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Recently, I have been giving a lot of thought to how can a regular Catholic Joe like me fulfill my evangelical duty. I suppose when I think about evangelism, I conjure images of a man on a soapbox on the… Continue Reading →

The Saint Louis Tribune was not alone in casting doubt as to whether Dorothy Day could become a saint: They asked, “Could a bohemian journalist, who had a failed marriage and an abortion, be a candidate for Catholic canonization?” This,… Continue Reading →

I am Judas. What I mean to say is that there is nary a difference between him and I. I have often read of his mistake and I thought I understood it.  But I, like he, am disappointed in a… Continue Reading →

*subhead*Danger, Will Robinson!*subhead* There is a dangerous philosophy emerging in our fast-paced, technology-driven world of which most people are totally unaware. And yet, when Francis Fukuyama, economist at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, was asked what idea… Continue Reading →

My life changed while I was lying on the roof of a beat up Chevy van looking up at the stars and drinking beer. I’d been living as an atheist for years though I would’ve denied the title. I preferred… Continue Reading →

Ladies and gentleman, stick your nose under the tent and witness a bizarre fun house world. Why, inside anything is possible. Corey Feldman may be talented, Ed Schultz smart, and the CW televising shows for the thinking man. Please cast… Continue Reading →

Tuesday night was a rough night. And I believe things are going to only get rougher from here on out for a while. Tuesday night reminded me that we live in enemy territory. I think sometimes we forget that. The… Continue Reading →

Since everyone who knows me for more than three minutes knows that I am a political junkie, I have been asked repeatedly “What effect do you think Sandy will have on the vote?” What are the politics of disasters? When… Continue Reading →