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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 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...

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....

June 2015

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 30, 2015

Because Vincent de Paul Was Once A Muslim’s Slave

Life got you down? Things perhaps haven't turned out as you planned? Do you think...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

For The Unshakeable Faith Of The Families Of The Egyptian Martyrs

Having a look at the photo gallery of National Geographic's article, Portraits Capture Unexpected Reactions...

January 2015

January 17, 2015

Rudy + Moonlight Graham = Reggie Ho, The Little Catholic Kicker Who Could

It's a big football weekend coming up, what with the Conference Championships meeting up on...

December 2014

December 10, 2014

What I Saw In Bethlehem Yesterday (A Photo Essay)

I'll be honest with you and tell you that yesterday was a very emotional day....

September 2014

September 06, 2014

Joe Six-Pack’s Succinct Thoughts On ISIS, Archbishop Sheen, The Whirlwind At The Archdiocese of Pravda, And MOAR

It's been a weird month so far in the internet version of Catholiclandia and we're...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

James Foley’s Last Letter: Prayers, Family, and Love

Throughout my Marine Corps career, I wrote many letters home to my family. I...

August 19, 2014

James Foley, Marquette ’96, Writing On The Power Of Prayer UPDATED

The reports are flooding in that journalist James Foley has been beheaded by the terrorists...

August 16, 2014

Keep Calm, And Keep Praying. We Aren’t Abandoning The Persecuted In Iraq UPDATED

On Thursday, President Obama gave a brief speech that raised the hackles of folks...

July 2014

July 12, 2014

Because of the Note Sewn In Blaise Pascal’s Coat

My buddy Blaise Pascal is a lot like me. That is, excepting the obvious fact...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Praise Report: Michael Schumacher Has Regained Consciousness

Back in January I asked folks to pray for the 7 time Formula One champion's...

June 14, 2014

To Pray For Our Christian Brethren Who Are Under Attack In Iraq UPDATED

Where I live, it's another lovely Saturday. The kids slept in, the lawns are being...

June 02, 2014

Miraculous Proof That God Loves Mustangs More Than Camaros…

See what God did there? Toldja! Sing it, Wilson.

April 2014

April 09, 2014

To Follow The Way Of The Cross, From Death Into Life

There's a reason that folks get angry when they learn that the reality of the...

April 07, 2014

Truly, truly, it wouldn’t be Lent without 40 days of silliness regarding The Incarnation running rampant.

Comes the esteemed history professor from UNC-Chapel Hill wondering for 38 minutes and 37 seconds...

April 04, 2014

Good News On Michael Schumacher…UPDATED

Via AP, GRENOBLE, France (AP) — Michael Schumacher is now showing "moments of consciousness and...

March 2014

March 17, 2014

Hilaire Belloc on St. Patrick

What follows is from Hilaire Belloc's collection of essays, First and Last (<<= free on Kindle). Not...

January 2014

January 01, 2014

To Pray For Michael Schumacher’s Recovery UPDATE

UPDATE It's been 91 days since Michael Schumacher's skiing accident. Put into an induced coma...

December 2013

December 02, 2013

Faith In The Midst Of Devastation (Worth A Thousand Words)

Head over to TIME for the rest of their picks for the Top 10 Photos...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

Get Your Pope Francis Awesome Sauce Right Here…

Straight from the source. No filters. No handlers. Evangelii Gaudium, Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis,...

October 2013

October 08, 2013

How Peyton Manning Made Me Think Of Pope Francis…

He did this, and I made the connection immediately. I'm weird that way, see? I...

October 07, 2013

Andrea Doria, Lepanto, and the Power of the Rosary

—Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary When I was a kid, I really...

October 06, 2013

A Science Fiction Action Movie With A Heart, Go See “Gravity.”

You, and your entire family, will be the richer for it. Empty nesters? Go see...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

Your “Must Read” of the Day: The Pope Francis Interview in America Magazine UPDATED

It's big. It's bold. And it's the first time America has ever interviewed a pope....

August 2013

August 27, 2013

For The Good Of The Culture, More Catholic College Professors Like This, Please.

Before I wade in too deep here, just know that I am a product of...