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One of the things that has come to deeply concern me about the Thing that Used to Be Conservatism is the way in which it has bought into the identity politics which used to dominate (and make stupid) the left thirty years ago. What matters is tribal affiliation. The search is not for converts, but for heretics. Anybody who is less than 100% pure in their tribal (not moral) fealty is to be shunned, even when they are doing something... Read more

A spirituality without religion wants a Jesus who has been sawed in two in the effort to release his spirit from his body. Separating body and spirit is possible. But its name in English is not “purity” but “death.” Read more

RESIST! Friends and colleagues, Ave Maria Radio Communication has launched a project called StopHHS.com. As, I’m sure you know, On January 20, President Obama informed Archbishop Timothy Dolan, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, that the Catholic Church in America has until August of 2013 to provide almost all of their employees with insurance that covers sterilization and contraception, including drugs like the ‘morning-after pill’ that may cause an early abortion. If the Church refuses to... Read more

for everything. Read more

A reader writes: Its the question I always hope to hear from my non-Catholic family, but now that its happened I’m freezing up on the spot. My brother leads a small group book study with a few people from his church and says they’re getting tired of books “from navigator press if you know what I mean.” I think I know what he means…at least I know what I would mean if I said that. Anyway, he asks if I... Read more

Among other things, I exist to provide you with information for all your Millennium Falcon Modification Needs: You’re welcome. Read more

…brings to light this dusty nine-day-wonder from the world of Latest Real Jesusism, which a reader sends along and writes: I was once read on your blog a critique of an old story about some Hebrew text being found which foretold a Messiah who would be killed and rise three days later. Furthermore, this alleged tablet was created decades before Jesus; therefore, hinting that the followers of Jesus adopted this story as their own. Now, I know this isn’t true,... Read more

with Jason Ward of Catholic Dads Online.  You can listen to it here.  We had a wide-ranging talk and it was great fun! Read more

to defend her fellow introverts from being forced to “share” in small groups.  Lest people misunderstand her point, she elaborates here. Amy is one of the American church’s greatest resources.  If you haven’t made her work a regular part of your diet, you should. By the way, as an extrovert trapped in an introvert’s job, I totally love getting together in small groups and gabbing about the faith.  But the Church is Here Comes Everybody and so Amy’s perspective is... Read more