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• C. S. Lewis Has Led Many to the Catholic Church

  

  This despite his never becoming one.  An intriguing post over at The Catholic World Report: A lesser known but nonetheless powerful part of C.S. Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Did Obama Intentionally Omit "under God" from Today's Recitation of the...

  I think the answer is yes... but... he's likely got an out: There are five known copies of the speech in Lincoln's handwriting, each with a slightly different... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 SOCIETY

• How Corrupt is the Obama Administration?

  

  Very: In the home stretch of the 2012 presidential campaign, from August to September, the unemployment rate fell sharply — raising eyebrows from Wall Street... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "I Tried to Speak, to Tell Him Something, but I Couldn't: The Emotion Was Too...

  

  The Anchoress brings us to this story found on CNN's Belief Blog: "I tried to speak, to tell him something, but I couldn't: The emotion was too strong," says... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Pope Warns Against "spirit of Adolescent Progressivism"

  

  This should result in his popularity taking a bit of a hit: God save us from the "hegemonic uniformity " of the "one line of thought", "fruit of the spirit of... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "He Should’ve Just Been Specific. No We All Knew"

  

  That and much more from Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on ABC’s This Week when asked by the host if she felt misled by Obama about his promise that... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 SOCIETY

• The "Pope Francis Effect"

  

  Church attendance is up in the 8 months since he's taken the papal seat: Hundreds of thousands of Italian Catholics have flocked back to church since the... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Did You Know?

  

  I'm willing to bet you did not: If you love beer, thank a monk. Monks have been producing beer for 1,500 years, and in that time, they have revolutionized and... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "A Dangerous Path"

  

  Piggybacked thoughts on guest poster Leslie's excellent piece put up yesterday.   A few years back, on the recommendation of a good friend and co-worker, I... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 SOCIETY

• 'Spiritual Marines' Dispatched in Philippines

  

  This piece was published on Thursday the 14th: After days of watching televised scenes of dead bodies scattered around Tacloban, Order of Augustinian Recollect... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Love Me Tender, O Government, Love Me Sweet; Never Let Me Go

  Guest post by, Leslie Not long after enjoying Ayn Rand's novel, Atlas Shrugged, some years ago, I came across a comment which said something along the lines... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Martin Bashir Describes the Inhumanity of a Particular Form of Brutal...

  

  ... then suggests Sarah Palin ought to experience it: MARTIN BASHIR: We end this week in the way it began -- with America’s resident dunce, Sarah Palin, scrapin... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 SOCIETY

• “Rock and Roll Theology"?

  Guest Posted by tim, The Godless Heathen Yesterday Rick posted a beautiful video that I subsequently partly commented  - “There’s plenty of mainstream rock, in... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "It Was Not My Intention to Be Critical of Pope Francis"

  

  That from Sarah Palin I see to be good news: Sarah Palin apologized for her recent comments about Pope Francis and what she viewed as his "liberal statements. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Is This Some of the Best Political Writing You've Ever Seen...

  

  ... or am I simply enamored by that which skewers he who so needs skewering? If you can’t take some joy, some modicum of relief and mirth, in the unprecedentedl... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "When Oceans Rise, My Soul Will Rest in Your Embrace"

  Heard this moments ago as I trekked to a lunch date with my beautiful bride, escaping from the stuff at the office that can seem so calamitous in the moment... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "With Its Coercive HHS Mandate, the Government is Refusing to Uphold Its...

  

  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops come out strongly for freedpm and against the administration's HHS mandate: The bishops of this country have... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Wouldn't It Be Neat for Mark Wahlberg and Tom Cruise to Be in the Same Room in...

  

  I think so: Mark Wahlberg has never been one to shy away from the truth. Even so, at the premiere of Lone Survivor at the AFI Fest Tuesday night in Los... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "I'm Here to Stand up for Myself and Defend Myself and Let People Know the Truth"

  

  She's not an American citizen, she was never paid, and she's not going to take it anymore: The smiling woman who was once the face of the Affordable Care... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 SOCIETY

• "He’s the Sort of Leader I Would Gladly Follow"

  

  That sort of leader is not a politician.  He's not a member of the military.  He's not a sports hero. He's the Pope and the person saying he would gladly... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 SOCIETY