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March 31, 2013
For The Divine Mercy: A Novena (Day 3, Easter Sunday)
A glorious Easter morning to you! The tomb is empty! Our Lord and Savior is...
March 27, 2013
Neil Gaiman on Lewis, Tolkien, and Chesterton…
I'll be the first to admit that I'm late to the party of those who...
March 26, 2013
My Minvan Burned Up Today. The Present Moment Holds Infinite Riches?
That strange phone number that called my cell phone that I didn't see until lunch...
March 11, 2013
Catholic-Affiliated Health System in Sioux Falls Bows to the HHS Mandate
It seems like the first thing they do is remove their Catholic identity from their...
March 07, 2013
For All the Saints: Perpetua and Felicitas
Today is the Feast of Sts. Perpetua and Felicitas. I drummed up a few...
February 2013
February 21, 2013
Your Blogger is on the Wrong Side of Public Opinion, Just Like G.K. Chesterton
Just an F.Y.I. Good news, though. The Church is on the right side of history....
February 14, 2013
Stephen Colbert vs. Garry Wills on the Real Presence: Guess Who Carried the Day? UPDATED
I caught Stephen Colbert interviewing Pulitzer prize winning author Garry Wills when the following clip...
February 06, 2013
Biography of St. Francis Xavier Shows Up In New York Public Library 55 Years Past Due
Way up on the northern side of the borough of Manhattan, in the town of...
January 2013
January 27, 2013
Searching for Truth: Arrogant? Or Audacious?
Back in the Fall, I shared thoughts of the Dalai Lama on the efficacy of...
January 24, 2013
For All the Saints: St. Francis de Sales
Courage is an enduring virtue, one that Christians of all strips have to tap into in...
January 21, 2013
The Death of Christendom? December 15, 1791, when the Bill of Rights was Ratified
It being the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and Inaguration Day too, I'm taking the...
January 17, 2013
Losing Our Religion? Or Have We Forgotten It? Thoughts on an NPR Series from the Crucifixion of Our Lord UPDATED
I don't know if you listen to NPR but they've been doing a little series...
January 01, 2013
For Our Lady, “The Terror of Hell”
—Solemnity, Mary, Mother of God For most of us, today is a Holy Day of...
December 2012
December 21, 2012
I Just Lost My Geek Card. Amen.
Folks are leaving town for the holidays, and I am now on holiday as well....
December 21, 2012
Because God Became Human To Save Us All
The title of this post says it all. Why bother becoming a Christian unless you...
December 20, 2012
For Thoughts on Atheism by the Father of Empiricism UPDATED
Remember my affection for the Harvard Classics, the Five Foot Shelf of Books? Admittedly,...
December 19, 2012
Ember Days: What They Are And Where They Went
Today is the first Ember Day of autumn, the week after the Feast of the...
December 10, 2012
Because of Thomas Merton, OCSO (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968)
This is part VII of my conversion story, tagged as 2BFrank in the Tag Cloud....
December 08, 2012
For the Incorruptible, Bilocating, Blue Nuns’ Vision of the Immaculate Conception UPDATED
—Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary I'm always the last one to...
November 2012
November 18, 2012
Because Takashi Nagai Said Stuff Like This…
It's just another reason to throw a few bucks towards helping bringing the story of...
October 2012
October 15, 2012
King David is Criticized Soundly, and Takes It Like A Man
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, many of the stories we find...
October 08, 2012
Go Buy the Book I Helped Write, And Help a School!
So today is the official launch of the e-book I mentioned that I was contributing...
October 04, 2012
Because The Prophet Francis Didn’t Sugar Coat the Faith for Politicos
It's the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. You might have noticed this, as...
September 2012
September 27, 2012
For Something Old and Something New (Thoughts for Thursday)
On Thursdays I serve as lector at the parish near my office. I've been the...
September 25, 2012
So, remember the original theme song to Gilligan’s Island?
I'm included in the part of the song that goes "and the rest..." for the...
September 24, 2012
J. S. Bach’s Coffee Cantata (Music for Mondays)
Johann Sebastian Bach loved coffee, before coffee houses were cool. He and his musician friends...
September 24, 2012
For Solid Food Like This (Hold the Milk)
Once I met up with Thomas Merton, it didn't take long for him to introduce...
September 16, 2012
For “the Didache” Voters’ Guide
As the presidential election starts looming large on the horizon, it's time to dust off...
September 15, 2012
The Real Culprit Behind the Attacks Across the Islamic World UPDATED
I've been thinking about the attacks to our embassies all across the Islamic world. Like...
September 05, 2012
Fraternal Correction (A Few Words for Wednesday)
A poem by Kenhelm Digby Best, priest of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, London,...
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