From Cardinal George in an interview with Crux The question is raised, why doesn’t he himself clarify these things? Why is it necessary that apologists have to bear that burden of trying to put the best possible face on it?… Continue Reading →

The McMass Project is pushing to put McDonald’s franchises in churches as a way of boosting church attendance. Hey, man can not live by fries alone. But who wouldn’t wanna’ try for a week or two, you know? They sent… Continue Reading →

Over at the Register, I discuss how the ‘Hermeneutic of Continuity’ has become a crutch and a cudgel absolving the hierarchy of its responsibility for clarity. What we need is clarity in communication with clearly presented continuity with all that… Continue Reading →

Expected but still amazing news. In remarks offered today in Rome, Pope Francis formally announced his intention to attend the World Meeting of Families – Philadelphia 2015, set to be held September 22-27, 2015. This visit will mark his first… Continue Reading →

A pastor from Memphis (who is considering running for mayor) is filing suit to have pro-life votes legally discarded for an insane reason. Here’s the thing. A majority of voters in Tennessee voted “Yes” to allow the state assembly to… Continue Reading →

This is from a year ago but it’s so wonderful that I can’t get enough of it. It’s one of those that just restores your faith in humanity. *subhead*Wonderful.*subhead*

My concern is not that atheists can’t be good people. My concern is that I’ve never met an atheist who doesn’t think they’re a good person. Because here’s the thing, how do they define “good?” That’s a part that always… Continue Reading →

You know how crazy right wing Catholicy guys like me are always warning that Big Government will always seek to crowd out religion. This story would seem to support that case. A 90-year-old Florida man was fingerprinted and cited for… Continue Reading →