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July 2017

July 17, 2017
When will these people learn that not all conservatives are Wal-Mart shoppers with a gun...
July 16, 2017
Hearing confessions is not easy. Its actually hard, often tiresome work.
July 15, 2017
There are few things more frustrating than ignorance and arrogance combined. I lived in England...
July 14, 2017
Some time ago I got an anonymous email which said something like, "Get over the...
July 10, 2017
Today's first reading at Mass was the story of Jacob's Ladder. You remember the one--where...

June 2017

June 28, 2017
Any kid in a half decent confirmation class will be able to tell you that...
June 26, 2017
The simple message is, "Look to yourself and your own sins first."
June 25, 2017
From time to time one hears from the progressives that "doctrine is divisive". We're to...
June 22, 2017
Why was St John Fisher--the holy Bishop of Rochester-- the only English bishop to stand...
June 21, 2017
A Fluffernutter Catholic is one who combines sweet fluffy sentimentality with a certain nutty-ness in...
June 21, 2017
An email came in the other day which showed some confusion about the role of...
June 20, 2017
This is the radical view of sexuality that is taught by the Catholic Church.
June 15, 2017
What if we were to actually breathe as much hell fire into the world and...
June 03, 2017
My post about a priest and a sports car raised more comments over at Facebook...
June 02, 2017
Should a priest drive a sports car?

May 2017

May 31, 2017
The Catholic News Agency reports here that the ARCIC (Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission) met...
May 31, 2017
Anybody who reads this blog knows I am not a fan of Donald Trump, but...
May 30, 2017
The majority of the world's population is more motivated by their religion than their politics.
May 30, 2017
That little pill has changed everything. The effect of birth control and a contraceptive culture...
May 28, 2017
Maybe I've spent too much time on Facebook, but why is everybody so darned offended...
May 27, 2017
One of the greatest blessings of my life is that my Mom had the guts...
May 27, 2017
From time to time I will get an email asking whether I considered Eastern  Orthodoxy...
May 26, 2017
Let's face it, we're the world's only superpower. And yet we're so insecure.
May 25, 2017
You may have heard of my latest book project called The Mystery of the Magi-...
May 24, 2017
One remembers the day when a good, strong pope and a good, strong president--both having...
May 23, 2017
Why is there such madness, hatred and meaningless violence?
May 23, 2017
I remember as an Anglican priest Archbishop George Carey launched a big initiative called "The...
May 17, 2017
Maybe we should change terminology and talk about a church that is Tough and Tender.
May 16, 2017
The Catholic Church will sometimes seem to you to be full of human failure, incompetence,...
May 11, 2017
Apostolic succession is more than the paperwork.
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