We’re smack-dab in the middle of a very special season. It’s the time of year the entire world stops and thinks about Catholicism. Even if they won’t care to remember Easter, every part of society nevertheless now remembers (even if just to roll their eyes and gag) our religious heritage: the Fillet O’ Fish. But […]
I’m pleased to share my latest article. This one is a humor-based article, the first of mine actually published anywhere, and can be found here. It makes serious points about our current political/food environment, but I hope you find it an enjoyable and lighthearted read.
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I’m pleased to share my latest article in Crisis Magazine. It explores the rising popularity of “FAFO” morality and policy on Right and Left, though with a particular emphasis on the Right as the main purveyor at the moment. You can read it here.
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I’m pleased to share another article in Crisis Magazine. This one is inspired by recent presentation of my and Mike Aquilina’s latest book and provocatively asks the place of secular Christmastide festivities in marking a holy Christmas. You can read it here.
“What has Santa Claus to Do with Christmas?” — My latest in Crisis Magazine Read More »
This probably should bear a trigger warning for anyone personally effected by the Texas floods. It’s a little frightening, and is in no way meant to reopen wounds or pain from those who lost loved ones. It’s instead considering the fallout and subsequent negligence questions this tragedy has raised from a somewhat-disconnected perspective. Like anyone
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The recent political climate has been about as wonky — regardless of what “side” you’re on — as anyone could have predicted. It moves faster than I can honestly keep up with in terms of news, philosophies, and even parsing out my own feelings on the issues. So what follows are some thoughts on what
What’s the (conservative) deal with Unitary Executive Power? Read More »
My wife and I had a very happy marriage until about last Thursday. I of course don’t mean those sickeningly-sweet Hallmark movie ideas of a “happy marriage,” where neither party has had even a bad hair day, let alone enough nighttime gas to blow the hair off a gerbil. I mean the real life “happy
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I’m pleased to share another article of mine in Crisis Magazine. It reflects on some of the reactions to Pope Leo XIV’s election, both what I’ve seen in the broader Catholic world and in my own heart. You can find it here.
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This isn’t a normal blog post (rambling, long, unorganized, repetitive, unfocused, redundant, 0 views, etc). I’m honored to have appeared on Respect Life Radio, a Catholic Charities radio and podcast program in Denver. It was discussing a recent article of mine in the National Catholic Register on pessimism. For mine and posterities sake, the link
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I’m pleased to share another article of mine in Catholic Answers Magazine. It’s a reflection on Eucharistic Adoration and the negative attitudes towards it among Catholics and other Christians. You can read it here.
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