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St Francis de Sales – Patron of Bald Writers

Quotes from St Francis de Sales –the patron of bald writers Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Make friends with [Read More...]

The Pope, Women Priests and Pedophiles

In all the rush by secularists to embrace Pope Francis as the Great Reformer, the Great White Hope, the Superpope, the New Messiah, the Man of the Year, the Poster Boy for all things groovy and left wing, a detail this week seems to have slipped by un noticed. This article from Catholic News Agency [Read More...]

Grow From Your Wound

When I was training as a screenwriter the teacher said something that stayed with me. He said, “Your character must grow from his wound.” In other words, it is that hole in our heart, that gnawing pain, that dark shadow in our lives that must become our growth point. For one person it may be [Read More...]

So You Don’t Like Pope Francis?

Is that your fault or his fault? Whenever I write explaining why I like Pope Francis the com boxes are filled with the most amazing negativities. The complainer send me emails too, and I wonder if they have stopped to read what they have written before hitting the “Send” button. Who are these people who [Read More...]

Countering Campus Corruption

One of the most shocking things about sending our kids to campus is that there are not only a host of worldly temptations, but there are many schools in which part of the freshman curriculum is a course that is designed to undermine and destroy the Christian faith. One of our local graduates came back [Read More...]

Use Lent Books for Your Fundraiser!

Have you read and enjoyed Gargoyle Code? Would you like to get some good books into the hands of your parishioners and raise funds at the same time? Write to me at dlongenecker1@gmail.com and I’ll tell you how. It’s very simple: Because The Gargoyle Code and Slubgrip Instructs are self published I control the pricing. I can offer [Read More...]

Of Hobbits and Hermits

There is a double yearning in me, and I suspect it is pretty much universal, and that is to be both a hobbit and a hermit. Give me the hobbit’s life of adventure. I want to shrug on my backpack, pick up my stick and set off on the open road. I want to sleep [Read More...]

Slubgrip Instructs – An Excerpt

I’ll be posting some excerpts from my new book Slubgrip Instructs as tasters. Make sure you get this in time for your Lenten reading! There is a special pre-publication offer on for the rest of the month of January. Go here to learn more. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bell clanging. Crowd voices and movement. Slubgrip’s voice is heard above the [Read More...]

Baby Rabbits Take Over Washington DC

Tens of thousands of baby rabbits have swamped downtown Washington DC today. Flooding out of the Verizon Center and many other venues across the nation’s capital hoards of little bunnies marched through the streets protesting against government plans to cull the rabbit population through abortion. For some years now Catholics and other Christians continue to [Read More...]

I’d Rather Be at March for Life

This year I am missing the March for Life. I have attended almost every year since moving back to the United States in 2006, but this year I felt I needed to attend our diocesan priest’s convocation. With the greatest of respect for my bishop and fellow priests. I’d rather be at March for Life! [Read More...]