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December 2011

December 30, 2011

Speaking of Errors and Being “In the Know,”

Am I alone here in thinking it's about time our elected representatives in Congress, as...

December 22, 2011

North Korea in 1000 Words

Satellite photograph of the two Korea's at night. On the plus side, I guess, the...

December 20, 2011

I Have Complete Control…

of the Ads that come up for display in the sidebar of the blog. Like...

December 19, 2011

Because Fr. Dwight Longenecker Is Wrong UPDATED

What the Sam Hill are you talking about Frank? How dare you say one of...

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 14, 2011

All You Need To Know About Decision 2012

Is right here in the photograph of Time Magazine's Person of the Year cover. The...

December 13, 2011

So I Took This Survey on Who I Should Vote For…

It's put out by an outfit called SelectSmart.com, and I had no big surprise in...

December 11, 2011

The Most Consistent, Pro-Freedom, Pro-Constitution, Pro-Life, Candidate in the Race UPDATED

There is definitely a "new top tier," and the favorite of folks in the military,...

November 2011

November 27, 2011

Because Barbarians Are Us

Perhaps you think that my saying we are barbarians is a little harsh. Maybe I'm...

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 18, 2011

Colbert on the Other 1%

Sorry, sportsfans, but I gave at the office (and at the Naval Hospital). I hear...

November 14, 2011

These Nuns Didn’t Occupy Wall Street…They Bought It

There are other ways to Occupy Wall Street, you know. As owners in the boardroom....

November 04, 2011

Harry S. Truman, Mammon, and Déjà Vu, All Over Again

My favorite Old Testament book is Ecclesiastes. The inspired writer goes by the name...

November 03, 2011

“Occupy Wall Street” Insider’s Perspective: Mammon Is Very Concerned

Yesterday, along with Stephen Colbert, I had a little fun with the Occupy Wall Street...

November 02, 2011

Che Guevara Occupies Wall Street!

Che what?! Whew! That's just Stephen Colbert, doing that thing he does so well. I...

October 2011

October 06, 2011

A Brief U.S. History of Corporate Whining

Heh. Before you get your dander up, turn red in the face trying to scare...

September 2011

September 26, 2011

Hey Gen-X: Be Rebels…Slow Down…Have Kids…Stick it to the Man

It's the Catholic thing to do. Or you can keep doing what you've been doing,...

September 23, 2011

A Message on Mortgage Debt from the World

Just a quick note to parish finance committees from Joe Six-Pack, Catholic layman (in the...

August 2011

August 25, 2011

Because Mammon Hates The Idea of the Jubilee, and Hopes You’ve Forgotten It

Who's the fairest of the all? Mammon! Have you been getting tired of all...

August 19, 2011

Thoughts on the Economy: Catholic, and Not

Ok, class. Today's lesson is on a little thing called "regression to the mean." That's...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Christian Thoughts On Private Property: What Ayn Rand Missed, Part II

Still in my library, I found the following selection on the subject of private property,...

June 28, 2011

Christian Thoughts On Private Property: What Ayn Rand Missed

It's been a couple of weeks since publishing my last post on Ayn Rand.Things have...

June 16, 2011

For Faith In Action: Calling All Rand Busters.™ Please Report To Your Posts!

A few days ago, I got mad as hell and said I won't take it...

June 13, 2011

To Join the Ayn Rand Busters? To Be A Hero? I’m In!

Hey, look at the calendar. The election cycle is coming around again! Time to check...

June 10, 2011

Because John Galt Is Really Ayn Rand, Not Jesus Christ (Nice Try Though)

What does it take to snap Joe-Sixpack, USMC out of his reverie? That's easy. Keep...

April 2011

April 20, 2011

Because Time is Too Precious To Waste on A Bad Movie (Condolences to Fans of Ayn Rand)

Ok, you're right. This isn't one of the reasons YIMCatholic. For the sake of argument...

April 07, 2011

Because the Proof of Ayn Rand’s Pudding, Is In the Eating

-Feast of St. John Baptist de la Salle About a month ago, I wrote a...

March 2011

March 22, 2011

Because Jesus is the Unjust Steward

This first ran back in September, 2010 during the Feast of Our Lady of La...

March 10, 2011

Because “Atlas Shrugged” is not “the Sermon on the Mount”

On this second day of Lent, I have a couple of videos to share with...