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June 2016

June 15, 2016

Because My Brother Imran Yousef Is An American Hero

Another kid from New York was in the nightclub that turned into a killing zone...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Did Pope Francis Really Say “Go Ahead, Make My Day” Yesterday?

You know, about asking for a conference on the subject of women and the diaconate....

May 08, 2016

Thanks to Our Mothers: Past, Present, and Future

This Sunday in the United States we celebrate our mothers. Though it is a secular...

May 06, 2016

The Only Race I’m Interested In This Year Isn’t Decided In November

And I'm not sorry to say that. Far from it. The horse I'm backing is...

May 03, 2016

Must See TV: Katie Couric Interviews Family Pope Francis Rescued From Lesbos

Come and see... Pull quote for the ages, “He’s a very kind man,” said Nour....

July 2015

July 15, 2015

The Definition Of A Gentlemen (A Few Words For Wednesday)

While I was on vacation, I started thumbing through a book my wife picked up...

January 2015

January 22, 2015

To Become Fully Human (A Work In Progress)

A few thoughts as we endure a day of penance in remembrance of the...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

James Foley’s Last Letter: Prayers, Family, and Love

Throughout my Marine Corps career, I wrote many letters home to my family. I...

December 2013

December 09, 2013

Wall Street Journal Columnist Backs The “Advent Conspiracy”

The writer's name is Brett Arends, and this year, thanks to Black Friday moving right...

September 2013

September 19, 2013

Your “Must Read” of the Day: The Pope Francis Interview in America Magazine UPDATED

It's big. It's bold. And it's the first time America has ever interviewed a pope....

August 2013

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 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,...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Preliminary Injunction Granted to Seneca Hardwood Lumber Company from the HHS Mandate Rules

Back on April 19th, a family owned lumber company in Pennsylvania received some good news...

April 05, 2013

Joe Six-Packs’ Public Comment on the HHS Mandate, Part Deux

It's like déjà vu, all over again. Another year, another Joe Six-Pack penned public...

October 2012

October 15, 2012

King David is Criticized Soundly, and Takes It Like A Man

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, many of the stories we find...

September 2012

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...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

Photographs of the Week: Christian Bale Visits the Victims UPDATED

This is for the half-dozen or so readers who haven't seen the photographs of actor...

May 2012

May 16, 2012

General Patton’s Thoughts on the Power of Prayer

My youngest son has a Living Wax Museum assignment due for his 5th grade...

May 02, 2012

Proof Texting A Comment Policy? I’m All For That

The folks over at Sojourners don't have a comment policy. They have gone one better...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Scripture Quote of the Week…

From St. Paul's letter to the Romans (13:8,10), Avoid getting into debt, except the debt...

April 16, 2012

Brides-to-Be and the Blindness of Vanity

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the books Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan, once...

February 2012

February 13, 2012

A Message to the Administration from the Communion of Saints on the HHS Mandate

What the Obama Administration doesn't seem to understand is a truth that needs only to...

February 05, 2012

The Neat Thing That Happens When Folks Get Excited…

about something that is larger than themselves is, they get really, selflessly, creative. For example,...

January 2012

January 28, 2012

A Facebook Group All Freedom Loving People Should Join Today

Do you have a Facebook account? If so, you should join, and share, this group...

January 24, 2012

To Become Technically and Tactically Proficient

One of the characteristics of the Catholic Church that appealed to me right away was...

January 23, 2012

SCOTUS Holds That Warrantless GPS Tracking is Unconstitutional UPDATED

Once again, I heartily endorse the wisdom of the Founding Fathers and their radical concept...

January 02, 2012

Three New Years Resolutions in Song and Truth

Good things come in threes. As if I need to buttress this argument, I present...

December 2011

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 20, 2011

Fifty One Weeks From Now…

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be in the theaters. Here's the first...