Remarks to Catholic Marketers, Shop Owners 23 Aug 2013 | 10:38 pm

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet and talk with members of the Catholic Marketing Network at their annual conference and trade show. The show is always delightful — walking amidst a conven...

Hilarious and Terrifying; Mostly Terrifying Magical Beard 21 Aug 2013 | 10:41 pm

“Hey, KILL your autistic kid, because he’s ANNOYING ME!!!!!! And my NORMAL kids!!!!!” 20 Aug 2013 | 10:24 pm

Well, we’ve reached a new nadir; Click to enlarge. That’s a letter left for the family of boy with autism. By someone who is raising “normal” children. The “pissed off mother!!!!!” who wrote this awfu...

Look at Me: Elmore Leonard, RIP 20 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm

“If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it.” – Elmore Leonard Elmore Leonard has passed away. The world is a little dimmer and a little dumber, today. One of my favori...

Assumption of Mary, Where Science and Theology are Met 15 Aug 2013 | 08:45 pm

I’ve never understood why people who have no problem with Elijah and Enoch being assumed into paradise have a problem with Mary — the greatest, and most blessed of all created creatures — being assume...

Maximilian Kolbe: Catholic Subversive! 14 Aug 2013 | 11:28 pm

That night, I asked the Mother of God what was to become of me, a Child of Faith. Then she came to me holding two crowns, one white, the other red. She asked me if I was willing to accept either of th...

Ashton Kutcher: American Subversive? 14 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm

Here he is, pitching lots of subversive ideas to a crowd that doesn’t even realize it. “Opportunity looks a lot like hard work.” . . . He went on to talk about working from the age of 13 sweeping floo...

Adoration and the Guy in Church with the Gun. Er, Rifle. 13 Aug 2013 | 08:42 pm

So, I haven’t been feeling great these past few weeks — it’s one of the reasons for the scant writing; between the aches and pains and the fuzzy brain, reasoning has been a challenge for me (that is, ...

Could “Mystery Priest” be a long-dead Benedictine Monk? UPDATE: No Mystery Here! 12 Aug 2013 | 09:24 pm

Joel Schmidt thinks perhaps yes: By now, you’ve most likely heard the story of the “Mystery Priest” from the car accident scene in Eastern Missouri. If not, here’s the original story from USA Today. P...

What is the Sin? It is in the Self, the Idol 5 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm

Reflecting on Lumen Fidei over at First Things, Nathaniel Peters writes: . . .an unexpected word does appear in Lumen Fidei: idolatry. As is characteristic of his evangelical boldness, Francis notes t...