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December 2013

December 01, 2013

A Blogger Responds: We Were Not “Outmarketed” on Gay Marriage, We Were “Outevangelized”

Gerard Nadal doesn't pull any punches with his response to an interview given by Cardinal...

November 2013

November 29, 2013

A Serious Message About The Film, “Delivery Man” UPDATED

...is contained in the flyer in the photograph below. Learn more at Alana Newman's place,...

November 21, 2013

Got Questions About Vatican II, Salvation, and the Unsaved?

Who doesn't? We're in luck, though, because Catholic World Report has an eight post symposium...

November 14, 2013

Our Bishops Get All Hard Core On The HHS Mandate

Folks thought it couldn't be done. Others may have thought that some of them would...

November 06, 2013

To Avoid Being A Pelagian

Father Dwight Longenecker has been noodling a speech on the New Evangelization that was given...

November 01, 2013

Chalk Up A Victory Against The HHS Mandate UPDATED

The opinion for the plaintiffs, Francis and Philip Gilardi, reverses a denial of a prelimary...

October 2013

October 26, 2013

Sanity Check: Is Gendercide De Facto Law in Great Britain?

It would seem so. By gendercide, I mean sex-selection abortion, as generally the feminine sex...

October 23, 2013

Crashing the Obamacare Servers Is Easy As Pie. Here’s Why…

Load testing? We don't need no stinking "load testing!" Tom McDonald has the skinny. Prepare...

October 13, 2013

A Site You Need To Bookmark To Keep Track Of The IRS Scandal

You can find it at Professor Paul L. Caron's TaxProf Blog. Based out of Pepperdine...

October 12, 2013

What Can You Personally Do About The Priest Sex Abuse Scandal? UPDATED

This message is for most of us who aren't directly involved in any of the...

October 11, 2013

Your Marriage Quote of the Year

This works both ways, I hope. When a guy is happily married, no matter...

October 08, 2013

How Peyton Manning Made Me Think Of Pope Francis…

He did this, and I made the connection immediately. I'm weird that way, see? I...

October 06, 2013

A Science Fiction Action Movie With A Heart, Go See “Gravity.”

You, and your entire family, will be the richer for it. Empty nesters? Go see...

October 05, 2013

And Now You Know Why The Italian Press Isn’t Exactly the Gold Standard of Journalism

So when we learn the details of Scalfari's interview, it's like Simcha Fisher says, He...

October 03, 2013

In Search of Pageviews, HUFFPOST Manufactures Clash Between Pope Francis and Pope Benedict?

That's what it looks like to me. They've done stuff like this to boost pageviews...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

Unpacking Pope Francis’s Interview (Part III, the Conclusion)

Thus the Holy Spirit can use the humblest to enlighten the learned and those in...

September 25, 2013

Joe Six-Pack Unpacks Pope Francis’s Interview (Part I) UPDATED

“I do not know what might be the most fitting description....I am a sinner. This...

September 05, 2013

Pope Francis to Vladimir Putin and the G20: In Syria, Seek Peaceful Solution, Not Military Action

Once again, Pope Francis appeals for a peaceful resolution to the crisis in Syria. Specifically,...

August 2013

August 30, 2013

G.K Chesterton Appears on Breitbart? Would That Count As A Miracle?

I'd count it as a minor one, at least. Take a look at Kate O'Hare's...

August 26, 2013

Because of the Disenchantment of Miley Cyrus UPDATED

The other day I lamented losing an hour to reading Joseph Bottum's personal essay about...

August 23, 2013

Why The Seven-Headed Dragon of Lying Will Never Be Slain

Because Satan! Just look at the image above, and note that one of the creatures...

August 19, 2013

HHS Mandate Briefing: It’s the “Pop Philosophy” of Planned Parenthood vs. the Real McCoy

And unfortunately, we aren't bringing to bear the in-depth philosophical arguments needed to carry the...

August 02, 2013

What Millennials Really Want From The Church

That is the big question du jour it seems. An answer in a piece written...

August 01, 2013

In Search of Pageviews, HUFFPOST Reanimates Slain Dragon of “Ancient Christian Gay Marriage Rites”

Seeking to capitalize on Pope Francis's recent remarks on not judging gay priests, no doubt....

July 2013

July 28, 2013

For Father Z’s Bad Analogies. Not.

Back on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, I shared a little video called...

July 22, 2013

Patheos Catholic Bloggers Spotted in Pasadena!

A few feet away from the grocery store where I once stumbled upon Stephen Hawking,...

July 08, 2013

RealClearScience Discovers the Science Behind NFP…

Remember when Joe Six-Pack explained it using knowledge learned in basic electricity class? No, I'm...

July 06, 2013

Dawn Eden On Why The Church’s Rights To Distribute Copyrighted Material Should Be Honored…UPDATED

Yesterday, I shared a post linking to Brandon Vogt's blog thanking him for providing...

July 05, 2013

Thanks to Brandon Vogt, You Can Read Lumen Fidei On Your Kindle…

Or your Nook, iPad, PC, or Mac. Did I mention he also converted it into...

July 02, 2013

What Do Penn Jillette And Peter Kreeft Have In Common?

A healthy aversion to the idol of tolerance. First up, Mr. Jillette (H/T Marcel LeJuene),...