Angry Anti-Theism Strikes Again! (“Dave Armstrong is Delusional”)

Photograph by Jessica Flavin (2-6-08) [Wikimedia Commons /  Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license] ***** I ran across a typical [former Catholic] “angry atheist” sub-type on my blog (note that I’m not saying that all atheists are angry and anti-theist, but there is a large group that is). I immediately banned him when I saw [Read More...]

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Poetry Friday: “Exile with Fox” by Chelsea Wagenaar

This poem draws me in with its opening sounds: “Midnight, mid-May.” With those urgent, humming Ms, we are situated in a lush environment thick with potential, growth, and energy. Midnight is a hidden time, an hour when reader and speaker should be asleep. Instead, in this poem we stand alert to a late spring night [Read More...]

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Mark Shea: Let’s Hear Dr. Feser on Your Podcast (Death Penalty)

. . .  The Tendency of Merely Preaching to the Choir Online, Rather Than Directly (Amiably) Engaging Different Viewpoints Image by “geralt” (6-6-15) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] ***** [response to Mark’s Connecting the Dots podcast of 3-22-17 with guest Rod Bennett] *** Why not have Dr. Edward Feser on the show, so there can [Read More...]

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Share If You Agree

I have had it with the rage. It might drive me off social media. At first, I thought it might just be a problem of living in metropolitan Washington, D.C., where the strident opinions held by many are usually interlinked with what they do for a living. No such luck, though: I’ve been on trips [Read More...]

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Overcoming Negativity

Fighting negativity is a constant battle. We live in a world full of inspirational quotes and Instagram captions about positivity, and while these can be helpful, they are not the only—and maybe not even the best—way to truly overcome negativity. Theology of the Body helps us challenge negativity by reminding us of who we truly [Read More...]

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My Bad Italy Novel

February is offseason in Rome, so today the city is a little gray, a little quiet, if ever it could be such a thing. I’m standing on the steps of San Luigi Dei Francesi church, buzzing a little from a sugary espresso. I’m gearing up to enter the church and see, for the fourth time [Read More...]

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Mysteries Sherlock Holmes Can’t Solve

“No, you should definitely major in English,” I told our babysitter, a high-school senior from our church who is considering an English or Communications degree. “Fiction is just like faith,” I said, “it’s its own kind of knowledge that makes our lives richer.” I really believe that, though I have to renew my conviction from [Read More...]

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