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September 2014

September 12, 2014

Leah Libresco Casually Dates The Disney Princes… (Friday Funnies)

My blog neighbor Leah loves musicals. Leah writes a lot about some strange phenomenon she...

September 06, 2014

Joe Six-Pack’s Succinct Thoughts On ISIS, Archbishop Sheen, The Whirlwind At The Archdiocese of Pravda, And MOAR

It's been a weird month so far in the internet version of Catholiclandia and we're...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Catholics, Political Ideologies, And A Song That Explains Our Place On The Grid

Courtesy of Professor Tobin Grant, blogging on faith and politics for the Religion News Service....

August 12, 2014

Tune In To “A Closer Look” Tonight As A Passel Of Catholics Talk About ISIS, Iraq, And What It All Means

I'll be joining the panel tonight at 6 pm ET talking about Iraq, Middle East persecution...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

Source of Global Climate Change Found (And It Almost Killed Us All)!

The New York Post, and a few other news outlets, are now running the story...

July 17, 2014

The Truth About S. 2578 From A Career Politician, With An Assist From Malcolm Muggeridge and James Madison

It didn't fail. Rebecca Hamilton, my blog neighbor, and soon to be retired Democrat pol,...

July 17, 2014

The Bishops Respond To The Fear Mongering Of The Administration Over Religious Liberty

From the USCCB Blog, Archbishops Salvatore J. Cordileone , William Lori, Thomas Wenski, and...

June 2014

June 16, 2014

Got Five Minutes? Learn Some Catholic History

Good news, dear reader. McNamara's Blog has fired up again. My learned friend, Pat McNamara...

June 12, 2014

N.T. Wright On Reality, Gay Marriage, And Being On The Wrong Side Of History

Over at First Things, Matthew Schmitz shared a video, and transcribed a rough draft of...

June 10, 2014

The Most Interesting Man In The World And Phil Lawler Agree: Archbishop Carlson Is Incredible UPDATED

And I mean incredible in the following sense of the word. Unbelievable, beyond belief,...

June 04, 2014

On Hamlet, Our Sins, And The Man In The Mirror UPDATED

I was going to write a long and involved post on the little news item...

June 01, 2014

St. John of the Cross On What Ails The Catholic Blog-O-Sphere

Last week was a pretty embarrassing one in the parish of St. Blogs. It was...

May 2014

May 13, 2014

Thoughts About The Minor Miracle That Occurred At Harvard University Yesterday

Consider this post a wee after action report by your favorite strategic corporal, Joe Six-Pack,...

May 08, 2014

Since When Did Satan Become Such A Square?

That's the thought that occurred to me when I was reading the Satanic Temple's mission...

April 2014

April 08, 2014

Geocentricism Documentary Is Swallowed By A Black Hole of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?!

It turns out the film makers duped a number of folks into being "interviewed,"...

April 05, 2014

Your Quote of the Week: Andrew Sullivan’s Words of Wisdom

Regarding the (coerced?) resignation of Mozilla CEO, Brendan Eich. As I said last night, of course Mozilla has the...

April 02, 2014

Latest Bid To Keep You Away From Theaters: Gnostic “Noah” Is Tunneling Under Your House! UPDATED

Because it's not enough just to not care for a movie. De gustibus non est disputandum, you...

April 01, 2014

Fr. Robert Barron Weighs Anchor On “Noah” UPDATED With Video Commentary

From the guy who practically invented engaging the culture with a Catholic perspective (via social media),...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

When You’re Doing Your Taxes, Don’t Wig Out When You’re Asked If You’re In A Same-Sex Marriage…

Because it will come up in the questionnaires, see? You can call it a sign...

March 25, 2014

Hobby Lobby/ Conestoga Wood SCOTUS Arguments Recap & Transcript

Over at the SCOTUS Blog, Lyle Denniston called it "one hearing, two dramas." The Supreme...

March 23, 2014

9 Catholic Priest Scientists That “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” Never Heard Of UPDATED

The folks at RealClearScience do the heavy lifting that MacFarlane, Tyson, & Co., didn't...

March 20, 2014

A Funny Thing I Noticed About “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” UPDATED

Have you been watching the show? Perhaps I should rephrase that to, "Did you...

March 19, 2014

As the Biblical Epics Roll Into Theaters, Remember This: Bela Lugosi Played Jesus…

No. Really. When? In 1909. Where? In a live Easter passion play, somewhere. Dangerous Minds...

February 2014

February 23, 2014

Does God Hate Flags? An Answer On The 69th Anniversary Of The Flag Raising On Iwo Jima

I saw a blog post with this title recently: God Hates Flags: The Public Nature of...

February 22, 2014

Gay Man Refused Last Rites? “GetReligion” Has Some Thoughts On This Story

You've probably seen the story published by The Washington Post about the gay man who...

February 14, 2014

“Since The Divorce Rate Is So High, Let’s Opt For 10 Year Long (Term Renewable) Marriages Instead!”

Seriously? I LOL'd. Nice try, Adriana Cohen, but you obviously have never been involved in...

February 05, 2014

A Few Words For Wednesday (Music Edition)

Ah, words. Can't live with 'em; can't live without 'em. Right now, I can't live with...

January 2014

January 08, 2014

Bigotry Watch: Chuck Norris, Or U.S. News and World Report? UPDATED

Seriously? I mean you just knew that Chuck Norris was not going to be the...

January 06, 2014

BREAKING: SCOTUS Suspends Same-Sex Marriages In Utah

The Associated Press shared the news a few minutes ago. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme...

January 04, 2014

Because the Mandated HHS Rules Strike at the Heart of Freedom

Originally, this post was published in mid-January, 2012. A few days later, the thoughts I...