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“He Really Was an Example of All That’s Right About a Strong Faith.”

I suspect this book would make an excellent Father's Day gift: The risk-taking side of Adam that came across in his standing up to those taller boys also came... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 SOCIETY
Unmasking an Idol, Revealing The Truth

It’s coming up on 4 years ago that Elizabeth Scalia, aka The Anchoress, and I had an online spat of sorts. Without delving into the details of the quarrel (fee... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 SOCIETY
Meet Zach Sobiech... and Be Changed by That Meeting

I didn't 'meet' him until early this morning when my sister-in-law made the introduction via Facebook. I was mesmerized by what I hope you'll take the time to... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 SOCIETY
Cut Off Catholicism

Fr. Longenecker continues his series on What's Killing American Catholicism: It is cut off from the deep philosophical and theological roots of the historic... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 SOCIETY
"You Are Not What Gives You a Boner"

Rather provocative title I know, but if it gets you to read in its entirety what Marc Barnes, aka BadCatholic, has to say about the news hitting the wires of a... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2013 SOCIETY
Did Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Give the Worst Sermon...

The Underground Pewster is suggesting the answer is yes and I've got to wholeheartedly endorse that answer: Now, that was not the part of her sermon that... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 SOCIETY
Elderley Oklahoma Tornado Victim Finds Missing Dog, Live on Camera

This is pretty special, coming our way via Josh Vorhees at Slate: Let's hope there are more stories like this coming out of Moore, Okla. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 SOCIETY
Helping Those in Need in Oklahoma

The tornado death count as of this morning is 51 and that includes at least two dozen children killed in an elementary school. The count is sure to rise in the... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 SOCIETY
"Kermit Gosnell is Not the Exception in the Abortion Industry; He is the Norm."

As the Kermit Gosnell case fades from the memory of those few media outlets that covered the story, now comes word of yet another late term abortionist who kill... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 SOCIETY
"What I Have Found Perhaps Most Beneficial About Being Catholic..."

Nicole Demille, like me, finds much that she appreciates in Catholicism. Here she expounds: What I have found perhaps most beneficial about being Catholic, in ... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 SOCIETY
Giving New Meaning to Your Golf Game Going to Crap

Just saw this on ESPN and it cracked me up: Graeme McDowell reached the semifinals of the World Match Play Championship after knocking out defending champion... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2013 SOCIETY
"Our Modern Culture Has Gone a Long Way Towards Severing Any Connection Between...

On a government installation near my office sits a graveyard that dates back to the mid 1800s. I play on a softball field adjacent to the cemetary and checked... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2013 SOCIETY
Times They Are a Changin'

Nearly two months ago, I wrote: I'd like to change the banner on the blog. It's served me well over the years but... I think... I need something different.... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2013 SOCIETY
"The Scandals and the Negative Media Coverage Actually Increased My Faith in...

I remember sitting down for lunch one day a few years ago with a co-worker and the subject of Church came up. At that time I was beginning to think about... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2013 SOCIETY
"On President Obama’s Watch, the IRS Was Weaponized"

Matt Purple has a humdinger up over at The American Spectator: When an American compound in Benghazi was attacked last year, the Obama administration targeted... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2013 SOCIETY
True Story

Would Mark Shea lie? Hans Grapje was raised in a Catholic school in The Hague and, as a young man, aspired to become a priest, but was drafted into the Army... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2013 SOCIETY
Top Ten Catholic Tenets

Great stuff coming our way from a blog I just added to the blogroll, Invisible Woman: When I first began immersing myself in the study of Catholicism, I read... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2013 SOCIETY
"An Element of Madness" That is "healthy" and "spiritual"

Pope Francis is suggesting that I might just be blessing the Lord: The Pope told Christians it is better to be “annoying” and “a nuisance” than lukewarm in... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2013 SOCIETY
What is Truth?

Fr. Powell is bemoaning the disappearance of truth: If Truth were a commodity—like cotton or oil—its stock value would be very low these days. Read more
Posted on 16 May 2013 SOCIETY
"Idolatry Has Played a Big Part in Bringing Us to This Place"

Things seem to be spiralling out of control. Societal decay, corruption, coarseness, immorality in general seems to be on the rise while integrity, character,... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2013 SOCIETY