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Did Jesus Exist?

Here’s a good post on the documentary evidence for the life of Jesus Christ: Go here.

Making a Prophet

Just gimme that old time religion. I mean really old time religion. Like Old Testament old time religion.  I really do like the Old Testament prophets. I like them because they are obscure and subversive and eccentric, and anything or anyone who is obscure, subversive and eccentric is immediately in my good books. Here is [...]

Are Miracles Possible?

I am happy for atheists to visit this blog and join in with the comments box, and there are few topics which I like more to engage atheists in than the topic of miracles. This is because miracles are the one topic where both the atheist and the believer exhibit the fact that both are [...]

Paganism Prophecies and Propaganda

Go here to read my article written for Catholic Answers. In explains the relationship between paganism and early Christianity.

Ernest Borgnine RIP

Gargoyle Code

My book for Lent –and for any other time of the year–The Gargoyle Code–will soon be available as an e-book. Stay tuned.

I Wanna See a Miracle!

An interesting story has popped up about miracles taking place in India. I’ve heard church workers report that the growth of the church in Africa is also attributed to a rush of miracles happening there. So why no miracles here? First of all, to see a miracle you have to believe in miracles. C.S.Lewis said [...]

Banal Hymns at Mass

Anthony Esolen has a good moan here about some of the hymns he has to endure at Mass. Anthony is an English professor and noted translator of Dante. So he knows something about poetry. Why oh why are such awful hymns allowed in the Catholic Church? I’ve mused on the bad music myself in this [...]

Healing through the Divine Mercy

I know what your problem is. In fact, I know what everyone’s problem is. Furthermore, I not only know the problem, I have the solution. Maybe your problem is that your are greedy or selfish or lustful. Maybe you are insecure or you are arrogant (which is another way to be insecure). Maybe you are [...]

Old Monk on Pigs Singing

Don’t attempt to teach a pig to sing. You will waste your time and it will annoy the pig.