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Bad Catholic

Christians, Catholics, men and women with same-sex attraction, advocates of Gay Marriage and dissenters of the same: The Gay Marriage debate is no debate. It has been rigged, framed and devalued into a series of pre-ordained slogans for each “side” to scream, to the point that entering into it now is less like having an [...]

Catholics and Enjoying It

from the Thing that Used to be Conservatism. The crazy carnival of lunacy that is now what passes for “conservatism” is a sort of mirror image of the thing it hates. No thanks. Choosing between it and the Faith is like choosing between a stay at a madhouse or the House of Tom Bombadil. It [...]

Happy Catholic Bookshelf

Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I remember seeing this book when it came out and then it slipped my mind. Stephen’s review put it squarely back in the middle of my radar. To be fair, Stephen’s reviews are always good reading, but this one was [...]

Diary of a Wimpy Catholic

Some days, you just wake up to a big, wet kiss from life. This morning, when I logged on Facebook, I found a surprise waiting for me. A friend of mine, whom I will identify by his initial, T., had posted a message on my wall. It read: Max, Haha just saw some funny pictures [...]

Christopher Close-Up

Since the TV series “Lost” aired its finale two years ago today, I’m posting a link to the article I wrote prior to the first anniversary of the show’s end, entitled “Why Lost Still Matters.” Here’s an excerpt: Take the issues of faith and doubt: There was an ongoing clash between the characters Jack Shephard [...]

The Constant Convert

In community we learn to forgive others' faults so we can move on to brighter horizons like card games with friends, and even a companionable beer.