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• Why Are We Addicted to Superhero Movies?

  

  Fr. Longenecker believes it's because society remains connected to ancient culture and these movies are a modern version of ancient myths: All the elements are... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 SOCIETY

• Father's Day Thoughts

  

  Too often on this day, the cultural presentation of the ideal father tends to cast a pall of sorts on my own role as father to my two boys.  Measuring up to... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• "Isn’t Christianity, and Catholicism in Particular, One Big No?"

  

  Elizabeth Scalia: The whole world was created on the intentional “yes” of God. Had he not said “yes,” nothing would have been created. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 SPIRITUALITY

• Fantastic Video of a Rotating Supercell

  Via NewAdvent: I've been visiting the Central Plains since 2010. Usually it's just for a day, or three, or two...but it took until the fourth attempt to actuall... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 SOCIETY

• Do You Think There'd Be Congressional Hearings on This If a Republican Were...

  

  There should be little to no doubt: CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson revealed in May that her computer had been compromised. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 SOCIETY

• No, Please No

  

  Let's not go down this road: In a sharp escalation of the U.S. role in Syria's bloody civil war, the White House announced late Thursday that it will provide... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 SOCIETY

• "... There's a Common Theme in All of These Scandals"

  

  Glenn Reynolds in USA Today articulates what ought to be obvious to anyone with half a brain: The NSA spying scandal goes deep, and the Obama administration's... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 SOCIETY

• "No, the Other One"

  

  Picked this up on Facebook from Fr. Peter West: Bob: “Hey Jim, Did you hear about the Obama administration scandal?” Jim: “You mean the Mexican gun running?”Bob... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 SOCIETY

• "The Church Has Its Problems, but the Older I Get, the More Comfort I Find...

  

  Bono is talking about the Roman Catholic Church in this excerpt from the book Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas brought to us by The Poached Egg:... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 SOCIETY

• He is Risen!*

  

  Patriots to sign Tim Tebow: The New England Patriots will sign Tim Tebow, league sources told ESPN. The Patriots are signing Tebow, who is expected to... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 SOCIETY

• Who Are We?

  Via The Catholic Association. Their mission? The Catholic Association (TCA) is dedicated to being a faithful Catholic voice in the public square and the public... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 SOCIETY

• "It's the Institutionalization of These Religious Principles That Don't Serve...

  Susan Sarandon, on the Oprah Winfrey Network no less, engages in a favorite cultural elite pastime, Catholic bashing: It's tough to deal seriously with someone... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 SOCIETY

• The Burden of Burden

  

  Charles Lehardy is loading up on loads: When I was a brand new Boy Scout, my troop set off on an overnight camping trip that required a long trek through a loca... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 SOCIETY

• Puddling

  

  This might prove to be a bit more than embarrassing but after reading some Fr. Lemieux this morning, I think I'm ready to confess it. Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 SOCIETY

• 'Passing on a "Thank You" from Oklahoma'

  

  A loyal reader of this blog and someone who lives in Oklahoma wrote and sent me what follows this morning. She gave me permission to post it and I'm glad: Hi... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 SOCIETY

• President Obama’s Failed D-Day Talking Points

  Guest posted by tim, The Godless Heathen Over at Morgan's place, he linked to a piece about how General Dwight Eisenhower composed a message in case of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 SOCIETY

• “We Just Went in and Did What We Had to Do”

  

  Tony Rossi is remembering D-Day through the lens of Joseph Vaghi Jr. and those who remembered his service and his sustaning Catholic faith: Vaghi, of Bethesda,... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 SOCIETY

• Ever Heard of Mary Stachowicz?

  

  Likely, the answer to that question is no.  I certainly had not.  Until yesterday when I read about Illinois Bishop Thomas Paprocki's decision to debate a... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 SOCIETY

• "... a Tolerance That Makes Rejection of Absolutes an Absolute"

  

  James Kalb is reviewing D. A. Carson's The Intolerance of Tolerance and speaking to that which seems to be getting progressively worse each day: What emerges... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 SOCIETY

• "The Most Dangerous Thing About This Chicago Mafia Running Our Country Is..."

  

  ... something you can read for yourself over at Wheat Weeds. Do it. Have others do it. The sooner America wakes up to what's happening in this country, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013 SOCIETY