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April 2013

April 07, 2013

Dawn Eden Discovers Something Important About Pope Francis’s #1 Detractor…UPDATED

Argentinean blogger, Marcelo Gonzalez? He's a Holocaust denier. Is there any better way to flush one's...

March 2013

March 28, 2013

Pope Francis Mentions Pelagians in His Chrism Mass Homily…

And everyone runs for their history books! Oh wait. Not really. He was mainly preaching to...

March 23, 2013

Papal History Being Made, Right Here, Right Now UPDATED

Today Pope Francis and the Pope Emeritus met at Castel Gandolfo. In terms of historically...

March 19, 2013

Was This the First Time In History That the Bishop of Constantinople Attended the Installation of the Bishop of Rome? UPDATED

You've heard reports about the fact that the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's attendance at the installation...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Smallville Sends a Cardinal Off to the Conclave UPDATED

Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, took wing today from the airport...

February 15, 2013

Papa Tells a Story: “The Council As I Saw It” and Beware the Hermeneutic of Politics

At five times longer than your average blog post, the article from Vatican Radio published...

February 14, 2013

Here’s a Heads Up for St. Valentine’s Day…

Learn more about St. Valentine, and how he lost his head, over at Catholic Online....

February 11, 2013

If You Love Pope Benedict XVI, Set Him Free

And so we woke up this morning to the news that Pope Benedict XVI is...

January 2013

January 21, 2013

The Death of Christendom? December 15, 1791, when the Bill of Rights was Ratified

It being the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and Inaguration Day too, I'm taking the...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

For All the Saints: John, Apostle and Evangelist UPDATED

Today is the feast day of St. John, the "disciple whom Jesus loved." Jesus called...

December 24, 2012

In a Cave Underground…

a King was born. And on December 25. Sing it Neil, H/T Sean P. Dailey

December 21, 2012

Because God Became Human To Save Us All

The title of this post says it all. Why bother becoming a Christian unless you...

December 20, 2012

For Thoughts on Atheism by the Father of Empiricism UPDATED

Remember my affection for the Harvard Classics, the Five Foot Shelf of Books? Admittedly,...

December 19, 2012

Ember Days: What They Are And Where They Went

Today is the first Ember Day of autumn, the week after the Feast of the...

December 12, 2012

Cardinal Dolan Notes Media Silence on Recent Court Decision

Though regular readers here, on New Advent, and at Stand With the US Bishops Against...

December 12, 2012

Because The Case for Marian Devotion Is Iron-Clad

On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, it's a good time for a little...

December 07, 2012

As We Commemorate the Beginning of the Last Just War…

Feast of St. Ambrose I am reminded of the things the digital age will completely...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Because of Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 – November 29, 1980) UPDATED

This was written three years ago by my (then) blogging partner, Webster Bull. Given all...

November 15, 2012

Your Favorite Film Producer Is $5.00 Short…

What's that? You forgot that I was your favorite film producer? Say it ain't so,...

October 2012

October 22, 2012

Time-Lapse Video of the Space Shuttle Moving Through L.A.

It doesn't get much cooler than this. Let's just say that my hat is off...

October 15, 2012

King David is Criticized Soundly, and Takes It Like A Man

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, many of the stories we find...

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 16, 2012

For “the Didache” Voters’ Guide

As the presidential election starts looming large on the horizon, it's time to dust off...

September 12, 2012

J. Christopher Stevens, Requiescat in Pace

Prayers for the repose of the soul of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, and for the...

September 04, 2012

The HHS Mandate and the Clinton Years…UPDATED

Proof abounds that the Democratic Party nowadays is not your father's (or your grandfather's) Democratic...

August 2012

August 26, 2012

Neil Armstrong and the Landing of the “Eagle” UPDATED

Over at Mental Floss, there's a great recap of the life and career of Neil...

August 17, 2012

The Tragic Tale of State-Sponsored Eugenics in America UPDATED

There I was, making the commute home from work after a long day. The skies...

August 13, 2012

Because of Catholics like Hubert of Aquitane (Saints for the Rest of Us)

Wait a second, isn't that what is on the label of a bottle of Jägermeister ...

July 2012

July 04, 2012

Happy Independence Day! Let’s Sing a Song…

But before we do, here's one little tidbit to recall on this 236th birthday of...

July 02, 2012

Welcome Aboard the Ever Persecuted Church!

Of the many reasons that have been written in this space for answering the title of...