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June 2013

June 23, 2013

The Miraculous Incident of Balanced Media Coverage On Same-Sex Marriage…

This is the week when the Supreme Court will spill the beans on what...

June 22, 2013

The Martyrdom of Sir Thomas More (For All The Saints) UPDATED

Not all Christians are hypocrites all the time. The proof of that statement resides...

June 17, 2013

Simcha Fisher Is My New Neighbor?

I wonder if she'll let me borrow a cup of sugar every once in a...

June 08, 2013

Do We Have the Will To Remove The Infrastructure of Tyranny We Have Erected?

I'm not going to waste a lot of your time recapping what you are already...

June 05, 2013

Brandon Vogt’s Least Read Blog Post? That Would Be This One…

Originally posted on July 15, 2010, almost one year before The Church and New Media...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Cardinal Dolan on the HHS Mandate: “If we give in now, they will not leave us alone.”

Kathryn Jean Lopez, a blogger neighbor of mine here at Patheos, and a writer for...

May 24, 2013

Did You Know St. Thomas Aquinas Preached A Sermon on Lying?

I didn't either, until earlier this year when I picked up a copy of The...

May 18, 2013

Intermission

So I've been informed that Patheos is doing another behind-the-scenes makeover of the website. The...

May 17, 2013

What Does the Benghazi Scandal Have To Do With Religious Liberty?

Or the IRS and AP scandals? Well, just like the claims that people of conscience...

May 07, 2013

We Live On An Unusual Planet In An Unusual Solar System. That’s Two “Unusuals.”

Yesterday, I was going on about the Sun. Today, Robert Krulwich, of NPR's science desk,...

May 06, 2013

What’s The Sun Got To Do With That Weird Weather We’ve Been Having?

I don't know, but it's completely out of our hands. Maddening, isn't it? Just add...

May 05, 2013

Bishop O’Connell Accepts Resignations of Youth Ministers Who Enabled Fr. Fugee, And Of Parish Pastor UPDATED

The tremors out of the Archdiocese of Newark can still be felt. The latest news...

April 2013

April 07, 2013

Dawn Eden Discovers Something Important About Pope Francis’s #1 Detractor…UPDATED

Argentinean blogger, Marcelo Gonzalez? He's a Holocaust denier. Is there any better way to flush one's...

April 05, 2013

Because of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Day In, and Day Out

Recently a friend I met on Facebook asked folks about spiritual music. You know, something...

April 04, 2013

Ross Douthat, Writing on “Class, Culture, and the Decline of Marriage”

Justice Anthony Kennedy, during discussion of arguments for overturning California's Proposition 8, stated that same-sex...

April 03, 2013

“We Defend Traditional Marriage – and We’re Gay…”

is a Facebook page by a group of folks that could use your support. About...

April 03, 2013

Do You Fly Much? The “Librarian in Black” Has Got Your Back

Sarah Houghton is her name, and she's the Director of the San Rafael Public Library,...

March 2013

March 27, 2013

Cardinal Bergoglio’s Diagnosis Becomes Pope Francis’s FRAG Order

Joe Six-Pack, USMC here with a little vocabulary lesson, and a heads up on the...

March 26, 2013

The Big Ball of Flame Up in the Sky Throws a Beautiful Fit

Here's another post by your Sun crazy blogger. There was a little black spot on...

March 25, 2013

As the Same-Sex Marriage Question Heads to the SCOTUS…

Here is a snippet of the amicus brief of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. California’s...

March 21, 2013

BREAK: A Message From the Front Lines of “Operation Enduring Travesty” UPDATED

Joe Six-Pack, USMC (Ret.) here. You probably have never heard of the mission with that...

March 20, 2013

Your Must Read Post of the Day: Heather King on Pope Francis, Mercy, and Sex

I've shared the thoughts of Heather King in this space a time or two. Unlike...

March 13, 2013

The Tweet Seen ‘Round the World…UPDATES

Wikipedia is already updated. There are lots of "firsts" here. First American Pope. First Jesuit...

March 12, 2013

Because I Love Bacon…

Sure, I eat it sparingly, but I do enjoy the sounds, smells, and tastes of...

March 06, 2013

Anyone Care for a Game of “Secular Media Conclave Bingo?”

I hope the pot is well financed, because there will be a ton of winners....

March 05, 2013

A Little Message About the Conclave from the Noise to Signal Ratio UPDATED

New Advent shared a piece today from the Inquirer in Philadelphia. It's an interview of...

March 04, 2013

When You Worship the Orgasm, Is Celibacy a Sin? (Tales from the MSM Catechism) UPDATED

Well that's a no-brainer, citizen of the world. You betcha! When The Orgasm is held...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Smallville Sends a Cardinal Off to the Conclave UPDATED

Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, took wing today from the airport...

February 21, 2013

Your Blogger is on the Wrong Side of Public Opinion, Just Like G.K. Chesterton

Just an F.Y.I. Good news, though. The Church is on the right side of history....

February 19, 2013

Italian Cardinal: Cardinal Mahony Could Be Asked to Skip Conclave

The Cardinal Mahony story just got bigger than the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Here's what...