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Hilarity and Holiness

Earlier in the week I write a light hearted post saying that one of the most wearying things about atheism was simply how mind crushingly boring it is. The post is here. Atheism is Just So…Dull. I was tickled therefore, when an atheist blogger wrote a post about it, and of course, what was so [Read More...]

Why Do So Many People Misunderstand Pope Francis?

My article at Aleteia this week explores the communications problems Pope Francis is having. This week Pope Francis found himself in yet another media firestorm. Did he really say that Palestinians leader Mahmoud Abbas was “an angel of peace”? CNN clarifies the controversy here. It turns out the Pope gave Abbas a commemorative medal just as [Read More...]

Pagans or Puritans…You Choose

You might remember that in C.S.Lewis’ Narnia stories Mr Tumnus the Faun recounts how they used to have jolly times with Bacchus and Silenus. Lewis was criticized for bringing such blatant paganism into his works. What was he thinking??!! In writing to Don Giovanni–a Catholic priest, Lewis commented on the matter and  observed that  modern man [Read More...]

Tied Up in the Blame Game?

I’ve written a fair bit about the immature reactions of blaming other for our problems. Go here. It’s part of being human, but it’s something we can overcome. Dr Greg Popcak has some good insights over here on how to get free from the tendency to blame others and take responsibility for our decisions and [Read More...]

Top 12 Catholic Beards

Here’s a grand post with pictures of the top eleven Catholic beards. As it happens, I’m letting my beard grow Can I be number 12?

Hypocrites or Heroes?

You know the old story: An old guy grumbles to the priest, “I don’t come to your church Father because of all the hypocrites.” Father says cheerfully, “Why not come along anyway? We can always make room for one more.” Over here feisty fellow blogger Rebecca Hamilton comes out guns a-blazin’ against hypocritical clergy and [Read More...]

The Crisis in German Catholicism

George Weigel shoots straight here about the crisis in German Catholicism. There is a fundamental crisis of faith at the heart of the German church, but… When one tries to discuss this catastrophe with senior German churchmen, one rarely finds, these days, a sobered openness, born of the recognition that something has gone terribly wrong [Read More...]

Ten Reasons Why Shakespeare Was Catholic

There are probably no greater academic debating topics than the mysterious life of the Bard of Avon–William Shakespeare. Did he really write those plays? If he didn’t, who did? Was he involved in the Elizabethan spy network? Was he a secret Catholic? Are there pro-Catholic “codes” is his plays? I’m off to England in a [Read More...]

Atheism is Just So… Dull

It occurred to me the other day that one of the things that is so unattractive about atheism is that it is well, just so dead boring. It really is just such a yawn. I’m sure there are some fascinatingly fun atheists out there, but I have yet to meet one. They’re all so serious all [Read More...]

The Smoke of Satan…

From the Archives There are many problems in the Catholic Church that might be thought to be the ‘smoke of Satan’ entering the church, but for my money one thing, above all others, has been the successful work of Satan, which has undermined the church, emasculated her ministry, sabotaged the aims of the Holy Spirit [Read More...]