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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 01, 2013

During the Papal Interregnum, It’s Time To Embrace the Reality of Mystery

A very long time ago (or so it seems from my end), every title of...

February 2013

February 21, 2013

Your Blogger is on the Wrong Side of Public Opinion, Just Like G.K. Chesterton

Just an F.Y.I. Good news, though. The Church is on the right side of history....

January 2013

January 27, 2013

Searching for Truth: Arrogant? Or Audacious?

Back in the Fall, I shared thoughts of the Dalai Lama on the efficacy of...

January 08, 2013

To Season Well, Be Just Enough Yeast, And Not Blind Others (Living the Faith)

The other day, someone wrote me that the most dangerous idea they could imagine is...

January 01, 2013

Because We Could Be ONE. Maybe the Time is Right…

To break through. To be a part of the Light. It's like St. Hildegard of...

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 13, 2012

A Great Example of the New Evangelization…from Canada?!

Beware the conventional wisdom. I mean, everyone knows that the Catholic Church is dead in...

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...

November 2012

November 25, 2012

Because Christ is the King, Not Mammon

Because Christ is God and frankly, Mammon is a chump. The Mammster is nowhere even...

November 12, 2012

Quote of the Week from Cardinal Dolan

The premier answer to the question "What's wrong with the world?" "what's wrong with the...

November 07, 2012

After the Election, What Really Matters…UPDATED

There will be much post-election chatter to keep us occupied for days, if not weeks....

November 02, 2012

I Approve of the Following Message. Do You?

Protect our First Freedom, America. It's what Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. would want us...

October 2012

October 26, 2012

Christian Bale Speaks His Mind, Presents an Award to Chen Guangcheng

“What I really wanted to do was shake the man’s hand and say ‘thank you,’...

October 24, 2012

When it Comes to the World, Be Like a Mouse to the Cheese

The Eucharist: the source and summit of the Christian life. Read all about it. :)

September 2012

September 30, 2012

Orgasm: The Alpha and the Omega of Our Politics? UPDATED

"Oh Frank, what's with that headline? You're really just too much. Calm yourself down man,...

September 28, 2012

Drafted By God, The Story of Frater Matthew Desme

I said I'm gone readin' and I am. In fact, I just read the best...

September 16, 2012

For “the Didache” Voters’ Guide

As the presidential election starts looming large on the horizon, it's time to dust off...

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...

September 13, 2012

Rebecca Hamilton On How We Become Monsters…

If this post doesn't cut you to the quick, nothing will. Put on the...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Thoughts from the Prophet Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (A Few Words for Wednesday)

What follows are a few paragraphs from Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's lecture that, according to the endnotes, was...

August 18, 2012

Because You Can Never Learn Too Much About The Faith UPDATED

The folks over at John Paul the Great Catholic University have a great idea...

August 12, 2012

Archdiocese of Singapore Hosts Theology of the Body Seminar Series

And the timing couldn't be better, as the registration period is open now. The series...

August 08, 2012

Because When I Have To Choose Between Believing the POTUS or the Pope…

Regarding threats to religious liberty, I go with believing the Pope every day of the...

August 05, 2012

Because Catholics Make the Best “Meme Busters” on the Planet

One of the ironies of the internet age is that of the supposed brilliance of...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Marc Barnes is like Ted Williams Hitting .400

And just as fun to watch. Take for instance this post he wrote yesterday, which...

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...

July 21, 2012

For the Courage to Obey the Call to Become a Catholic

There are a number of readers here who have decided intellectually that becoming a Catholic...

July 18, 2012

Because We Need Sheets, Even If We Think We Don’t

On Sunday, my family and I made a trip to a little college in a...

July 08, 2012

The Good News in Six Minutes: The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Remember the anti-drug campaign using the photograph above? The video below is kind of like...