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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 13, 2016

Your Friday The 13th Horror: The Return of the Rock ‘n Roll Mass!

First it was a Synod on the Family. Then, there was a conference of pacifists...

May 05, 2016

YIMCatholic Is Back At Patheos, Obviously

It's late on a Thursday night, but not too late to write a brief post...

June 2015

June 27, 2015

Because Jesus Said Plenty About Marriage, and Other Inconvenient Stuff Too…UPDATED

Hey y'all. Didn't you know that Jesus didn't say nothin about homosexuality in the Bible?...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

Coming To A Post Office Near You: The Flannery O’Connor Postage Stamp

There it is, with peacock feathers, and everthang. It's supposed to be available come June...

May 20, 2015

The Truth About Blogging (And Blog Readers)…

That's one of the observations Thomas L. McDonald had regarding blogging. F’rinstance, CARA would have...

May 18, 2015

Here Is What A Near Occasion Of Sin Looks Like…

Here is an example illustrated with a photograph from Joe Six-Pack's Gearhead Catechism™. The late...

April 2015

April 25, 2015

I Forgot To Finish The Story About Sleeping In For Easter In Amman. Here’s What We Discovered…

...a beautiful Greek Orthodox parish church with the mouthful name of The Church of Jesus Christ’s...

April 12, 2015

It’s Easter Sunday In Amman, So I Slept In. What Happened Next Is Incredible…UPDATED

As you all should realize by now, a few of us from the Patheos Catholic...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

3 Weird Things I’m Doing On Top Of My (Secret) Lenten Penance This Year

It's the Lenten season, and each of us will make a personal sacrifice of some...

November 2014

November 17, 2014

The Shelby GT 350 Returns…UPDATED

It's baaack. And it's badder than ever. Roll clip, Remember, folks, that the Mustang...

November 17, 2014

Mark Your Calendars, “The Librarians” Are Coming To The Small Screen

Book lovers, archivists, and Information Science lovers...UNITE! Roll clip, Books! Dragons! Books! Swords! Books!...

November 01, 2014

How Your Blogger Spent Halloween…

Handing out candy, of course. And when the kiddies weren't knocking on the door, I...

October 2014

October 09, 2014

Pope Francis Demonstrates The Proper Way To Return A Salute

There is so much that heads of state can learn from this Head of State.

September 2014

September 12, 2014

Leah Libresco Casually Dates The Disney Princes… (Friday Funnies)

My blog neighbor Leah loves musicals. Leah writes a lot about some strange phenomenon she...

July 2014

July 14, 2014

Lt. Col Kilgore Has A Message For “Catholic Memes”

Here's to hoping it's soon, Colonel.

July 10, 2014

How Mark Shea Gets Back And Forth To His Hidden Island Redoubt…

Simplicity itself. He takes his Honda. Roll clip, They're a tad on the expensive side,...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

As A Wise Man Once Said, “Everyone Needs An Editor”

You know who should know this especially? Journalists. And engineers who work on itegrated...

June 23, 2014

Revenge Of The Disney Dads (Music for Mondays)

Facing the prospect of another day with Let It Go stuck in your keppe? Let...

June 19, 2014

Because of Divine Frivolity

Times are tough all over. First we had the economic meltdown to contend with. Now...

June 02, 2014

Miraculous Proof That God Loves Mustangs More Than Camaros…

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

May 2014

May 15, 2014

Stuff The Disciples Couldn’t Bear To Hear…

As it was in the days of Apple, so it will be in the days...

May 09, 2014

On the Harvard Black Mass Misadventure, An Irony Alert! UPDATED

"Harvard President Drew Faust did not return the Register’s request for comment." Hmmm. Faust. Where...

May 05, 2014

Pope Francis Wishes Patheos A Happy 5th Birthday!

Wow! Just in time for the the big celebration, this communique just made its way...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

I Reckon My Pastor Thought I Needed Cleansing Before Easter

Because my eldest son, and I, took the holy water carrying effects of this baby...

April 02, 2014

Behold! “Noah And His Floating Zoo”

It's the version of the deluge tale that we've all been waiting for. Roll clip!...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

As the Biblical Epics Roll Into Theaters, Remember This: Bela Lugosi Played Jesus…

No. Really. When? In 1909. Where? In a live Easter passion play, somewhere. Dangerous Minds...

March 18, 2014

Lots of Folks Are Impressed By the Swiss Guards. I Reckon Those Folks Aren’t Marines

But I may be biased. Roll clip. Be advised, those folks yacking in the background?...

March 14, 2014

How Do You Scare An English Major? Like This…

Just give 'em some π. But what you see above is the hard way to...

March 13, 2014

The Next Time Someone Says “Beauty Will Save The World,” Consider This…

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Spring must be in the air, or something,...