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May 10, 2015
When Preaching Seems Pointless
Quite often when the decadence of our society and the breakdown of marriage is discussed...
May 08, 2015
Blessed Virgin Mary – Higher Than Any Created Being?
Catholic praise God that the Blessed Virgin Mary is higher than any other created being....
May 08, 2015
From the Pious Puppy Dog…
...Good Lord Deliver Us I hope you will excuse me from venting, but has anybody...
May 08, 2015
The Satanic Coloring Book for Kids?
Last week a book arrived on my desk which is truly disturbing. It's called The Satanic...
May 07, 2015
Five Reasons Why “Back to the Basics” Churches Stumble
There's always a tendency in religion to want to get back to the original--to return...
May 07, 2015
Why Religious People Are Worse Than Darth Vader
The teacher in my screenwriting class said, "To create a believable villain you have to...
May 06, 2015
Did I Become Catholic Because I Hate Women?
In 1995 I resigned as a Vicar in the Church of England, and I and my...
May 05, 2015
Is Catholic Anglican Ecumenism Over?
My latest essay for CRUX takes a new slant on the possibilities facing Anglican Roman...
May 05, 2015
Is Mary the Catholic Boy’s Pin Up?
About fifteen years ago I co-authored a dialogue book with Evangelical journalist John Martin. The...
May 05, 2015
Infallible Me…
Non Catholic Christians often grumble about the Catholic doctrine of papal infallibility, but they miss...
May 05, 2015
Anti Catholic Spies Everywhere
As research for an exciting project I'm reading .The Watchers: A Secret History of the...
May 02, 2015
Blind Benjamin Franklin
This week's article at Imaginative Conservative offers a critique of Benjamin Franklin's rationalism Like most...
April 2015
April 30, 2015
The Challenge of Chastity
One of my wisecracks is, "I used to be chaste, but she caught me." Sorry....
April 30, 2015
We Are All to Blame for the Marriage Meltdown
In the wake of the recent resounding thumbs up to same sex marriage in Ireland,...
April 30, 2015
POTUS Candidates Reveal Two Catholic Churches
My article for Aleteia this week gives a sketch of the various Catholics who are,...
April 29, 2015
Screaming Kids and Urban Thugs
When the kids were little I remember Mrs Longenecker telling me that she was in...
April 29, 2015
Why Same Sex Marriage Is Impossible for Catholics
My article this week at the National Catholic Register explains the Catholic reasons why same sex marriage...
April 28, 2015
Sixteen Signs of True Authority Every Catholic Should Learn
When faced with the multiplicity of religions its easy to think that they are all...
April 28, 2015
Income Inequality is Not the Real Problem
A reader has asked me why I don't write more on subjects like the environment...
April 27, 2015
Why Hillary Will Win
Readers may have picked up that I am not particularly delighted by the prospect of...
April 27, 2015
The Quick C.S.Lewis List
Someone once asked my why I went to live in England for twenty five years...
April 27, 2015
Peter and the Empty Promises of Progressives
Today's Mass readings include the story from the Acts of the Apostles chapter 10 in...
April 25, 2015
Christian Bakers Fined $135,000
The Klein family in Oregon have already had their family business destroyed by the State...
April 25, 2015
How Fantasy Films Kill Fantasy
My article this week at Imaginative Conservative explains how fantasy films stifle the imagination and...
April 24, 2015
How Feminism Kills Women
Feminism kills women. Here's how: The logic isn't too difficult: 1. Feminists support unrestricted abortion 2....
April 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton is Making Richard Nixon Look Like Snow White
Geesh! the Bill and Hillary Corruption show opens with another show stopper. New York Times...
April 24, 2015
Francis and Humility
My article for Aleteia this week focusses on the humble actions of Pope Francis and...
April 23, 2015
Catholics Worship Dagon the Fish God? Paganism and Propaganda…
I am featuring links to some of my archived articles through the blog and will...
April 23, 2015
What If the English Reformation Never Happened?
No time to blog today, but I have had time to skim this excellent article...
April 22, 2015
Ten Things Every Catholic Should Know About Confession
I'm struck by how few Catholics take advantage of the sacrament of confession, and I wonder...
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