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January 2012

January 31, 2012

The HHS Mandate Petition Catches Air, and User Tips UPDATED

What started out as a little fledgling, struggling to get airborne, has morphed into a...

January 30, 2012

Verily, The Catholic Cradle Doth Rock

Have you seen Junior's grades? Heh. Yeah, I have. You know I love "the Kid,"...

January 30, 2012

The HHS Mandate: Now it’s Personal.

Oh, you thought the HHS Mandate would only apply to the big Catholic institutions? But...

January 30, 2012

It’s Not the Contraceptives, Stupid

If you think so, that is just a load of egregious twaddle. Speaking of which,...

January 25, 2012

Best. 2012. March for Life. Video. Ever.

Courtesy of the "the Kid," Marc Barnes. Let's make it go viral, ya'll. Only 6...

January 23, 2012

Another Catholic Blogger You Should Follow

Fellow Patheos Catholic Portal blogger Max Lindenman sings the praises of Joanne McPortland, and you...

January 22, 2012

Señor Santo Niño Comes To My Neck of the Woods

In the photograph above, you see the original Señor Santo Niño statue that Ferdinand Magellan...

January 20, 2012

“The Kid” Got Mentioned in the Wall Street Journal

I'm talkin' bout the Boy Wonder, aka the Bad Catholic, Marc Barnes. Jonathan Fitzgerald of...

January 12, 2012

A Reader Writes, and “The Kid” Delivers

An e-mail popped into my box this morning from a reader. Hi there. I am...

January 12, 2012

Zombies…RUN! To the Theaters, That Is

I have to admit that I enjoy movies that have vast hordes of extras in...

January 11, 2012

Justin Bieber: “I Don’t Think I’m Religious. I Am Spiritual” UPDATED

On the heels of the faith affirming appearance of Mark Walhlberg on yesterday's CBS This...

January 06, 2012

Thoughts On Politics From the Bastion of Catholic Social Commentary

Ha! Made you look. Because actually, there is no such thing. If there was, see,...

January 04, 2012

Fresh from Iowa, the New Top Tier…Updated!

Well there you have it folks, your new and shiny "top tier." And it was...

January 04, 2012

A Bishop Has Children Out of Wedlock…Updated!

So you wanted to just be a simple Catholic man. One who tries to...

January 02, 2012

Soldiers and Artist’s Should Be Friends?

Of course they should. Because oftentimes, they are the same people. My civilian brother, Max Lindenman, elaborates....

January 02, 2012

A Contrarian Way To Invest Like A Catholic

See what I discovered: God made man simple, but they get lost in their many...

December 2011

December 28, 2011

A Wacky Idea for Cleaning the Sacred Sites in the Holy Land- UPDATED

Talk about things that are "ridiculously Catholic," how about ridiculously Orthodox things like...BARFIGHT! Oh wait...CHURCHFIGHT!...

December 25, 2011

Cardinal Justin Rigali with a Christmas Message We All Need to Hear

Forgiveness is the message that is often forgotten on this day of the celebration of...

December 23, 2011

Because Tradition says December 25 is When Christ was Born

And that is good enough for me. Especially because smarter, more capable, and more knowledgeable...

December 14, 2011

For All the Saints: John of the Cross

Today is the feast day of St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church....

December 09, 2011

This Novel By Johnny Cash Helped Me Become Catholic

Johnny Cash and Jesus Christ share the initials "J.C." Johnny Cash is an adopted son...

December 02, 2011

Marc Barnes is Studying, So Watch His Best Film Ever

In need of a Marc Barnes fix? I've got just the ticket for you. You...

November 2011

November 11, 2011

Need Another Reason to Love “the Kid?”

Here are five of them. I'm just glad that when I was Marc's age, it...

November 04, 2011

Remember When Wayne & Garth Got Back Stage Passes & Met Alice Cooper?

That's sort of how I felt after I was Confirmed. The "backstage pass effect", see,...

November 03, 2011

Everything You Wanted to Know about the Banner

Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. What do these mysterious attributes have to do with this blog,...

November 03, 2011

For Seven Layer Dips of Awesome Like This

Dracula, Sin, The Good News, Prayer, Faith, Forgiveness, Redemption. Mark Shea does a little hammering...

October 2011

October 28, 2011

If “Jesus Ween” Wasn’t Scary Enough…

Remember that little post? That was nothing compared to the well-meaning goodness that Joe Carter...

October 27, 2011

“Before Richard Dawkins Was…I Am.”

I think that is what Our Lord would say anyway, much to the consternation of...

September 2011

September 22, 2011

It’s Like Elizabeth Says…

I hope it comes on in my neck of the woods. New idea—I'm going to...

August 2011

August 28, 2011

Because Words Matter…

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects. —Blaise...