Catholic Wonkery

Catholic Wonkery

...Culture War Edition. Wherein Catholic Wonk Dr. Taylor Marshall attempts to advise Catholics how to win the culture war by writing exactly the kind of article that's been losing Catholics the culture war. First up, there's no clearer mark of a commenter who has his finger on the pulse of…
May 25, 201841 Comments
Non serviam

Non serviam

...Is the real philosophy of the Enlightenment, as yesterday's Anonymous commenter explained (this blog's commenters have been on fire lately!): I don't comment either but I've noticed that a lot of this, including the argument with Misha, comes down to the re-definition of liberty. The Old Definition: The freedom to…
May 4, 201813 Comments
They Get It

They Get It

Reader anonme proves that wise men only speak when they have something to say in this comment on yesterday's post: I generally stay out of your essays on liberty, freedom, individuals et al, but I'll chime in briefly. I've long had a theory that you have abandoned conventional politics, instead…
May 3, 201827 Comments
Facebook Makes a FUS

Facebook Makes a FUS

My alma mater the Franciscan University of Steubenville submitted a series of Facebook ads on Holy Thursday for their online theology courses. Not all of the ads passed FB's rigorous screening process. Here's the one they rejected: Facebook's stated reason for rejecting the ad? FUS issued a statement on their…
April 2, 20181 Comment
Red Pill Religion

Red Pill Religion

Last night I had the pleasure of joining Dragon Award-nominated author Declan Finn and the Red Pill Religion crew for a discussion of human spirituality in science fiction. We also digressed onto the issue of indie pub marketing. This is the second time I've joined host Dean Esmay for a…
March 23, 201810 Comments
Reader Mail: Sith-Jedi Theology

Reader Mail: Sith-Jedi Theology

Reader Durandel writes: In conversations with my friends and family, many who are conservative and Catholic, whenever the topic of conversation comes up about fighting back against the Left, someone in the group gets very upset at the idea of being uncivil. And if you point out that it is…
March 9, 201820 Comments
Light Them Up

Light Them Up

Science fiction grand master and Grand Inquisitor of the Evil Legion of Evil John C. Wright solemnly pronounces sentence on the cackling coven of witches known to daytime TV paypigs as The View. The Media Research Center is organizing a boycott. If you can pick up a phone and call…
March 1, 20187 Comments
Now Excommunicate the Rest

Now Excommunicate the Rest

It's refreshing to see a member of the Catholic hierarchy taking the adjudication of Church doctrine seriously. Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, IL continues his juridical tour de force by publicly barring Democrat Senator Dick Durbin from receiving Holy Communion. His Excellency wrote on the diocesan web site: I agree…
February 23, 201810 Comments
Ritual and Consistency

Ritual and Consistency

A recent study presented to the Society for Catholic Liturgy showed that Catholics prefer ritual and consistency in the Mass and shun changes meant to make the Mass "more accessible". The summary of the Ligas’s and McCallion’s research boils down to the idea that Catholics are more apt to verbally…
February 1, 201818 Comments