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• “How Could a Man This Smart Be a Catholic?”

  

  Paul McCusker writes of anti-Catholic bigotry... his own: I shudder to think of it now. There I was at a CS Lewis conference and the esteemed teacher Peter... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 SOCIETY

• Pope Francis: Priestly Protocol Must Not Close Doors to Those Seeking Faith

  

  Yet another homily from the Pope revealing the man's passion coming our way via CNA: Pope Francis warned that some Christians establish the eighth sacrament... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 SOCIETY

• "A Disturbing Passivity"

  

  Mark Steyn speaks to the inevitable result of mindless tolerance: The perpetrators did not, as the Tsarnaev brothers did in Boston, attempt to escape. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 SOCIETY

• Nail = Sin, Woman = Sinner, Man = The Church

  Ok... confession time.  Initially, I thought Nail = Obama, Woman = America, Man = Those Opposed to Obama. But I decided to instead go with what's in the title. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 SOCIETY

• "... the HHS Mandate Can Only Be Understood as a Form of Coercion"

  

  Recent events leading up to this Memorial Day weekend should leave no doubt as to the extent this administration will go to further their ideological agenda. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 SOCIETY

• "I’m Not Afraid Whatsoever"

  

  I don't think we appreciate or understand enough the courage displayed by Ingrid Loyau-Kennet: A mother of two who calmly confronted the Woolwich attackers on... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 SOCIETY

• Afghanistan Comes To London

  Guest post by tim, The Godless Heathen Sultan Knish -  After telling the story of Mohammed’s boast that he would make the mountain come to him, only to be force... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 SOCIETY

• “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