set to deploy shock and awe against the innocent. Lord of Hosts, fight for us through Jesus Christ. Mother Mary and the Holy Innocents, pray for us! Destroy the work of the devil! Read more

Over the past decade, people have been inventing a couple of new swear words to marginalize those Not of the Tribe. Over at Andrew Sullivan’s place, for instance, the terms “theocon” and (more mysterious still) “Christianist” have been bandied about for years. They mean “Anybody whose Christianity disagrees with mine–particularly when it comes to sexual matters.” Also, I’ve notice (in a more spotty way) the mysterious epithet “neo-Catholic” tossed around now and then. This one is even more mysterious to... Read more

A reader writes: My father is having open-heart surgery today, and he’s 87 years old. If you could remember him in your prayers, I’d be obliged. Father, hear our pray for his complete healing through Jesus Christ your Son. Mother Mary and St. Luke, pray for him, his caregivers, and all who love him. Another reader writes: If you could, please say a prayer for my grandparents. Grandma has Alzheimer’s disease and does not recognize many of her own children... Read more

A reader writes: My father is having open-heart surgery today, and he’s 87 years old. If you could remember him in your prayers, I’d be obliged. Father, hear our pray for his complete healing through Jesus Christ your Son. Mother Mary and St. Luke, pray for him, his caregivers, and all who love him. Another reader writes: If you could, please say a prayer for my grandparents. Grandma has Alzheimer’s disease and does not recognize many of her own children... Read more

that Obama and the Dems are, in fact, lying I’m pleased to see gutsy priests like Fr. Chad Gion write: Hi Mark- I write asking you to pass this on to your readers. I and a number of friends here in Mandan, North Dakota have followed the health care debate closely, watching with horror as Democrats use every trick available to get this pro-abortion bill made law. As they appear to be working to circumnavigate conference committee, it seems time... Read more

Dear Friends, Has “the bleak midwinter” chilled you to the bone? Then warm up with a new edition of Dappled Things that is hot off the presses. Here’s a sample of the sizzling writing you will find in the new issue: In our feature, “A Fix for Catholic Music,” Sacred Music expert Jeffrey Tucker goes beyond analyzing the many problems with contemporary Catholic music to suggest concrete practical steps for improving music at the parish level. By way of doing... Read more

You know what this proves, don’t you? Anthropogenic Global warming Climate Change, as all things do. Read more

this link from Thomas Sowell decrying “intellectuals” and tosses in this quote from GKC’s The Man Who Was Thursday: We deny the snobbish English assumption that the uneducated are the dangerous criminals. We remember the Roman Emperors. We remember the great poisoning princes of the Renaissance. We say that the most dangerous criminal is the educated criminal. We say that the most dangerous criminal is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral people,... Read more

…knowing these two criminals are off the street! Read more

Today, I command you to sing along with Stan Boreson!: That is all! Read more