… In another mind blowing attempt to kowtow to Islam, our president goes deeper in denial for the sake of multiculturalism and diversity. This is completely reprehensible and irresponsible. To say that “no religion” speaks for ISIL is an outright lie that I don’t think anyone can possibly believe. What exactly does the “I” in “ISIL” stand for then? The Islamic States is just that, Islamic. ISIL has all the trademarks of the past 1300 years of post-Mohammedan culture –... Read more
… On the recommendation of women everywhere I decided to give Diana Gabaldon’s popular series, Outlander, a try. And yeah. Seriously, women! This is what passes as romance? I commented that Jaime and Claire’s relationship was dysfunctional at best. “Keep reading”, you said. “It gets better”, you promised. Jaime threatens to beat Claire lots. “Yes, but just keep reading”, it gets better. Jaime beats Claire “within an inch of her life” for running off and almost getting herself raped. “Oh,... Read more
… If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you’ll know that in the streets of America this happened. Mark Steyn makes some interesting points about what we’ve been witnessing in Ferguson and the effects of a severely militarized police force. First, he rightly notes that in this day and age for a police cruiser to not have a dash cam is a deliberate and conscious choice made by the city’s police department. There’s literally nothing to see here, folks.... Read more
… Something totally expected happened when I decided to ask fellow Patheos bloggers at the Muslim channel their thoughts of the atrocities being committed in the name of their religion. I got backlash. But not from who you’d think. Turns out most of the bloggers on the Muslim channel just don’t write as prolifically as we do here in the Catholic channel. They have entire weeks between posts. We have hours; a single day at most. So the chances of... Read more
… Sense of sound and sight. Fernando Llanos Juan Martin Cabezalero Andrea Del Sarto Read more
… It’s strangely silent over there. Sam Rocha asks what I’ve been wondering for weeks now, My question to my Abrahamic brothers and sisters at the Patheos Muslim channel is, why are you not reporting on — and joining — the predominant voices of your religious community (and your channel editor)? What are we to make of the silence? Saying nothing can actually say a great deal, and probably not what you intend. Things like silent approval or apathy towards... Read more
… Let’s talk about poverty. Or rather, what poor people deserve. The minute you start talking about charity (money, gov’t subsidies, church donations, handouts etc.) for the poor an amazing thing happens. People immediately start to critique the poor’s worthiness. “But people on welfare have TV’s, so they don’t deserve food!” It would seem that poor people deserve no common comforts and should be punished with an utterly barren life. Or new blouses. Poor women don’t deserve pretty frocks or... Read more
… I wish I could write but everything I read online and see on the news has me filled with anger, rage, and helplessness. It leaves me depressed and makes me feel like my complaints are trivial and my joys undeserved. I am in mourning. What’s there to do other than pray and helplessly watch the news reports come in? Elizabeth Scalia is right, you know. The West lacks the tools to defeat ISIS because ISIS is evil and the... Read more
… I made it through two whole novenas and suddenly I’m the expert. Neat how that works. This past novena to St. Ann taught me several things about payer in general. The main thing it taught me was that I was doing prayer, for the most part, wrong. Or rather, imperfectly. I was approaching novenas in a very methodical manner, much the same way I approach my regular prayer. Here, Lord, are my prayers for this particular thing. Please grant... Read more
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