…that drives many Traditionalists insane. They declare it a dumbing down of the gospel and walk away in scorn. I will take that critique seriously when the scorner tells me what he’s doing to evangelize. It is hell, not the Church, that is a fortress. The Church is an invading army, breaking the gates of hell and bringing the light and presence of Christ into every nook and cranny of the dark realm. Catholics who roll up the drawbridge and... Read more

…has a lovely and remarkable story of a convert to the Faith from a Hindu background she met in LA recently. Read more

Passion Jones and her posse. Remember: this is now what passes for a light puff piece about community do-gooding at the high school level–like holding bake sales or raising funds for the basketball team. With this sort of enlightenment, no wonder we are certain that it is our birthright to rule the world with a military presence in over 100 countries. Let’s keep up the trillions in spending on both the Empire and on these valuable approaches to creating the... Read more

Not sure if this is the kind of thing you post, (and if it’s not, that’s cool) but I figured you might be interested. Basically, we’re looking to put out some cool Overpopulation Is A Myth t-shirts, and figured we’d let people vote on the designs. Oh, and there’s a design contest, too. Just to let you know. Check thou it out! Read more

…and help the people of Haiti, still reeling from the quake. Read more

Today, my minions, I bid you to contemplate the fact that protest and individualism were not invented in the 16th Century, nor are they unique to Protestants. That is all! Read more

Nat’l Catholic Singles Conf. 2/25-27, 2011, in San Antonio. For more information see here. Now you know! Read more

A reader writes to ask prayer: (1) Pray for a family we’re friends with. She’s pregnant, near her due date, and her husband lost his job today due to his own issues. (2) I’m involved in painful severance negotiations with my employer, whom I owe money. Pray we come to a resolution soon wherein I don’t lose our family’s collective shirt. Another reader writes: Father Ed Conway O.F.M., a priest at St. John’s Church on West 31st Father had gone... Read more

Why don’t they just broadcast a public service announcement saying, “We are here to remind you to kill your television.” We are very close to the reinstitution of gladiatorial combat for advertising fees. Read more

A reader sends along this story on some study that was done in the late 60’s on some Yucatec Indians in southern Mexico who had incorporated Trance Induction beats into their celebration of the Mass. He then asks me two questions: Assuming this story is true (or accurate?) may we assume this was a post-Vatican II thing? BTW, does it work on you? To the first question, my answer is “Why on earth would you assume that?” The notion that... Read more