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The Road To The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like This Road In The Himalayas…

I saw this video yesterday on Facebook, watched it, and got queasy. Then, I realized...

December 2013

December 21, 2013

To Leave the Shackles of Human History Behind

  It is ironic to run a post with a title claiming that one of...

July 2012

July 22, 2012

Because Life Goes On, And Is Worth Living UPDATED

Acts of terror, senseless violence, wars, rumors of wars, budget crises, scary headlines, scandal, political...

November 2011

November 11, 2011

The Loneliness of the Military Historian

A poem by Margaret Atwood. Confess: it’s my profession that alarms you. This is why...

November 03, 2011

“Occupy Wall Street” Insider’s Perspective: Mammon Is Very Concerned

Yesterday, along with Stephen Colbert, I had a little fun with the Occupy Wall Street...

October 2011

October 30, 2011

Because Dracula was Catholic? Oh My!

Originally published on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, in December of last year, it...

September 2011

September 04, 2011

Because the Church is Paradoxically Intolerant and Tolerant

This isn't the first post I've written on paradoxes of the Catholic faith, nor will...

June 2011

June 25, 2011

Because Jesus Is The Unjust Steward

This first ran back in September, 2010 during the Feast of Our Lady of La...

January 2011

January 15, 2011

Because the Church is Paradoxically Consistent

—Feast of St. Macarius the Great The other day I wrote about the dictionary meanings for...

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