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October 2013

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 20, 2013

NARAL Mistakes “Go Directly to Jail” Card for the “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card UPDATED

Pope Francis, see, had a little something to say to OB/GYN's today. It's probably a...

September 17, 2013

Shocking! Pope Francis and I Agree on Politics

Did you see Pope Francis's homily yesterday? Therein he said, “A good Catholic meddles in...

August 2013

August 02, 2013

Which Pope Said What? Take The New York Times Challenge

The Gray Lady wants to test your knowledge of the Pope's unique voice. So they...

March 2013

March 23, 2013

Papal History Being Made, Right Here, Right Now UPDATED

Today Pope Francis and the Pope Emeritus met at Castel Gandolfo. In terms of historically...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

A Poem and a Prayer as a Pontiff Retires

Today's gospel reading is a fitting reminder that the Christian model of leadership is not...

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 22, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI’s Title After Retirement Revealed…

The speculation is over. If you guessed, "His Holiness, Benedict XVI, Bishop Emeritus of Rome,"...

February 17, 2013

Why I’m Not Outraged by Saturday Night Lives’ Blasphemous Skit on “Djesus”

Not that I'm turning cartwheels over it, or anything. Now, I didn't catch it live...

February 15, 2013

Papa Tells a Story: “The Council As I Saw It” and Beware the Hermeneutic of Politics

At five times longer than your average blog post, the article from Vatican Radio published...

February 13, 2013

The Only Ones Not Clapping at Pope Benedict XVI’s Last Mass…UPDATED

But the rest of us sure were! And we even got a Papal grin in...

February 11, 2013

Scott Hahn on Il Papa’s Decision, and Other Thoughts on the Papacy, Hiding in Plain Sight

The burden of the valley of vision. These seven words strung together, in a nice,...

February 11, 2013

If You Love Pope Benedict XVI, Set Him Free

And so we woke up this morning to the news that Pope Benedict XVI is...

December 2012

December 11, 2012

Before We See “il Papa’s” First Tweet…

here's a tweet-sized shot of vitamin B-XVI, circa 2010. Maybe it's a taste of tweetable...

December 03, 2012

The Pope Gets a Twitter Account…

and roughly 264,000+ people(and climbing) join TMIMITW and say, "I will follow." Sing it fellas!...

September 2012

September 16, 2012

A Couple of (Thousand) Christians Show Up For Mass With the Pope in Beirut, Lebanon

I heard 12 baskets were left over... You really should read his Apostolic Exhortation, On...

September 15, 2012

The Real Culprit Behind the Attacks Across the Islamic World UPDATED

I've been thinking about the attacks to our embassies all across the Islamic world. Like...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Have You Ever Had a Catholic Dream?

I had my first Catholic dream last night. It's been a while since I...

February 2012

February 16, 2012

Why We Must Fight For Our Right of Religious Freedom UPDATED

Should Catholics fight the HHS Mandate, and the other moves by the Administration that seek...

January 2012

January 27, 2012

Because the YOUCAT Helps My Children and Me

You may have missed the fracus a few years back when I killed Santa Claus,...

February 2010

February 12, 2010

Thoughts on Temperance on a Friday

I've been thinking about these thoughts written by C.S. Lewis in the current YIMC Book...