Those unsophisticated Catholics just exorcised the entire country of Mexico.

Last updated on: June 16, 2015 at 11:23 am By Simcha Fisher

He was speaking about being too guarded against inexplicable wonders, being so sophisticated that we “miss Christmas.” But I think his warning is just as useful when we encounter inexplicable horrors. Just as we savvy, sophisticated, skeptical Catholics are in danger of insulating ourselves against the glorious works of God, we might also miss the blunt and obvious signs that the devil is also busy and active in the world. If the Mexican clerics believe an exorcism was necessary, then I believe them. Read... Read more

Hello, Monday. I am competent, athletic, and knowledgeable.

Last updated on: June 15, 2015 at 10:32 am By Simcha Fisher

Feeling down? Not ready to start the week? Ready to feel like the most competent, knowledgeable, athletic person in the world, at least relatively speaking? Check out these two extremely persistent guys who somehow have no idea what to do with a frisbee: h/t Gawker, where it’s tagged “frinsbees.” “Ah yes, Frinsbee, I am familiar with this object and its purpose!” one of the two Martians seen above probably said to the other. “Hahah, yes. Love to jerk the ol’ Fransbone... Read more

Let’s play Boots or Shakespeare, Catholic style!

Last updated on: June 12, 2015 at 12:37 pm By Simcha Fisher

My FB friend Jeni Wilmot suggested a topic for Mark Shea’s radio show, which I co-host on Mondays (podcasts here). It didn’t make it on the show, but it was a brilliant idea: Catholic Would You Rather. In college, we used to call this game “Boots or Shakespeare.” It started out easy: Coke or Pepsi? Swimming or skiing? and progressed onto harder choices: Would you rather be deaf or blind? Frozen or burned? Always lonely or never, ever alone?—the idea being... Read more

Does it matter if Medjugorje is real or not?

Last updated on: June 11, 2015 at 12:13 pm By Simcha Fisher

I would say that Mary, my mother in heaven who knows me and loves me, would not be happy to see her children duped into following around a sock puppet that looks like her, even if it makes them say the rosary and go to Mass more often. I would say that, as the eternal queen of Heaven and earth, Mary can work to convert the hearts of sinners without the help of a tour guide agency. I would say that no one... Read more

My speaking schedule for 2015

Last updated on: June 10, 2015 at 9:31 am By Simcha Fisher

I’ve finally updated my speaker’s page to include my schedule for this year! It includes: Midwest Catholic Family Conference, August 7-9 in Wichita, KS “The Contraceptive Mentality: What it is, what it’s not, and why you probably shouldn’t sweat it” and one other talk, tbd World Meeting of Families – Friday, September 25; Breakout session address “Go Forth”: Evangelization and the Global Community Diocese of Syracuse, NY Women’s Conference November 7, 2015 – “Contagious Joy” Are you looking for a speaker for your church,... Read more

In which I nag you to buy life insurance

Last updated on: June 10, 2015 at 8:48 am By Simcha Fisher

I really hate it when people say, “You have no business having children if you don’t have life insurance!” or “How can you claim you love your family if you don’t have life insurance?” Hey, things happen. Life doesn’t always work out in a sensible order. Lots of non-horrible people don’t have life insurance. Just consider this your reminder, you loving parents, to take a look at your budget and see what you can do. Read the rest at the... Read more

In which I nag you to buy life insurance

Last updated on: June 9, 2015 at 3:43 pm By Simcha Fisher

I just had the ultimate married couple conversation

Last updated on: June 9, 2015 at 9:31 am By Simcha Fisher

Me: Did you find those packets of nuts I put in your car? I know they say “100 calorie packs,” but I just got them because they were packets of nuts. Him: I know. Me: I just wanted you to know that. I wasn’t thinking about how many calories you eat. Him: I know. Thanks. I ate them. Me: I know, I counted how many were left. Him: I ate them angrily. Me: Wha? But — but they’re nuts. Him:... Read more

7 video games, reviewed by my kids

Last updated on: June 5, 2015 at 10:36 am By Simcha Fisher

Hey, who wants to talk about SOMETHING ELSE? How about vidya games? My kids play games on the Wii, PS2, and occasionally the iPad and PC. We have tons of the Lego Wii games, and they were all the rage at our house for a few years. These are cute, clever, and not too noisy or violent (people just turn back into separate pieces when they get killed). Have’t found a bad one yet. Here are some of my kids’ other... Read more

Everybody Knows the Church Will Change. (Everybody Is Wrong.)

Last updated on: June 4, 2015 at 12:54 pm By Simcha Fisher

There was rejoicing in some quarters, wringing of hands in others, as everyone assumed that the Pope would agree. Everyone assumed that life as a married Catholic would be dramatically different from then on, in keeping with the times. Laymen thought so. Priests thought so. Everyone thought, “This is it. This is the big change we’ve all been [hoping for/dreading].”And what happened? Humanae Vitae happened. BOOM. Read the rest at the Register. ** Image via wikimedia Commmons: By BastienM [CC0] Read more