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What is the Story on Angels?

My latest over at Our Sunday Visitor: Calling angels “relations” of devils is a bit of a misnomer — and for a curious reason. Angels are, like devils, created, noncorporeal spirits: intelligences that possess will, power and an ability (in the providence of God) to affect the created order and to communicate messages (as, for [Read More...]

Seth Meyers Continues Doing Valuable Public Service

Trump Turns Scout Jamboree…

…into Trumpenjugend Rally and soft porn storytelling roundtable. The bottomless narcissism and neediness of this pathetic little man can only conceive of human relationships the way a spider sees prey. All others must be made an extension of the Self, instruments of his need and demand for praise. So, naturally, Trump ignored the boys he [Read More...]

Upside Down

My latest bit of pondering for the Catholic Weekly way Down Under in Sydney.

How Crisis Pregnancy Center Clients…

…rely on Medicaid. That would be the Medicaid that millions of “prolife” conservative Christians eagerly and passionately want to destroy in obedience to their Republican Thought Controller because as they incoherently declare, the existence of Crisis Pregnancy Centers proves that private charity is totally able to take care of women in crisis pregnancy situations and [Read More...]

Did you know there is a real life Sword in the Stone?

Pretty cool.

Prayer Requests and a Work of Mercy

A reader writes: Thank you for posting the request about my classmate. Here’s a crowdfunding page that’s been set up to help with his medical expenses. If you could share the link, I’d appreciate it. Father, hear our prayer for provision and healing for Josh through your Son Jesus Christ. Another reader writes: I just [Read More...]

I pray nothing but grace, mercy, peace, love, and healing…

…for Chris Gard and Connie Yates and their baby Charlie, and for all those who have sought to provide care for him. And may God our Father grant Charlie the grace of a happy death and eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, and profound consolation to his parents who have loved him so deeply. [Read More...]

Maronite Catholic Convent

…holds interfaith meeting of Iraqi youth. Muslims and Christians come together in peace. This give me hope.

Jonah Goldberg tries in vain…

…to reason with Ever Trumpers, the 33% of the electorate who yesterday made clear in the polls that they would, in fact, still worship and adore Donald Trump if he went on a shooting spree on 5th Avenue. Goldberg tries to deny that this is a cult of personality. But the cult of personality in [Read More...]