…you may be interested in this panel discussion we (Marcus Grodi, Fr. Ray Ryland, Scott Hahn, Yr. Obdt. Svt., and Roy Schoeman) held at the Coming Home Network’s “Deep in History” conference out in Columbus, OH last October. It was a fun conference, full of hundreds of gung ho Catholics (and a few curious Evangelicals) who were there to celebrate Christ and give thanks for what Paul calls “the riches of his inheritance in the saints”. I always feel weird... Read more

…of Jesus founding the Church? The obvious, Occam’s Razor answer is “No”. I often run into people who posit some vague theory that Jesus never existed or the Church was founded by somebody else, but they tend to not be very specific about how this stacks up against information that might call their theory into question. Basically, it appears to be a game of suppressing information in the New Testament they dislike and exaggerating information in the New Testament that... Read more

Why it seems to me obvious that Obama has declared war on the Church. I will take cynical exploitive indifference from the GOP over naked hostility from secular messianic Improvers any day. Read more

Futuristic aquatic transportation for the Age of Buck Rogers! One of my favorite relics of Old Seattle. Right up there with the Bubbleator and Jones’ Fantastic Museum. Read more

at the bottom of the sea. The article is an interesting piece simply because it can’t bear to say, “There’s something there. We don’t know what it is. End of story.” Instead it sort of morphs into a diatribe about UFO’s, an advertisement for Occam’s overrated Razor, and a rant about how dumb somebody is for speculating that it might be an alien craft, etc. Occam’s Razor is a good rule of thumb, but not an infallible metric, largely because... Read more

From Henry VIII to Elizabeth I to the Nazi German Christian Movement to the Patriotic Church in China, the strategy of tyrants at war with the Catholic Church is to create a fake nationalized church docile to the will of the tyrant and to use it as a weapon against the real Church. Obama is now attempting precisely that. Don’t be a sucker. RESIST THE TYRANT! Read more

To wit: February 10, 2012 Regulatory changes limited and unclear Rescission of mandate only complete solution Continue urging passage of Respect for Rights of Conscience Act WASHINGTON – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have issued the following statement: The Catholic bishops have long supported access to life-affirming healthcare for all, and the conscience rights of everyone involved in the complex process of providing that healthcare. That is why we raised two serious objections to the “preventive services”... Read more

One of my doomsayers announces that the bishops. just. caved. So I go and look at what they actually said: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sees initial opportunities in preserving the principle of religious freedom after President Obama’s announcement today. But the Conference continues to express concerns. “While there may be an openness to respond to some of our concerns, we reserve judgment on the details until we have them,” said Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, president of USCCB.... Read more

…where our police increasingly regard citizens as enemies with whom they are at war, not as fellow citizens of a free people they are to protect. Not surprising really, since that’s the way our Ruling Class sees us, and they give the orders. Read more

He writes: I voted for a hopeless 3rd-party yahoo in 2008, and I was fully prepared to do so again in 2012 rather than support whichever torture apologist wins the GOP nomination. But this battle has me reconsidering. In a principle-of-double-effect sort-of way, might it be OK to elect a GOPer just to stop this assault on the Church? I’m conflicted and would be grateful for whatever light you can shine. Not much, I’m afraid. I’m ruminating the same question.... Read more