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March 2013

March 14, 2013

Christian Badass or Christian Coward, Which Do We Choose?

Originally written last year on the feast of St. John the Baptist, I can't help...

March 11, 2013

Music For Mondays, the Pre-Conclave, “The Waiting Is Driving Us Crazy” Edition

Hurry up and wait. All Marines know that phrase well. And folks hate waiting....

February 2013

February 24, 2013

Ennio Morricone Never Won an Oscar Outright…

But he should have. Right, right, the Academy recognized him with an honorary Oscar in...

February 22, 2013

For Your Lenten Friday Night at the Movies II: The Mission

Last week, Ben Hur was epic, but it had its saccharine sweet, melodramatic moments. Whenever...

February 18, 2013

Dear Politicians, Media Elites, Etc., The Catechism Has Got Your Number

There's a big green book that's the size of a dictionary that I've been...

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

In the Name of Love (Music for Mondays)

It's Monday and I realize that I haven't done a music post in a while....

January 19, 2013

Really. This is Why God Invented YouTube…

So talented people like DJ Shamrock could make a video remix like this. Need a lift?...

January 16, 2013

Irony Alert! Today is Religious Freedom Day UPDATED

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Foremost among the rights...

January 14, 2013

G.K. Chesterton Inspired the Lyrics for “Hold On” by “Yes?” UPDATED

I'll be the first to admit that I've never been a fan of Yes. Their sound...

January 04, 2013

Scientific Proof that The Blessed Virgin Mary is “Blessed for All Generations” UPDATED

Joe Six-Pack here. You know, I've said it often in this space that Catholics can...

January 01, 2013

Because We Could Be ONE. Maybe the Time is Right…

To break through. To be a part of the Light. It's like St. Hildegard of...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

Christmas Delights, Thanks to the Catechism and Romanus the Melodist

Back in October, I signed up to read the Catechism in a year. I thought...

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

Your Apocalyptic News Source (and Soundtrack) For Tomorrow…

The end is nigh! Read all about it! Hey, here's the soundtrack version of R.E.M.'s...

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 15, 2012

To Mourn and Embrace Pain in the Present Moment

When words fail, and our hearts are not still, what can we do? When tragedy...

December 03, 2012

The Pope Gets a Twitter Account…

and roughly 264,000+ people(and climbing) join TMIMITW and say, "I will follow." Sing it fellas!...

November 2012

November 25, 2012

Because Christ is the King, Not Mammon

Because Christ is God and frankly, Mammon is a chump. The Mammster is nowhere even...

November 16, 2012

World Order Does It Again

I've sung the praises of the Genki Sudo's performance art group World Order in this...

November 07, 2012

The Tax Man Cometh? You Betcha!

All I'm sure of so far is that the Healthcare Flexible Spending Account level that...

November 07, 2012

After the Election, What Really Matters…UPDATED

There will be much post-election chatter to keep us occupied for days, if not weeks....

November 02, 2012

The Whole World Says the Vatican is GaGa over James Bond UPDATED

Really. According to every news organ on the planet, the movie is blessed by His...

November 01, 2012

Injunction Junction, What’s Your Function?

"Puttin' on hold the laws that are stinky." Pardon me for thinking about the Schoolhouse...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween…

...from me and Johann Sebastian Bach. Bela Lugosi says have a safe one too. While...

October 08, 2012

Go Buy the Book I Helped Write, And Help a School!

So today is the official launch of the e-book I mentioned that I was contributing...

October 01, 2012

The Best Pro-Life Rock Song Ever (Music For Mondays)

Yeah, it's a Neil Young song. And it wrapped up the Global Citizen Festival that...

October 01, 2012

Separation of Church and State? The HHS Mandate Shatters That

Which is why it must be rescinded. Yesterday, I talked about how pelvic issues have...

September 2012

September 29, 2012

Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, And More in Central Park UPDATED!

It's the Global Citizen Festival and it's "free" for a ticketed donation. The proceeds will...

September 24, 2012

J. S. Bach’s Coffee Cantata (Music for Mondays)

Johann Sebastian Bach loved coffee, before coffee houses were cool. He and his musician friends...