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December 2012

December 30, 2012

Support Hobby Lobby. Here’s How. UPDATED

There's nothing better than waking up on a Sunday, eating a breakfast of pancakes and...

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 19, 2012

Tissue Alert! Read This And Weep

“Amen, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will not...

December 11, 2012

God is a Crazy Farmer, And I Am His Plowman

My fields are vast, and yet small. My plot is so tiny, in fact, that...

November 2012

November 12, 2012

Quote of the Week from Cardinal Dolan

The premier answer to the question "What's wrong with the world?" "what's wrong with the...

October 2012

October 26, 2012

Christian Bale Speaks His Mind, Presents an Award to Chen Guangcheng

“What I really wanted to do was shake the man’s hand and say ‘thank you,’...

June 2012

June 07, 2012

Goethe Suggests a Blog Post. Who Am I to Say No?

‎One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

For A Few Thoughts On Memorial Day UPDATED

Two years back, I wrote a Memorial Day post titled To Remember the Fallen....

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Scripture Quote of the Week…

From St. Paul's letter to the Romans (13:8,10), Avoid getting into debt, except the debt...

March 2012

March 05, 2012

The Politics of the HHS Mandate Made Clear, Part Deux

Remember the other day when I said "it’s all about getting votes for the incumbent,...

February 2012

February 09, 2012

The Nuns From Nashville are Awesome!

We should all go and hug them, immediately, if not sooner. Have you seen their...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Thanks For Donating to Help Make “All That Remains”

Just a quick note at the beginning of the day to say thanks to everyone...

January 25, 2012

Best. 2012. March for Life. Video. Ever.

Courtesy of the "the Kid," Marc Barnes. Let's make it go viral, ya'll. Only 6...

January 02, 2012

Three New Years Resolutions in Song and Truth

Good things come in threes. As if I need to buttress this argument, I present...

January 01, 2012

The Problem With the “Status Quo” in the Holy Places

Is summed up nicely by St. John in his first letter. Beloved: The way we...

December 2011

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...

September 2011

September 29, 2011

When New Media Users Meet the Christ…

They will actually have to do more than just "friend" Him. The poster above says...

September 04, 2011

Because the Church is Paradoxically Intolerant and Tolerant

This isn't the first post I've written on paradoxes of the Catholic faith, nor will...

August 2011

August 28, 2011

Because Words Matter…

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects. —Blaise...

August 18, 2011

Thoughts on the Vicissitudes of Michael Voris & Co. UPDATED

Actually, I have none. Really. I mean stuff like this happens all the time to...

August 12, 2011

Thoughts On New Media And Evangelization

I'm not a "new media" expert.But to me,"New Media" is old mediawithout editors,without barriers,without bosses.At...

July 2011

July 08, 2011

The Corapi Kerfuffle and Agape (In Reply to a Reader)

A reader writes,Wow, hey Frank are you really a Christian? Do you actually receive communion...

June 2011

June 19, 2011

A Reply to a Scold from a Priest Regarding the Corapi Kerfuffle

—Feast of the Holy Trinity I hadn't intended to write another word about John Corapi....

June 18, 2011

Love, the Blues, & Forgiveness (Music for Mondays)

In light of recent events, I am bringing this post back up to the top....

February 2011

February 13, 2011

For Faith in Action: Thomas Merton’s Letter to a 6th Grader

—Feast of St. Catherine de Ricci I don't exactly remember where I found what follows,...

November 2010

November 06, 2010

For Thoughts Like These from François Nepveu, S.J.

—Feast of All Saints of Africa I love discovering devotional works that bring the Catholic perspective...

September 2010

September 20, 2010

To Pray for the Flood Victims in Pakistan

Feast of Saints EustachiusIt's still raining in Pakistan. At the end of July, some of...

September 14, 2010

For the Catholic View of Love

Yesterday was Monday and as such I did a music post. The subject was love,...

September 13, 2010

Love: Three Minus One (Music for Mondays)

—Feast of St. John ChrysostomLove: Agape, Storge, Phileo, Eros. The four Greek words for love....

June 2010

June 12, 2010

Because Marriage is Supernatural

My husband Greg and I just returned from a 24-hour getaway to Cold Spring, New...