I held off on responding to the news of the recent mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton. Like me, you’ve heard what happened, you too know the awful arithmetic of the casualty statistics… and the endlessly contentious talking points su…
I held off on responding to the news of the recent mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton. Like me, you’ve heard what happened, you too know the awful arithmetic of the casualty statistics… and the endlessly contentious talking points su…
A friend commented on a recent blog of mine that he misses my political analysis. So I need to make this clear: my political analysis is that all problems in the world are demonic in nature.
I’ll write that again so no one’s confused: all p…
It’s that time of year again. As millions of youngsters return to school, thousands of journalists cast about for a once-a-year education-themed story. As one might expect with such sporadic […]
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I’ve always wanted to write a book called How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. But nobody reads autobiographies anymore. So I’ll tell you how to be unpopular, instead.
Being unpopular is pretty easy. And it’s hard, too. It’s…
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Our nation, the Catcholic Church, and the whole world needs prayer. Why? Just read this pos…
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I was gladdened to see Bishop Robert Barron’s tweets of anger about the Pew survey. Watch the attached video. (You will also be happy to hear the Pew survey didn’t shock the bishop.)
I wish, though, his excellency had addressed the real cau…
Do you have a favorite saint?
I try not to, but it’s hard to resist, isn’t it?
It’s hard to resist the temptation to feel some strong pull of a saint. Which is why I feel compelled to write about St. Lawrence of Rome today, his feast …
This was one of my favorite episodes of Mad Men.
The post-Vatican II Church epitomizes Don Draper’s very accurate definition of advertising. “Whatever you’re doing … it’s okay. You’re okay.”
I’m Not Ok…
“Well,” said the priest, “at least they go.”
By “go,” he was referring to Mass.
By “they,” he meant the people who dress like tramps, talk and laugh through Mass, and know nothing about the Church’s…