Mark Shea's Blog: So That No Thought of Mine, No Matter How Stupid, Should Ever Go Unpublished Again!
…that is the unique character of our time: It is, as human sin often is, both heart-breaking and really funny. Scripture and the tradition don’t actually talk all that much about the human faculty for humor. I’m not aware of a Theology of Humor out there. And yet one of the marks of sanctity seems [Read More...]
When you read a headline like this: Michelle Obama To Play Wife Of Lando Calrissian In Star Wars: Episode VII …pause. Before going off on a rant about the incestuous relationship between Hollywood and our political class (real enough as Mrs. Obama’s silly Oscar appearance–and, by the the way, the political career of Ronald Reagan–demonstrated), [Read More...]
I find your lack of faith disturbing. [Read more...]
The next time the NY Times does a poll on the disconnect between the Church and “the people” or the WaPo informs you on What Youth Want the Church to Do. Cringeworthy. [Read more...]
Paving Material The Road To Hell The Streets of Hell Good Intentions Yes No The Skulls of Bishops No Yes Just wanted to clear that up. Tom’s invaluable blog is found here. [Read more...]
From Cracked: Here is an infographic that ran in the Wall Street Journal talking about how the new tax code would be “highly painful” for Americans. The graphic covers every possible scenario the Wall Street Journal can conceive of, from the single mom only making $260,000 a year to the retired couple trying to get [Read More...]
Papal resignation. Asteroid flyby. Russian Meteor. Plague of Locusts. And in Seattle this past weekend: Comicon! The Three Days of Dorkness! [Read more...]
is the Humiliating Old Photo: I think this was taken at the “Catholic Trekker Conference” in 2001. As I recall, my first talk was titled “They’re Just Jealous: Why Cool Kids, Football Players and Cheerleaders Will Never Match the +5 I Rolled in Charisma”. It was followed by my second discourse, titled “Catholic Social Teaching [Read More...]
The last line is the best. [Read more...]
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