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December 2011

December 28, 2011

A Wacky Idea for Cleaning the Sacred Sites in the Holy Land- UPDATED

Talk about things that are "ridiculously Catholic," how about ridiculously Orthodox things like...BARFIGHT! Oh wait...CHURCHFIGHT!...

December 25, 2011

Cardinal Justin Rigali with a Christmas Message We All Need to Hear

Forgiveness is the message that is often forgotten on this day of the celebration of...

December 25, 2011

The Quote of the Week and Operation “Noel”

This, in a nutshell, is why I became a Marine. “It’s a reminder of why...

December 22, 2011

North Korea in 1000 Words

Satellite photograph of the two Korea's at night. On the plus side, I guess, the...

December 17, 2011

Planned Parenthood Approval Rating is 68%. Really?!

So says Gail Collins in today's New York Times. Maybe she just means in New...

December 16, 2011

Stephen Colbert and the Great Butter Shortage!

Time for Friday Funnies, folks. Enjoy! The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political...

December 16, 2011

Quote of the Week: Christian Bale

On being roughed up while attempting to visit the blind, imprisoned, pro-life activist named Chen...

December 16, 2011

Christopher Hitchens, Requescat in pace

One of the practices Catholics engage in that really infuriates the world is that we...

December 14, 2011

All You Need To Know About Decision 2012

Is right here in the photograph of Time Magazine's Person of the Year cover. The...

December 13, 2011

So I Took This Survey on Who I Should Vote For…

It's put out by an outfit called SelectSmart.com, and I had no big surprise in...

December 08, 2011

What Happens When The Dignity Of Human Beings is Lost

You just thrown their dead bodies away. And then when you are discovered, and your...

December 06, 2011

Hilaire Belloc Was A Lame Politician? Huzzah!

Someone left a comment on a previous post that Hilaire Belloc was not only a...

December 01, 2011

Election Mania 2012 Trivia: The Military’s Favorite?

Election mania trivia: which candidate received the most in contributions from members of the military?...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

Remember St. Paul’s Roman Citizenship? UPDATED

And how by virtue of that, he had certain rights and privileges thereunto pertaining? You...

November 23, 2011

Why I Can’t Find My Coffee Mug, Explained

Well, maybe. Walking through doorways robbed my memory, or so says Professor Radvansky in this...

November 16, 2011

Because the Reality of Our Fallenness Isn’t Pretty-UPDATED

David Brooks explains it pretty well in his Op-Ed in New York Times from a...

November 14, 2011

These Nuns Didn’t Occupy Wall Street…They Bought It

There are other ways to Occupy Wall Street, you know. As owners in the boardroom....

November 12, 2011

Another Reason to Call the Cops: It’s Your Only Option UPDATED

That's right. I'm referring to the post I wrote yesterday about why you need to...

November 03, 2011

“Occupy Wall Street” Insider’s Perspective: Mammon Is Very Concerned

Yesterday, along with Stephen Colbert, I had a little fun with the Occupy Wall Street...

November 02, 2011

Che Guevara Occupies Wall Street!

Che what?! Whew! That's just Stephen Colbert, doing that thing he does so well. I...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

Quote of the Week

"It's just an exhilarating feeling, when you're like Lazarus and come back from the dead."...

October 27, 2011

“Before Richard Dawkins Was…I Am.”

I think that is what Our Lord would say anyway, much to the consternation of...

October 19, 2011

Good Pro-Life News From Memphis!

And "bad news" for Planned Parenthood. Tears of joy from Christ Community Health Services practice...

October 19, 2011

From Sacred Heart Academy, Your New Rose Queen

Sister Celeste Marie Botellop, Principal of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy standing with the 2012 Rose...

October 16, 2011

Dan Wheldon, Two Time Indy 500 Winner, Requescat In Pace

Sad news out of Las Vegas, Nevada today. Dan Wheldon, 33 years old, was killed...

October 16, 2011

Robert Downey, Jr. Asks Hollywood to Forgive Mel Gibson UPDATED

This past Friday, in the spirit of Christ's forgiveness of the adulteress when she was...

October 06, 2011

To Pray for Rihanna and the Farmer

Rihanna showing too much skin? So says an Irish farmer. Around his neck of the...

September 2011

September 23, 2011

A Message on Mortgage Debt from the World

Just a quick note to parish finance committees from Joe Six-Pack, Catholic layman (in the...

September 17, 2011

A Modest Proposal: Treat Priests Like Officers, Not Like Corporate CEO’s

"Soldier, shut up and soldier!" That's one of my favorite lines from Robert Heinlein's novel...

September 08, 2011

Because This Makes Me Speechless

And to whom have ye likened me, or made me equal, saith the Holy One?...