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February 2013

February 19, 2013

Voting Has Opened in the 2013 About Catholicism Readers’ Choice Awards

And you can even vote for me, kind of. This just in... Dear readers, thanks...

February 13, 2013

Fr. Pontifex, With a Few Words On Lent…

Well done, as always. Elizabeth Scalia has a post up that is indispensable as we...

February 06, 2013

For the Faith of St. Paul Miki, and Companions (For All the Saints)

Today is the feast day of St. Paul Miki and his companions. They were martyred...

February 02, 2013

Interesting Stuff I Found While Reading the New HHS Mandate Rules

Evening folks. Sorry I haven't posted anything until now, but I've been reading the 80...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Archbishop Gomez Makes the Call, Removes Cardinal Mahony and Bishop Curry From the Game UPDATED

With an H/T to my blog neighbor Joanne McPortland, here is the press release from...

January 31, 2013

All Your Darkest Fears About Mark Shea Are True…

I don't know why I didn't see it before. All the signs were there. Megalomaniac?...

January 25, 2013

The Catholic Bishops of Colorado Respond to Hospitals’ Claim of Unborn Twins Personhood UPDATED

A couple of days ago, my blog neighbor Deacon Greg Kandra shared a news item...

January 23, 2013

Call Me A Bad Catholic, But I Agree With John Zmirak

Amen to what The Most Interesting Man in the World says. This may come as...

January 20, 2013

The Crescat on the Bishops’ Novena to End Abortion…

Katrina Fernandez shares a heartbreaking memory with her readers today. Here is the beginning, With...

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 12, 2013

Human Trafficking is Not Just a Third World Problem

Just ask the folks from Convenant House. They've put together a campaign called Abolish Child...

January 10, 2013

Being Conan the Barbarian vs. Being Civil (The Lost Art of Persuasion) UPDATED

I've been not publishing a number of comments these past few days, as they violate...

January 09, 2013

The National Cathedral to Perform Same-Sex Wedding Ceremonies UPDATED

From the Associated Press, WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington National Cathedral, where the nation gathers...

December 2012

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 13, 2012

A Great Example of the New Evangelization…from Canada?!

Beware the conventional wisdom. I mean, everyone knows that the Catholic Church is dead in...

December 06, 2012

The Guttmacher Institute Gets Gutshot by the Kid

Remember the bratpack cowboy flick Young Guns? Emilio Estevez played the part of Billy "the...

November 2012

November 15, 2012

The Tragic Death of Savita Halappanavar UPDATED

The news of the tragic passing of Savita Halappanavar is burning up the wires and stirring...

November 12, 2012

The Bloggers Meet The Bishops, On Tape, Via YouTube

You may recognize a few of the bloggers here. Take a look, Figures they'd catch...

November 11, 2012

On the Commemoration of Veteran’s Day…

Back to back secular feast days Frank? What gives? Not what, but who. I've been reading...

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...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween…

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

October 25, 2012

Does Your Parish Have A Columbarium Yet?

If it doesn't, it probably will soon. Five parishes in the Diocese of Knoxville have...

October 17, 2012

Work of Mercy: Why Not Give Alms to Syrian Refugees?

Father Dwight Longenecker has a little post up about rich folk, giving, and something...

October 14, 2012

Argo, See It! And Other Movie Stuff…

Or should I say ARGOSEEIT! You'll "get" that after you do. I know I'm way...

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

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 27, 2012

For Something Old and Something New (Thoughts for Thursday)

On Thursdays I serve as lector at the parish near my office. I've been the...

September 25, 2012

So, remember the original theme song to Gilligan’s Island?

I'm included in the part of the song that goes "and the rest..." for the...

September 21, 2012

The Two Most Important Pundits Weigh In On “My Wife…” UPDATED

No, I don't mean any of the talking heads over at News Corp., The Big...

September 13, 2012

Rebecca Hamilton On How We Become Monsters…

If this post doesn't cut you to the quick, nothing will. Put on the...