Binks the Webelf, the saucy dude north of the border who fights the good fight for free speech and religious liberty against the damp-handed bureaucrats and soft totalitarians of the People’s Republic of Maplegrad. He wants one of my books with a cool over-the-top inscription, so I oblige him thusly: “To teh Binksy: Friend of all mankind and close personal Canadian-type mensch from Canadia. You are the Arctic wind beneath my damp southern cousin wings.” Thanks, Binksy, for the chance... Read more

I’ve been trying to educate myself on the history of the Catholic/Orthodox split having made a friend who is a convert to Orthodoxy. I pulled out my seminary (pentecostal) texts and lo and behold they were quite biased, and besides that, only gave it a chapter long treatment at best. Do you know of any good books on the subject? nate P.S.On a personal note, I’ve now been Catholic for over 3 months. What a joy and load of my... Read more

I wanted to alert you and your readers to the new Website with which I am involved. My Bishop appointed me as the Director of the Marian Apostolate for our Diocese. The Website is coming along. Check thou it out! Read more

Abortion and the Help we Need Read more

The comboxes have been humming on the liturgical music entry below. Various people have noted the bizarre phenomenon of the dogged deployment of the Pronoun Formerly Known as He by our Improvers of Language. That, for me, is Exhibit A in the articles in evidence for the failure of the Half-Assed Revolution. Where reactionaries see creeping evil, I see bumbling failure. Some nuns with iron grey hair and sensible shoes, along with some passive-aggressive boy-men with guitars, turtlenecks, and “I... Read more

Our son, the Beloved Cow, asks prayers for Mitch, a former co-worker of his, who is dying of brain cancer and has weeks to live. Father, hear our prayer for Mitch, that he would get his affairs in order with you and with all those in his life. Grant him the grace of a happy death through Christ our Lord. Mother Mary, pray for him at the hour of his death. Amen. Read more

A reader writes: Aside: I do these little brain dumps to you because I find the way you think about the Church very helpful, and I do appreciate that you’ve posted and commented on several of them. Mostly, I’m just trying to verify that I’m not being stupid about stuff – I’d really prefer to fly below radar, liturgically speaking, and just got to Mass, receive communion, and not cause a fuss. But sometimes….The little comment fodder over at First... Read more

Research showing the risks of lesbian and gay parenting is ignored in the race to make a political case Read more

Aside from that bleat of irritation, I think these guys are perfectly right to point out that the state has no business shutting down the press in order to make life easy for yet another giant EvilCorp that wishes to use its clout to function under the radar. Meanwhile, Jindal is making the Feds look like the ninnies they are. That will be useful in about two years. Read more

94 degrees. That’s *hot* for Seattle, though you Easties are probably sniggering at what a wimp I am. I’m gonna hit the lake later! We took the Cuteness there last evening. She loved it! Read more