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September 2012

September 13, 2012

The War On Men…

You may not have noticed it, but it is horrific... No access to free beer....

September 08, 2012

A Few Readers Write Me About The Cardinal Dolan Bar Joke…

You know how some things are just so obvious that you figure everyone will "get"...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

Is Your Brain Stuck In Overdrive?

Have a coffee with Jesus... There's more where that came from. Check 'em out at...

August 17, 2012

A Directive from Rand Busters™ GHQ

That is all.

August 16, 2012

The YIMCatholic Presidential Straw Poll UPDATED

Because you've been dying to vote, and you don't want to wait until November. Why...

August 15, 2012

An Idea Mark Shea Can Appreciate…

Get yours today! :D H/T The Duffel Blog

July 2012

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...

July 05, 2012

What Don’t You Know About the ACA? The Quiz Results Say “Lots” UPDATED

There's lots that I don't know too. Before you go getting all riled up, I'm...

June 2012

June 14, 2012

How the Affordable Care Act’s Constitutionality Affects the HHS Mandate

The Beckett Fund has a handy graphic. H/T Women Speak for Themselves. It's sort of...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

When Galaxies Collide! Perhaps We Should Start Panicking Now?

We interrupt your normal fears and insecurities with a scary story that our best...

May 27, 2012

Proof that the Robinson Family of “Lost in Space” Were Catholics

That's simple. They always saved Dr. Smith, no matter what he did. Here's some trivia...

May 25, 2012

Groucho Marx on Politics…

H/T Gentle Mint

May 19, 2012

What the Most Interesting Man In the World Says…

Amen. That is all (H/T Southern Fried Catholicism).

May 02, 2012

There Are Zombies (For Reals!), and They are Ants…

The photograph above is creepy, ain't it? But seeing as how the researchers don't say...

May 02, 2012

Proof Texting A Comment Policy? I’m All For That

The folks over at Sojourners don't have a comment policy. They have gone one better...

April 2012

April 24, 2012

Between the Scylla and Charybdis and Apocalypse Now

If you are a Catholic News junkie, coming to the internet everyday for your fix...

April 21, 2012

Spambots Love Me, This I Know

I received the following comment on the post, A Letter to the President That Explains...

April 20, 2012

A liberal, moderate and conservative walk into a bar…

The bartender says, "Hi your Eminence!" Get it? I don't know if it's funny, but...

April 20, 2012

My Latest Twitter Follower? Would You Believe…

Top Brass Vodka @TopBrassVodka is now following you (@YIMCatholic). TopBrassVodka Top Brass Vodka Introducing Top Brass...

April 16, 2012

Brides-to-Be and the Blindness of Vanity

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the books Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan, once...

April 12, 2012

Contraception, the Billionaire’s Wife, Toking Cathechists, and Teletubbies…

Thomas L. MacDonald, one of my newest Patheos Catholic portal classmates, brings all of the...

April 11, 2012

Phil Collins Shares My Thoughts On Google+

FYI...I won't be taking the time to post on Google+ any longer. Today's change of...

April 04, 2012

Spam Bots Now Know…

...that my investment insights are as invaluable as the sorcerers stone, and likely to enrich...

April 03, 2012

Five Reasons Why I Voted For Cardinal Dolan to Make the TIME 100

I just voted "Definitely" to include Cardinal Timothy Dolan on the upcoming TIME Magazine 100...

March 2012

March 29, 2012

Cardinal Dolan on the O’Reilly Factor’s “No Spin Zone” and an Idea to Get Him on Comedy Central Too.

Rocco Palmo scooped this up first, naturally, and it's fantastic. Watch the latest video at...

March 17, 2012

Of Course James Bond Can Sing! In Ireland, Anything is Possible

Sean Connery is, was, and ever shall be, the Compleat Gentleman. Sing it Sean! And...

March 15, 2012

Riding the Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (Because Catholics Dig Science)

Way back at the end of January and into early February, I was pretending to...

March 15, 2012

Jon Stewart Muses About What Happens…

when a wannabe "Dark Lord" runs for President. I dare you not to smile. *Disclaimer!...

March 15, 2012

Mr. Obama? Beware the Lee Shore…And the Rock UPDATED

Do you know where political careers go to die? Upon the rock that is the...

March 09, 2012

For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies II UPDATED

Today, movie fans, we have a first for the YIMCatholic Lenten movie series: a double...