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September 2012

September 21, 2012

The Illusionist…UPDATED

Here you see him, and there you see him. The Great Obama and Mitt the...

September 17, 2012

“We Stand for Religious Freedom…”

You know, except for when we don't. President Barack Obama said the United States supports...

September 15, 2012

The Real Culprit Behind the Attacks Across the Islamic World UPDATED

I've been thinking about the attacks to our embassies all across the Islamic world. Like...

September 03, 2012

Six Great Songs for Labor Day 2012 (Music for Mondays) UPDATED

"No amount of piety in leisure hours can compensate for slipshod labor on the job....

August 2012

August 27, 2012

Today’s the Day the Music Died (Music for Mondays)

For me, anyway. No, I'm not talking about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big...

August 25, 2012

Thoughts As Summer Winds Down on a Saturday

My children headed back to school twelve days back. But it still feels a bit...

August 20, 2012

Message from Mammon On Student Loan Debt: Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Really. It's "contained." Ben Bernanke says so. Cody Willard of Marketwatch gives us reasons to...

August 13, 2012

If God Is A Bullet… (Music for Mondays)

I was just checking the archives and realized it's been a long time since I...

August 09, 2012

Singapore and the Strange Tale of Population Control Policies UPDATES

Truth is stranger than fiction. And weird things happen when governments decide to help you...

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 03, 2012

Long Before the ACA Decision…UPDATED

Legal truths stranger than fiction have existed for some time. Cue example from Bloomberg Financial...

June 2012

June 23, 2012

The Beach Boys Sing the Our Father

Thomas L. McDonald shares his Saturday Song — “The Lord’s Prayer,” as sung by the...

June 20, 2012

Did You Hear the NPR Piece Today on the “Fortnight for Freedom?”

It was actually pretty balanced. A couple of parishioners "for," a couple "against," and snippets...

June 12, 2012

Rebecca Hagelin “Gets It” on Religious Liberty…As Does A Rock Band

She's spot-on the phony "War on Women" too. Here's what she said a few weeks...

June 10, 2012

Abraham Lincoln on the Importance of Freedom of Conscience and Religious Liberty

Everyone knows how easy it is in the age of the internet to cobble together...

June 08, 2012

Fr. Pontifex Strikes Again…

Father Claude Dusty Burns with a little ditty on the compatibility of faith and reason....

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 30, 2012

Thoughts on the Role of the Laity on this Feast of St. Joan of Arc UPDATED

And so we leave Eastertide behind. Before we move on into "Ordinary Time", recall the...

May 17, 2012

Donna Summer, Requiescat In Pace

Well, I am sad to hear that Donna Summer has left us. But something makes...

May 14, 2012

Music for Mondays, the Speed Edition

Every time you go racing, you put your reputation on the line. —Carroll Shelby I'm...

May 07, 2012

Jazz for Jesus: Selections from Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts

I'm not the first to bring folks attention to the small "c" catholicity of Jazz....

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Because Jesus Haunts Us In Song (Music for Mondays)

Last year around this time for Eastertide, I started exploring Jesus in terms of...

April 19, 2012

Interested in Posts on Catholicism in China?

I've got those right here in the China tag. And I am truthfully being a...

April 17, 2012

Dr. Estrangedlove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Church UPDATED

The word is that the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) may be coming...

April 15, 2012

On Divine Mercy Sunday, Shakespeare and a Song

A truth about us as human beings is that we desire justice and not mercy....

April 11, 2012

Phil Collins Shares My Thoughts On Google+

FYI...I won't be taking the time to post on Google+ any longer. Today's change of...

April 06, 2012

Without Neil Young, Musical Jeremiads Like This…

wouldn't have been made. Neil doesn't use Jim Marshall's amplifiers. They didn't give him the...

April 05, 2012

Jim Marshall, Requiescat In Pace

Last week, we lost Earl Scruggs. Today, news of the passing of another giant of...

March 2012

March 31, 2012

Cardinal Dolan on How the POTUS Broke Faith And Announced the HHS Mandate Was a “Fait Accompli”

Stop the presses, as this just came in from todays' Wall Street Journal. A frank...

March 29, 2012

Earl Scruggs, Requescat In Pace

What is the happiest sounding instrument in the world? Hands down, my vote goes to...