A Bread of Life *Analogy* is Downright Unreasonable 26 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm

The first time I was introduced to apologetics was in high school when my youth minister began introducing it during one of the many weekly youth programs. Having begun to unmethodically read the Bibl...

Nobody expects (what really happened during) the Spanish Inquisition! 23 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm

I’m not a historian, nor an historian, but I do know there is more to the Inquisition than is popularly believed. My first brush with the truth about the Inquisition came from a discussion I had with ...

Video: Louisiana sink hole swallows 40′ trees 22 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm

Duck Dynasty for Life 21 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm

I’ve gone without cable for the last few years, so you’ll have to forgive me for knowing nothing about Duck Dynasty. Regardless, I feel a closeness to the fans of the show because my own in-laws are a...

Battling Temptation: A Dieter’s Analogy 21 Aug 2013 | 03:30 pm

There I was.  Sitting in the driver’s seat of my Green Machine (van) and talking into the screen/box at the local drive-through.  As I  ordered “linner” (the afternoon equivalent of brunch) for myself...

Superstition of the Faithful 19 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm

Superstition is a pagan spiritual practice that is subtle enough and versatile enough to infect religions like a cold virus. Because of this, it spans many religions and even secular culture. Since it...

How to Not be an Obstacle to Conversion 16 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm

Pic by te.esce I was very fortunate this week to hear back from a friend who, last I had heard, was having a bit of difficulty with her boyfriend. At the time he was questioning belief in God, and ha...

Audit finds that NSA broke privacy laws thousands of times per year 16 Aug 2013 | 06:53 am

The Catholic Case for Cloth Diapering 16 Aug 2013 | 01:58 am

Full disclosure: Our first child is due in about three weeks, so I have no practical experience with cloth diapering. What I do have are hours of research on the topic and positive firsthand accounts ...

Letters to Stolperstein: On Results 15 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm

The following is a letter penned by a Lieutenant Colonol Scrapdragon, an old comrade-in-arms of Uncle Screwtape, to his underling, First Lieutenant Stolperstein. My dear Stolperstein, Congratulation...