Since our gabfest about health care, the very thoughtful author of the Just Jen blog and I have been having yet another interesting conversation about an entirely and altogether different topic. She writes: Not a fan of Piss Christ, eh? Did you know that Serranos is a professed and practicing Catholic? And that he viewed this piece of art as an Augustinian point of Catholic resistance against Protestant Gnosticism? I just learned that myself–I wrote about it here. And I... Read more

It will be beeg beeeeeeg fun! Be there. Aloha! Read more

In which I do some noodling of the health care conversation in the US. Read more

Today, my horde of shuffling Shea-bots, I command you to choose a state from this map, read the seventh story emanating from that state, and write a haiku in celebration of it. That is all. Read more

This next month I need to write three essays, teach a four hour seminar on the Creed to catechist wannabes for the Archdiocese of Seattle, transport Julian Ahlquist around Seattle, meet with Kevin O’Brien and son, have a birthday, run around delivering books and supplies to the American Chesterton Society Conference, go teach a two hour class at Seattle University, squeeze in lunch with Dale Ahlquist, attend the American Chesterton Society Conference, endure watching myself acting like a fool in... Read more

Devoted to evangelization and apologetics. Blessings on your work in the Vineyard, Josh! Read more

Devoted to evangelization and apologetics. Blessings on your work in the Vineyard, Josh! Read more

A reader writes: I wanted to ask you to pass on some information to members of your parish and your blog followers who might be interested in participating in some aspect of “visiting the prisoners”. I posted about it today. If you notice, one of the opportunities is simply donating Catholic books to a woman from California who will see that they are distributed to Catholic inmates. There are things at the other end of the spectrum as well –... Read more

…whose delightful Gargoyle Code looks at contemporary culture and spirituality in a wonderfully Screwtapian vein, finishes his tripartite review of Mary, Mother of the Son here. Read more

One of the most inspirational politicians of the 80s goes quietly to her reward. Well done thou good and faithful! Jeff Miller writes a lovely reflection on her life. Read more