2013

Your Blogger is on the Wrong Side of Public Opinion, Just Like G.K. Chesterton

Just an F.Y.I. Good news, though. The Church is on the right side of history....

February 20, 2013

Making the Connection Between the Pill and Water Pollution

So what does a playwright, TV writer, and author know about water pollution and heightened...

February 16, 2013

The Media Conclave Has Begun With the Hope for a Nun

E.J. Dionne holds forth on who the best man for the job of Pope will...

February 15, 2013

Papa Tells a Story: “The Council As I Saw It” and Beware the Hermeneutic of Politics

At five times longer than your average blog post, the article from Vatican Radio published...

February 08, 2013

Cardinal George on the Law and Politics of the HHS Mandate

H/T to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena, Montana, a brief interview with Cardinal...

February 04, 2013

Colorado Catholic Hospital: It Was Morally Wrong to Cite the Wrongful Death Act in Stodgill Lawsuit

As January was winding to a close, news came out that attorneys for St. Thomas...

January 2013

January 27, 2013

Searching for Truth: Arrogant? Or Audacious?

Back in the Fall, I shared thoughts of the Dalai Lama on the efficacy of...

January 24, 2013

For All the Saints: St. Francis de Sales

Courage is an enduring virtue, one that Christians of all strips have to tap into in...

January 23, 2013

Call Me A Bad Catholic, But I Agree With John Zmirak

Amen to what The Most Interesting Man in the World says. This may come as...

January 20, 2013

The Crescat on the Bishops’ Novena to End Abortion…

Katrina Fernandez shares a heartbreaking memory with her readers today. Here is the beginning, With...

January 09, 2013

Cardinal Dolan’s Own “State of the State” Letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York

He sent it under the letterhead of the New York State Catholic Conference. The occasion?...

December 2012

December 10, 2012

Because of Thomas Merton, OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968)

This is part VII of my conversion story, tagged as 2BFrank in the Tag Cloud....

November 2012

November 25, 2012

Because Christ is the King, Not Mammon

Because Christ is God and frankly, Mammon is a chump. The Mammster is nowhere even...

November 20, 2012

Because Takashi Nagai Could Give Such A Speech

The other day, I posted about a film being made about the life of Dr. Takashi...

November 14, 2012

Because “It’s like in the Great Stories, Mr. Frodo…”

Back in the beginning, all of the titles for posts answered the statement of the...

November 07, 2012

Wisdom from Thomas Merton’s Letter to a Young Activist

Now that the presidential election is over, some of you may be feeling listless after...

November 07, 2012

After the Election, What Really Matters…UPDATED

There will be much post-election chatter to keep us occupied for days, if not weeks....

November 03, 2012

Archbishop Chaput on the Politics of Secularism

In the combox this morning on the post on the new educational website launched by...

November 02, 2012

I Approve of the Following Message. Do You?

Protect our First Freedom, America. It's what Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. would want us...

November 01, 2012

1,206 Facebook Followers!

Your orders for the day are to make sure that after bothering to "like" YIMCatholic...

October 2012

October 24, 2012

When it Comes to the World, Be Like a Mouse to the Cheese

The Eucharist: the source and summit of the Christian life. Read all about it. :)

October 15, 2012

The HHS Mandate is a Very Foul and Dangerous Thing

This may surprise you, but many folks have no idea how repellent the HHS Mandate...

October 14, 2012

As the Organic Food Craze Runs Its Course…

Here's something that HHS will never warn women about. The irony of utilizing artificial...