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Special Book Offer for Lent

Would you like to provide my book The Gargoyle Code for people in your study group, parish fellowship group or just for your whole parish? Here is a way to get the book AND provide it for your people at a special discount AND use the whole thing as a special fund raiser for whatever good cause [...]

Praying Like St Dominic

Welcome to Christian LeBlanc, who starts today to be a regular guest blogger to help me review all the books I’m sent. I try to give them a brief mention, but don’t have time to do justice to all of them, so Christian, who is a very smart and well read person has said he’ll [...]

Down Time

This week I’ve been at the Charleston Diocesan Annual Priest’s Convocation in beautiful Hilton Head Island, SC. I didn’t have a vacation last year, so I took an extra day or so to relax and get some fresh air and exercise. I also used the time to get away from the screen for a bit [...]

Dialogue with Frank Viola

Frank Viola is an Evangelical writer with whom I am “dia-blogging”. I ask a question one month. He replies and asks me a question back. Frank’s experience is that Catholics are more involved in ministry to the poor than Evangelicals, and he wonders how an Evangelical might make friends with socially involved Catholics and get [...]

Lent Day on St Benedict

I’ll be in Hilton Head, SC on Saturday, February 23 to lead a men’s Lent Day of Recollection from 9:00 – 3:00. Address: 24 Pope Ave. Hilton Head, SC Topic: St Benedict for Modern Men Ample time will be set aside for individual confession for those who want. Mass will be offered at midday. Lunch [...]

Relativizing Child Abuse

Did you think that the one moral certainty in our society that everyone agrees on is the evil of the sexual abuse of children? Think again. This taboo is the next one to fall. If you would like a lesson in how old Screwtape works take time to read through this article from the UK’s [...]

Jesus and Uncle Don

I had this uncle–my Dad’s brother who everybody loved. Uncle Don was a terrific guy. He had a heart of gold. He was the sort of uncle who gave you a nickname and a big hug. He seemed to like everybody. He was a pastor for a while, but then dropped out because the religious [...]

Todd Unctuous on Bill Clinton

Guest blogger Todd Unctuous is top commentator for MSM. With a degree in Media Studies from Scranton Community College, Todd writes for many papers and websites, and is known for his incisive writing, objective reporting and razor sharp comment. I see from today’s headlines that one of America’s greatest statesmen, former President William Jefferson Rockefeller [...]

Happy Catholic Likes Catholicism P&S

Happy Catholic, Julie Davis has written a careful and fine review of my book Catholicism Pure and Simple. Take a minute and read it here. Catholicism Pure and Simple costs $15.95. Learn more about the book and purchase it here or buy the e-book here for $7.99.