2014-12-31T14:32:07-07:00

Cash for Educational Clunkers Read more

2014-12-31T14:32:07-07:00

I had the honor of meeting Margaret Realy out in Valley Forge this last summer at the Catholic Writer’s Guild shindig. Check out her cool trailer for her new book: In addition, I’ve gotten hot new copies of books from some of my favorite people. F’rinstance, the redoubtable Fr. Dwight Longenecker, alter ego of such characters as Todd Unctuous and Mantilla the Hon, has a new C.S. Lewis flavored book titled (not coincidentally) More Christianity. Acknowledging his debt to Lewis’... Read more

2014-12-31T14:32:07-07:00

…continues apace in the comboxes on my most recent article at Inside Catholic. I have attempted a course correction in the comboxes. We’ll see if people get it or continue on auto-pilot through their pre-programmed Pavlovian responses to the acoustic cues “Hiroshima and Nagasaki”. Read more

2014-12-31T14:32:07-07:00

“it wouldn’t be incorrect to direct the pope’s exhortation to some conservative Catholic blogs, YouTube channels and sites which, with some vehemence, criticize bishops, public officials and policies they consider not Catholic enough”.Bad news for Joe Hargrave, who is currently on a tear about our disappointing Pope and his immoral and imprudent 25th Anniversary of Assisi meeting. Me: I never saw the big problem with the first one and am not terribly surprised that Benedict didn’t either. The bizarre narrative... Read more

2014-12-31T14:32:07-07:00

I saw a comment on a Facebook feed that puzzled me. Someone has 10,000 guardian angels and he prays to them daily. I’m a bit puzzled by this, because I thought each person had only ONE special angel assigned to them to guard them throughout their life. I’ve prayed to Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, the warrior angels, and my guardian angel, but I always thought I had only one guardian angel. I’m perplexed. I think this is one of those things... Read more

2014-12-31T14:32:08-07:00

…has a few things he wants to get off his chest in a Weddellian-inspired rant. Well, not really Weddellian-inspired, just inspired by the facts Sherry is pointing out in the discussion below. The good news about what Sherry is pointing out is that it lies within our power to change things because our power is the power of the Holy Spirit. It’s good to express dismay when the situation is dismaying. But it’s even better to realized that Jesus said... Read more

2014-12-31T14:32:08-07:00

There’s a movie coming out about exorcism entitled “The Rite” on Friday that’s based off of a book by Matt Baglio entitled “The Rite” that’s listed on the Ignatius Press website, and looks orthodox. Have you heard or seen anything about the film version coming out on Friday and whether or not it’s an accurate and reverent portrayal of exorcism or the Church? Please let me know. No idea. I’d keep an eye out for Steve Greydanus’ review at Decent... Read more

2014-12-31T14:32:08-07:00

…whom I had the pleasure of meeting (along with his lovely wife) in our Summer Adventure in Wenatchee writes about his visit to Seattle and our parish on Sunday: Melanie and I went to church at Blessed Sacrament yesterday. Wow! What a beautiful, holy, and powerful liturgy. The music was fantastic and the whole experience was the Mass as it should be, including the solid preaching. Looking through the bulletin, I am awed by how many things are going on... Read more

2014-12-31T14:32:08-07:00

Has a good turnout and gets a decent writeup in the local papers! Go team! Read more

2014-12-31T14:32:08-07:00

A reader writes: I was wondering if you could give me any suggestions on apologetics books/articles relating to the Church’s position on sexual morality? I have some family members who disagree with the Church but don’t really know/understand its teachings, and I’m afraid I’m not explaining adequately. This area is not my strong suit. I wrote a little piece on the kerfuffle over the Theology of the Body a while back (just in case you’ve been caught up in that... Read more

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