Francis Vindicated

DDF Vindicates Francis on Fiducia

Last month, controversy broke out over a pastoral document issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith dealing with non-liturgical blessings for people in irregular relationships. The DDF doc, Fiducia supplicans, was seized upon by sensationalist news outlets in the Death Cult and radical traditionalist media to libel…
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State Persecutes Kim Davis

Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who made headlines for acting in line with the basic reality that two people of the same sex cannot contract matrimony, is back in the news. This time, anti-Christs are celebrating the state's persecution of Davis through lawfare - in particular, a district…
Heavenly Light

Heavenly Light Music Video

For those who enjoyed superversive musician Ben Zwycky's rendition of "Silent Night", you'll be delighted to learn that the second - and title - track from his new album Heavenly Light is now live. As promised, here is the second music video from my first album, this time for the…
Pondering Orb

Pondering My Orb for 2024

As anyone who's extremely online knows, the most longstanding internet holiday tradition is web sites - in particular gaming magazines - posting annoying fake stories on April Fools' Day. But the second oldest internet holiday tradition is unqualified bloggers making baseless predictions about the year ahead at New Year's. It…
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Remembering Pope Benedict

As of last night, we passed our first year without the late Pope Emeritus Benedict. He had a short reign by modern standards, but he was among the most accomplished theologians ever elected to the papal throne – which is saying a lot. And like the best teachers of the…