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February 2014

February 25, 2014

Your Pope Francis Photograph Of The Day

The Chalice, like a Boss. *image is from a Mass celebrated by the Holy Father...

February 19, 2014

Mark Your Calendars For The 33rd Annual Chesterton Conference

The 33rd Annual Chesterton Conference will be held at University of Saint Mary of the...

February 13, 2014

What Are Adults Looking For From Christianity? Even “The Onion” Knows The Answer To That Question

Sure, The Onion is the best thing going when it comes to humorous, satirical, "news." But what...

February 12, 2014

Jon Stewart Explains Why I Rarely Watch The News On Television

Because our best and brightest were canned long ago, and they replaced with folks who...

February 07, 2014

God Invented the Quadruple Toe Loop…

And He commisioned Yuzuru Hanyu to perfect it. See for yourself. And his triple...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

Benedict Cumberbatch Demonstrating The Stanislavsky Method.

But wait. What about Dr. Watson? You may now go on about your business.

January 18, 2014

So My Wife Told Me About A Beer Sale I Might Be Interested In…

Over at Cost Plus World Market. And she was right. In fact, I even got...

January 08, 2014

Bigotry Watch: Chuck Norris, Or U.S. News and World Report? UPDATED

Seriously? I mean you just knew that Chuck Norris was not going to be the...

January 06, 2014

What To Get The Nerd Who Has Everything…

The stupid T-shirt they don't have yet! Get 'em while the getting's good. They're selling...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Behold! The Stupidity Of Politicizing Everything Under The Sun In 2013…

...will likely continue on into 2014. The latest example of this ludicrous trend? Determining where...

December 27, 2013

In Praise Of A Catholic Christmas Holiday Favorite: Mincemeat Pie UPDATED

Readers of this blog know that I'm a convert to Catholicism (RCIA Class of '08)....

December 14, 2013

Behold! The First Trappist Abbey Ale Brewed In America

A friend of mine sent me the good news. After years in planning, the USA...

December 11, 2013

Pope Francis Is TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year

Just remember who predicted this, umkay? Here's the recap. Read all about it. I'm glad...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Pope Francis Is In The Running For TIME Magazine’s Person Of The Year

I predict a landslide victory for Papa Francesco. The competition? Hmmmmm. Prince George? Vince Gilligan?...

November 23, 2013

In The Digital Age, Remember That Not Everything Is Better On An iPad.

Roll clip (and don't you dare smile!). Nothing lost in translation, there, eh?

November 19, 2013

Marines With Beards Helping Wounded Warriors? Count Me In!

Now this is entrepreneurship that I can support without reservation. And just in time...

November 17, 2013

Another Reason To Thank Catholic Monks: Great Beer!

I'm not saying they invented beer. But the beers we enjoy today are a...

November 06, 2013

Breck Girls? Eat Your Hearts Out…

There's a new shampoo in town. And a mane like that is one of the...

November 02, 2013

Belated Happy Reformation Day!

D'oh! Here's a refresher if you're unsure what the Five Solas are. It's as good...

November 01, 2013

Behold! The Official Car of the Communion of Saints…

The Ford Mustang, naturally. It works well for getting to and from Mass on Holy...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Pope Francis Cancels Vatican Halloween Celebrations?!

Strike that. There are no Vatican Halloween celebrations. You've been tricked. But I'd love to...

October 28, 2013

I’m So Done With Apologizing For Halloween

BOO! I just enjoy it. I enjoyed it before I was a Catholic, and I'll...

October 24, 2013

A Brandy G.K Chesterton Would Approve Of…

I think so. I mean, look at the name on the label. Lepanto? As in the...

October 12, 2013

A Short Communique From His Imperial Majesty’s Government…

Here's some music to listen to too, while The Empire Shuts Down. That is all....

October 10, 2013

Tom McDonald Explains Why The Obamacare Health Exchanges Need A “Do Over”

He knows what he's talking about too. Tom's my IT go-to-guy. Here’s something you should...

October 10, 2013

The Battle of Helm’s Deep…LEGO Edition!

Who knows? After this post, I might get my geek card back. Because life is...

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 05, 2013

And Now You Know Why The Italian Press Isn’t Exactly the Gold Standard of Journalism

So when we learn the details of Scalfari's interview, it's like Simcha Fisher says, He...

September 2013

September 22, 2013

Because Even Superman Needs To Pray

Have you seen the quiz that's going around the interwebs? The one where you answer...

September 20, 2013

One Question to Pope Francis Went Unasked, and Unanswered.

Sigh. Maybe next time. Now that you're here, you might be interested in Fr. James...