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December 2011

December 28, 2011

Because of the Church’s Position on Abortion

At the Battle of Mobile Bay in the American Civil War, Admiral David Glasgow Farragut...

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 16, 2011

Christopher Hitchens, Requescat in pace

One of the practices Catholics engage in that really infuriates the world is that we...

December 08, 2011

What Happens When The Dignity Of Human Beings is Lost

You just thrown their dead bodies away. And then when you are discovered, and your...

December 02, 2011

Because Natural Law is Catholic

I'm going to have to borrow a line from U2's Bono and say, "Am I...

November 2011

November 16, 2011

Because the Reality of Our Fallenness Isn’t Pretty-UPDATED

David Brooks explains it pretty well in his Op-Ed in New York Times from a...

November 11, 2011

Thoughts On the Penn State Scandal, On A Friday

Back in March of 2010, when the sexual abuse scandal in the Church got its...

October 2011

October 23, 2011

For Thoughts on Faith Like These by Thomas Merton

"Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the...

October 02, 2011

Breaking: Minor Miracle(s) at Casa del Weathers

So there I was, just reading the morning paper after breakfast while sipping a cup...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

For Thoughts On Being a Christian by the “Chinese Chesterton”

All wisdom is from the Lord God, and hath been always with him, and is...

August 25, 2011

For Stuff My Abba Macarius Says About Discerning True Christians

A while back, I introduced everyone to my patron, St. Macarius the Great. He has...

August 25, 2011

Because Mammon Hates The Idea of the Jubilee, and Hopes You’ve Forgotten It

Who's the fairest of the all? Mammon! Have you been getting tired of all...

August 18, 2011

For the Earth and Its Fullness…UPDATED!

I have no idea what kind of bird this is, where it is from, or...

August 07, 2011

Around the World in 3 Minutes: Move, Learn, Eat

One of my favorite lines from scripture concerns "the earth and its fullness." As a...

July 2011

July 27, 2011

For Thoughts Amid the Storm (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Vision of St. Don Bosco Generally posts shared with the addendum in the title above have...

July 07, 2011

For Thoughts on Our Adversary by Fray Francisco de Osuna

No, this isn't about Uncle Sam, patriotism, or anything like that. This is part two of...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Because Christ Is In Every Book of the Bible

Interestingly, I missed this video (below) last week when Deacon Greg Kandra ran it over...

June 18, 2011

Because These Words Paul Wrote Are Worthy of Shakespeare

Especially compared to the "weak tea" of the speech heard 'round the world yesterday. Of...

May 2011

May 22, 2011

“Post-Rapture Scare” Music (Caritas in Veritate Edition)

—Feast of St. Rita Like a champion athelete that should retire when they are on top,...

May 03, 2011

Because Christ is a Warrior (Then, So Am I)

—Feast of Sts. Philip and James, Apostles Hi, remember me? I'm the guy who said...

March 2011

March 27, 2011

For Bernard of Clairvaux’s Bible Reading Program to Make Sense of the World

—Feast of St. John of Egypt Back in October of last year, I shared thoughts...

March 24, 2011

For the Daily Readings

-Feast of St. Macartan If it's Thursday, then I'll be lectoring at daily Mass at the...

March 23, 2011

For 10 Things To Do While Fr. Corapi is on Leave

Joe Six-Pack, USMC here, also known as “the Worst Consumer of Catholic Media on the...

December 2010

December 18, 2010

Because God Became Man (Despite His Flawed Human Ancestors)

—Feast of Blessed Anthony GrassiThis day is just beginning, but I can't let it go...

December 12, 2010

Because of Francisco De Osuna and a Minor Miracle

Third Sunday of Advent, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe During the Summer of 2007...

September 2010

September 21, 2010

Because Catholic Priests Know The Bible, Backwards and Forwards

—Feast of St. Matthew the ApostleIt all seems so silly now. Before I converted to...

September 14, 2010

For the Catholic View of Love

Yesterday was Monday and as such I did a music post. The subject was love,...

August 2010

August 31, 2010

From the Treasure Chest: “Difficulties of Private Interpretation”

A few weeks ago, I happened upon a lengthy essay by Reverend George Bampfield entitled...

August 30, 2010

Because I Love the Bible

Here is a reason that answers the question posed by this blog daily that I've...

March 2010

March 16, 2010

For Timely Passages Like These from the LOTH for Today

Its been a while since I did a post on the LOTH, our acronym for...