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Harvey and the State

Here’s something to look at: (Photo Courtesy of NASA) In 1962, the Columbus Day Storm slammed into the Pacific Northwest without warning and wreaked millions of dollars of havoc as well as killing 46 people. The reason it did so without warning was because there was no such thing as satellite imagery that could tell […]

Why I don’t believe the Old Prolife Movement Cares about Abortion…

Trump just picked this guy–a lobbyist linked to a forced-abortion sweatshop scandal–as overseer of worker protections in U.S. Where is the “prolife” movement on this? Well, they are busy cheering for the pardon of Joe Arpaio, of course. Rebecca Bratten Weiss calls it: “they were overseas capitalist abortions forced by men, not chosen by women, […]

If you are looking for ways to help Texas….

Here: All Hands Volunteers American Red Cross Americares Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Coalition for the Homeless Covenant House Texas Direct Relief Food Bank of Corpus Christi GlobalGiving Heart to Heart International Houston Food Bank International Relief Teams North American Mission Board Salvation Army USA Samaritan’s Purse San Antonio Food Bank Save the […]

Isaiah 22 and the Allegorical Reading of Scripture

The Catechism tells us that Scripture has different layers of meaning: 115According to an ancient tradition, one can distinguish between two senses of Scripture: the literal and the spiritual, the latter being subdivided into the allegorical, moral and anagogical senses. The profound concordance of the four senses guarantees all its richness to the living reading of Scripture […]

The Hell You Say!

In which Yr Obdt. Svt continues arguing with unbelievers about Hell and what it does and does not mean: Last time in this space I told the tale of my conversation with an amiable Lefty who took for granted the claim that Hell was invented by the Church to control people with fear. As that […]

When exorcists need help, they call him

Here’s a fascinating story about a psychologist who helps exorcists with the tricky task of discerning the distinction between the demonic and mental illness: A small group of nuns and priests met the woman in the chapel of a house one June evening. Though it was warm outside, a palpable chill settled over the room. […]

Hey Western Washington! I’m coming to speak at Holy Rosary in Edmonds!

…on Monday, August 28 at 7:00 PM! I will be talking about  my book By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Sacred Tradition and discussing the way in which Sacred Tradition enriches and supports our understanding of Sacred Scripture!  Hope to see you there! Go to the Holy Rosary website for information on directions.

National Review, the Atlantic, and Phoenix Sun-Times on Joe Arpaio

National Review called Arpaio’s bizarre police state a “political mental ward” years ago. The Atlantic wrote: This man presided over a police force that violated the Constitution, intimidated political opponents by abusing his legal authority, misspent funds, saw an increase in crime, paid out millions in taxpayer dollars when his underlings brutally terrorized inmates. And […]

What Did the Pope Mean about the Liturgical Reform?

Some folks are asking me what the Pope meant by this: “After this magisterial, and after this long journey, we can assert with certainty and magisterial authority that the liturgical reform is irreversible.” He’s not saying (any more than Pius V in Quo Primum was saying) “This is the absolute eternal set-in-concrete-realio-trulio only way the […]

Trudeau to Ireland

Human rights for post-natal humans only! It’s only cultural imperialism when it’s not Lefties doing it.