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August 2013

August 04, 2013

WYD Flashback With Matt Maher, And His Story On How The Song Came To Be Written…

It's been a week since World Youth Day wrapped up and everyone checked out of...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

“That our own government is knowingly displaying such a lack of tolerance for faithful Christians is outrageous”

So says attorney Erin Mersino. I agree. I'd also agree if our government displayed a...

June 2013

June 02, 2013

Do Business Owners Lose Their Constitutional Rights When They Earn A Living?

The short answer is, "No." The long answer is "show me where it says that...

May 2013

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 02, 2013

Because of Catholic Mysticism

Feast of St. Athanasius It's the time of year when my thoughts turn to...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Hobby Lobby Granted Appeal of Previous Decision. Full Court Will Consider Halting HHS Mandate Enforcement Against the Firm

What would Good Friday be like without a little HHS Mandate news? The timing may...

March 22, 2013

For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies VI: “We Were Soldiers”

This is the rare Lent were there will be seven movies (maybe I was skipping...

March 14, 2013

Christian Badass or Christian Coward, Which Do We Choose?

Originally written last year on the feast of St. John the Baptist, I can't help...

January 2013

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 18, 2013

Fr. Jenkins of Notre Dame to Lead 700 Faculty and Students to the March for Life

A week ago, I shared an op-ed piece written by Fr. John Jenkins, CSC. Fr....

December 2012

December 15, 2012

To Mourn and Embrace Pain in the Present Moment

When words fail, and our hearts are not still, what can we do? When tragedy...

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...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

What If God Was One of Us, and Drove a Race Car?

Today is the 20th anniversary of the passing on to God of this legendary racing...

October 12, 2012

A Quote for Election Seasons, Past, Present, and Future

“It is your duty to vote. To neglect to do so would be a...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Drafted By God, The Story of Frater Matthew Desme

I said I'm gone readin' and I am. In fact, I just read the best...

September 11, 2012

Blessed Are They Who Mourn…

...for they will be comforted. As we recall the tragic events of this day, the...

August 2012

August 19, 2012

For The Thoughts Of (And a Prayer For) My Favorite “Friendly” Atheist Who Believed in Hell

Let me preface this post with an acknowledgement of the fact that philosopher George Santayana...

August 05, 2012

Because Catholics Make the Best “Meme Busters” on the Planet

One of the ironies of the internet age is that of the supposed brilliance of...

August 03, 2012

For the Wisdom of St. Thomas More in Times of Tribulation UPDATED

I take it for granted that you've heard of Sir Thomas More by now. Maybe...

July 2012

July 16, 2012

Monsignor Charles Pope Defends the Faith…UPDATED

from the "know it all" Know Nothings. In this case, the know it all is...

July 11, 2012

The Most Interesting Man in the World Sent Me His Latest…

And he does so calmly, clearly, charitably, and intelligently. Take a look from...

June 2012

June 23, 2012

Because of Catholics Like Vincent Liem of Vietnam (1732-1773)

November is the month that we Catholics remember the dead. There's the Feast of All...

June 22, 2012

Because the Holy Spirit is On-Line: Dispatches from Shanghai

There are many posts written here at YIMCatholic that haven't been read by enough people....

June 11, 2012

Freedom of Worship Isn’t Religious Liberty UPDATED

There have been scads of opportunities for the current Administration to smooth over the concerns...

June 08, 2012

Fr. Pontifex Strikes Again…

Father Claude Dusty Burns with a little ditty on the compatibility of faith and reason....

May 2012

May 16, 2012

General Patton’s Thoughts on the Power of Prayer

My youngest son has a Living Wax Museum assignment due for his 5th grade...

March 2012

March 14, 2012

A “Recalibration” of the Fight Against The HHS Mandate? Possibly An Announcement Soon UPDATED

Rocco Palmo of the Whispers in the Loggia blog tweeted that an announcement broadening the...

March 13, 2012

You Don’t Trust the Bishops Like You Don’t Trust the Stock Market? Eureka!

And in both ways, you are being foolish, and unreasonable. Permit me to explain with...

February 2012

February 18, 2012

Why We Should Follow Our Bishops Now And Lead Them Too

But we also have to lead them by example. Sheep leading the shepherds? Bear with...