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February 2014

February 23, 2014

Does God Hate Flags? An Answer On The 69th Anniversary Of The Flag Raising On Iwo Jima

I saw a blog post with this title recently: God Hates Flags: The Public Nature of...

February 20, 2014

Pope Francis And The Pentecostals: “We must cry together, like Joseph did. These tears will unite us. These tears of love.” UPDATED

I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me...

February 16, 2014

My Favorite Psalm

King David and Joe Six-Pack have something in common. A number of things, actually. He...

February 10, 2014

For Wisdom Folks Miss Because They Think Reading The Bible Is Lame

Wait. Who said reading the Bible is lame? Well, I can't really say for sure....

February 10, 2014

For All the Saints: Paul of the Shipwreck

How can something good come from something tragic? This is a mystery to us all....

December 2013

December 23, 2013

Quacking On About Duck Dynasty, Homoeroticism, And The Usefulness Of The Historical-Critical Method

Yesterday, I shared a few of Audrey Assad's thoughts on the Duck Dynasty imbroglio. Calm,...

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...

November 2013

November 09, 2013

The Great Battle In Heaven, Like You’ve Never Seen It

And there was made a great battle in heaven, Michael and his Angels fought with...

November 02, 2013

Because Our Neighbors Include the Dead

And that is why we pray for them. Sure, I could knock you around with...

October 2013

October 19, 2013

Because You Never Know When Pope Francis Might Send You An E-Mail

First it was phone calls, then it was letters and interviews. And now il Papa...

October 12, 2013

What Can You Personally Do About The Priest Sex Abuse Scandal? UPDATED

This message is for most of us who aren't directly involved in any of the...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

Because Jesus, His Disciples, and the Old Testament, Said Plenty About Hell

And once again, it's inconvenient to the spirit of the age. But regardless of whether...

August 2013

August 23, 2013

Why The Seven-Headed Dragon of Lying Will Never Be Slain

Because Satan! Just look at the image above, and note that one of the creatures...

August 14, 2013

Salman Rushdie on the “Culture of Offendedness,” and Thoughts of Other Authors Whose Names Start With “S”

From The Independent, with a dateline out of Edinburgh, the noted author observes that we're...

July 2013

July 27, 2013

And for the Blog’s 2001st Post, A Truth Regarding the Miracle at Cana…

N'est-ce pas?! After all, the scriptures never said, "When the salad ran short, the mother...

July 25, 2013

Because What You Expect Holiness To Be Is Often Wrong…

Have you ever noticed how when you haven't experienced something before, be it a person,...

May 2013

May 04, 2013

Many News Organs Are Preaching To An Ever Shrinking Partisan Choir On Every Issue They Cover

What could I possibly have seen that leads me to make such a conclusion? Data...

May 04, 2013

A Bible Verse For All Fathers Of Teenagers To Memorize…

You know, for when your kids roll their eyes when it's time for you to...

May 04, 2013

Why I’m Not Doing Victory Laps About the News Out Of Newark

It's pretty simple. Because everyone lost. That's the really sad news. Parents lost, in that...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Rod Bennett Is On the Mission of Forming Intentional Disciples with the Smoky Mountain Scripture Study

And he's asked me to help him out too, which means I'm inviting you to...

April 13, 2013

Anderson Cooper Tacks To Windward, Asks Hard Questions About the Gosnell Case

I'm not sure if you were able to see the telecast from his show last...

March 2013

March 14, 2013

Christian Badass or Christian Coward, Which Do We Choose?

Originally written last year on the feast of St. John the Baptist, I can't help...

March 07, 2013

To Pray Like Blessed John XXIII, in Youth and Old Age

On a Fall day in the year 1898, an almost 17 year old future Pope...

February 2013

February 17, 2013

“The Temptation by the Devil” by Gustave Doré

In today's gospel reading, our Lord reminds us that no one is free from temptation....

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 06, 2013

PETA Outraged at Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Attire

Just when you thought you were safe from hearing anymore about the Super Bowl Halftime...

January 2013

January 12, 2013

Ignoring the Teachings of the Church is like Flying by the Seat of Your Pants Directly Toward the Ground

Or to a deserted island, like the fellow who paid a visit to Gilligan's. Oh...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Because God Became Human To Save Us All

The title of this post says it all. Why bother becoming a Christian unless you...

December 19, 2012

O Radix Jesse (Root of Jesse)

“O Flower of Jesse’s stem, you have been raised up as a sign for all...

December 12, 2012

Because The Case for Marian Devotion Is Iron-Clad

On the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, it's a good time for a little...