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Modernism and the Balrog’s Whip

January 31, 2016 By

My article for Imaginative Conservative this week touches on the whip of the Balrog and how it there is a "sting in the tail" of a modernism that seems to be dying.If Fr. Tomlinson is right that secular modernism in the church has had its day, we must still beware the Balrog’s whip. There is a sting in the tail of the world’s powers, and like an angry wasp at the end of summer, the Balrog of secular modernism can still crack the whip that curls and clings to bring us down. That last crack of … [Read More...]

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Why Am I Standing on My Head?

January 30, 2016 By

Some people wonder about the title of this blog. It comes from a Chesterton quote that "Very often a scene is best seen when it is seen upside down." This excerpt from the foreword of my book The Quest for the Creed explains things a bit further.There are some brave revolutionary souls who stand on their head every day. They are not acrobats but artists, poets, mystics, comedians and prophets. Like children, they have a fresh way of seeing and think it the most ordinary thing in the world to … [Read More...]

Why I Won’t Argue Anymore

January 30, 2016 By

The other day somebody on some blog somewhere went on the attack and junked something I'd written and junked me at the same time. It was a smart, sarcastic attack with no real substance, full of anger, lack of information, false assumptions and personal abuse.Then somebody else pointed me to the … [Read More...]

Why Everybody Loves Bernie….and Donald

January 27, 2016 By

All the innerleckshuls are consternated, frustrated, irritated, annoyed, befuddled, confused and amused by the popularity of the Donald and Bernie show."Why are they so popular? What is the attraction? How can so many Americans be in love with an unrealistic, pie in the sky socialist on the one … [Read More...]

Getting At the Wildcat in Lent

January 27, 2016 By

My friend told me a story of the time they had a mother cat with a litter of kittens in the house.They came home and a stray dog walked through the door.He saw the storm coming and hurried the dog out the door, but not before it brushed against his wife's leg.Momma cat came tearing out … [Read More...]

Should Catholics Apologize to Protestants?

January 27, 2016 By

In his homily on the annual ecumenical Vespers to close the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at St Paul's Outside the Walls, Pope Francis apologized for the wrongs committed by Catholics against other Christians.Speaking as Bishop of Rome and leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis asked … [Read More...]

Strategies for Spiritual Warfare

January 27, 2016 By

My latest article at Those Catholic Men website discusses the right approach to spiritual warfare.I had to speak with Tom about his passion for spiritual warfare. His zeal was unquestioned, and his desire to fight the good fight was admirable. He had his warrior’s rosary, his prayer book, his hol … [Read More...]

Hobbits and Hermits

January 26, 2016 By

My latest blog post for National Catholic Register is here.Give me the hobbit’s life of adventure. I want to shrug on my backpack, pick up my stick and set off on the open road. I want to sleep rough with nothing but the freedom of the quest. Give me dragons to fight and giants to joust with. I … [Read More...]

Does Ecumenism Demand Open Communion?

January 26, 2016 By

The optimistic ecumenist suggests that the Catholic practice of barring Protestants from receiving communion is an obstacle on the path to unity.A Lutheran pastor (who was a cradle Catholic) wrote to me the other day saying that he didn't understand why anyone should be refused communion. The … [Read More...]

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From Trendy Zendy Architecture…

January 26, 2016 By

...good Lord deliver us.Have we not learned our lessons from the decaying, carpeted crashed flying saucer churches that litter our American suburbs?Here is an article that gushes lovingly over the designs for a new church in New Jersey by New York architect Carlo Enzo. Amenities include … [Read More...]

Anglicans, Africans and Future Church

January 23, 2016 By

My article this week for Aletia explores the impact the Anglican decision to suspend the Episcopalians has on the Catholic ChurchThe center of gravity for worldwide Christianity is shifting away from Europe and North America to Africa, Asia and South America. This shift from North to South is … [Read More...]

Exorcism and Superstition

January 23, 2016 By

My latest blog post at National Catholic Register is hereExorcism movies are popular, but when you see one what is your reaction? Will you respond with superstition or supernaturalism? Superstition is any sort of belief or behavior which is magical. A magical understanding of religion is … [Read More...]

The Mystery of Marriage

January 19, 2016 By

My homilies from Our Lady of the Rosary are now being recorded and are accessible on the website here.Here is my homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time.It outlines the different levels of meaning packed into John's account of the wedding at Cana in Galilee.There is a theological, … [Read More...]

Twelve Reasons Why Progressive Christianity Will Die Out

January 19, 2016 By

The recent furore in the Anglican Communion has highlighted yet again the real division in world Christianity. I have analyzed it here. The division is between Christian who, for want of a better term might be called "historic" Christians and those who are "progressive" Christians. The historic … [Read More...]

Slubgrip on Apes and Angels

January 18, 2016 By

Lent is early this year. Ash Wednesday is Feb 10.Do you have a good book for Lent? Do your teenagers or college students? I have written The Gargoyle Code and Slubgrip Instructs to be especially good reads. They have a plot line running through them and are broken down into daily readings for Le … [Read More...]

What is the Real Division In Anglicanism?

January 18, 2016 By

The Anglican Church is once again in turmoil, this time over the suspension of the Episcopal Church from the Anglican Communion for a period of three years.Observers of the Anglican scene will feel that the Church of England and her worldwide confederation are engaged in one constant battle … [Read More...]


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