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May 2016

May 18, 2016

On the HHS Mandate, We’re Approaching the Line of Departure REVISITED

I didn't know it at the time this was originally written, but the Little Sisters...

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...

May 15, 2016

5 Ways Of Worshiping God (By A Saint Who Was A Dhimmi)

I've been reading some of the selections on the YIMCatholic Bookshelf. As it turns out,...

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 29, 2015

Because Christ Came to Occupy, and Reclaim, the World

There was a brutal bear market in the Spring of the year 33 AD. Not...

March 04, 2015

Because the Anti-Christ is Politics

I've been reading Giovanni Papini's Life of Christ some more. My Chinese mentor, John C.H....

January 2015

January 03, 2015

Because “And You Shall Name Him יהושע”

Remember chanting the antiphon "O Adonai" a few weeks ago? We translate Adonai as LORD, which...

December 2014

December 27, 2014

For Mind Blowing, Thoughts, on the Incarnation by Bl. John Duns Scotus

What follows is a republished version of a post I ran on Christmas day in...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Because Joseph of Cupertino Could Fly

—Feast of St. Joseph of Cupertino A few years ago, the world was held in...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Why Erasmus Stayed Catholic (A Few Thoughts For Thursday)

I have never been an apostate from the Catholic Church. I know that in this...

June 16, 2014

Got Five Minutes? Learn Some Catholic History

Good news, dear reader. McNamara's Blog has fired up again. My learned friend, Pat McNamara...

June 15, 2014

The Quest For The Origins Of The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

What is the deal with celebrating Trinity Sunday? After all, isn't every Mass a celebration...

June 07, 2014

A Clarification About The Deaths Of 800 Children In Tuam, Ireland, And More…UPDATED

...rolls of the presses of The Irish Times. Writing therein, Rosita Boland teases out...

June 06, 2014

Remembering, With Gratitude, The D-Day Sacrifices Of The Fallen

Pope Francis remembers, and is grateful. Francis praised "the numerous soldiers who left their country...

May 2014

May 29, 2014

Napoleon Bonaparte: The Portrait of The Unintentional Disciple As A Young Man

There is much talk these days about discipleship among the flock. Moving beyond the individual...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

A Funny Thing I Noticed About “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” UPDATED

Have you been watching the show? Perhaps I should rephrase that to, "Did you...

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...

February 2014

February 23, 2014

Does God Hate Flags? An Answer On The 69th Anniversary Of The Flag Raising On Iwo Jima

I saw a blog post with this title recently: God Hates Flags: The Public Nature of...

January 2014

January 04, 2014

Because the Mandated HHS Rules Strike at the Heart of Freedom

Originally, this post was published in mid-January, 2012. A few days later, the thoughts I...

December 2013

December 21, 2013

To Leave the Shackles of Human History Behind

It is ironic to run a post with a title claiming that one of...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

Thanks For A Thanksgiving Lesson By A Redemptorist Father

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I really do not know much...

October 2013

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 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...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

USSCB Chair to Secretary of State John Kerry: Use Diplomacy, Not Air Strikes

What follows is the letter addressed to the Secretary of State in it's entirety. Dear...

August 22, 2013

Calling All Vampire Hunters: Your Kit Is Complete And Ready For Ordering

Just kidding about the "ready for ordering part." But this would really come in handy...

August 15, 2013

This Is The Kind Of Chart One Can Stare At For Hours…UPDATED

I found it folded neatly in the back of volume one of Philip Hughes' A...

August 09, 2013

For Novels Like Shusaku Endo’s, “The Samurai” UPDATED

First things first, I've never read Silence by Shusaku Endo. I can at least say...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

The Chinese Chesterton’s Thoughts on the Influence of Christianity on Common Law

It's been a long time since I shared thoughts here from my faithful departed friend...

June 2013

June 22, 2013

The Martyrdom of Sir Thomas More (For All The Saints) UPDATED

Not all Christians are hypocrites all the time. The proof of that statement resides...

April 2013

April 12, 2013

The Medal of Honor Citation of Captain Emil Kapaun, Chaplain Corps, US Army

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the...