Author Patrick Archbold

Who is St. Hubert? Th patron St. of hunting, that’s who. The story of St. Hubert as told by Father John Sewell (An Episcopalian I think I could like) tells the story this way. In the late 600s A.D., a… Continue Reading →

Promised land? What promised land? Chosen people? Not anymore. So sayeth the Synod of Middle Eastern Bishops. In the closing statement of the Synod on the Middle East, the Bishops issued a statement. That statement said (among other things)… n… Continue Reading →

Future Speaker Boehner (whose skin tone, according to some paleo-socio-archaeologists, is probably very similar to that of a very famous first century semite) say that he prays all day- every day. What fer? Conservative victory? That’s what fer. “I’ve been… Continue Reading →

Immigration debate seems to assume, as a pre-requisite, the suspension of all common sense. I have for some time marveled at the chutzpah of the Mexican government lecturing the U.S. on how it should handle illegal immigration. Regardless of where… Continue Reading →

Uh oh. There is a horror movie coming out called Case #39. This story, Proposition #39, is much much much scarier. Proposition 39 coming out of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops. Propositio 39Liturgy… Continue Reading →

This story is being promoted from the Creative Minority Reader. Friend O’CMR Marcel at Aggie Catholics had this the other day. Matthew’s kids have been singing it ever since. Truth is, so have I. Reason #MMXVII why the Interwebs was… Continue Reading →

Thoughts?

Wow. NPR has fired Juan Williams. I can’t believe they fired him for this! “I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. You know the kind of books I’ve written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when… Continue Reading →

Archbishop Burke will now be Raymond Cardinal Burke. Huzzah. Remember all those stories about how he was sent to Rome to minimize him, sent to Rome as a punishment. Well at 62 years old, he may be able to help… Continue Reading →

Fade in. A very important looking man sits in a chair. A little blond girl scampers into his lap. The man looks lovingly at the girl. “Hi, princess.” “Hi Daddy!” “I love you. You know that, right?” “Yes Daddy.” “You… Continue Reading →