It’s easy for people who worship the intellect rather use it to remember. So, of course, the worshippers of the intellect will ignore Brendan O’Neill when he tries to speak rationally and truthfully to agenda-driven hysterics. People talk as though *every* atheist is an “honest atheist”. T’ain’t so. The complete cold shoulder that greets a real honest atheist like O’Neill is the proof. Just as Catholics who proclaim themselves “devout” are anything but, so atheists who constantly boast their commitment... Read more

I’ll tell you why. Because Americans take weeks to agonize over the first amendment rights of the builders of the Cordoba Mosque. In Egypt, security forces just storm monasteries and beat up monks. Read more

My son insisted we check it out, and I highly recommend it. A quirkily charming detective series wrapped in a fairy tale, with the mostest sparklingest writing I’ve seen in ages. If you’ve not checked it out from Netflix, do! Read more

In which we consider the possibility of thinking outside the box. Read more

In which we deal with the notion of only taking the parts of Catholic teaching that already fit with your personal preferences. Read more

A new Catholic art show hosted by the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts’ artist-in-residence, David Clayton, is now available for download here. Entitled “The Way of Beauty,” this 13-part series examines Catholic traditions in art and how the styles of these traditions relate directly to the liturgy, theology, and philosophy of the Church. A new full-length episode of Way of Beauty will be added to CatholicTV’s website each week. David Clayton launched the Way of Beauty Program at the... Read more

are boiling out of the woodwork like roaches to protest the Pope. The leader of the Protest the Pope thing in the UK wrote a letter singing the praises of a pro-pedophilia book (“courageous”) and making some rather grotesque recommendations of a NAMBLA nature for the betterment of what used to be England. As I have repeatedly said, the day is rapidly approaching when the Church will be scorned, not for failing to prevent child abuse, but for condemning it. Read more

…at abortion clinic. These people, not politicians, are the heroes of the prolife movement. They do more to save lives than all the “One of these days I’m going to think about starting to actually do something” gasbaggery of the Sub-Carthaginian GOP lawmakers in all of the Congresses and White Houses of the past 30 years. Read more

The economy is really bad! How bad is it, Lou? It’s so bad that…. I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail. I ordered a burger at McDonald’s, and the kid behind the counter asked, “Can you afford fries with that?” CEO’s are now playing miniature golf. If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you have to call them and ask if they mean you or them . Hot Wheels and Matchbox stocks are trading higher than... Read more

A reader writes about the recent hoohah with the camera whore pastor and his willing accomplices in the media: Find a rightwing nutjob that is looking for a mouthpiece to spew his idiocy, and then GIVE it to him! Meanwhile, be sure to ignore the fact any damage done or lives lost due to his idiocy are only amplified by the insane amount of coverage given to him, because now you get a chance to write an article like THIS... Read more