I went to see the new Star Wars film last night. It was pretty much a re-make of A New Hope but it was fun and I enjoyed it. It was certainly better than the plastic and shallow prequels. It was great to see Han and Leia back in the story and I loved seeing Luke as [...]
There is a curious range of reactions to my blog posts that "attack" people. Some progressives accuse me of being an angry, white, male reactionary, arch traditionalist who longs for a pre Vatican 2 church. Meanwhile some conservatives accuse me of being a spineless shill, a "neo con" sell out, member of the Patheeos Francis Church club [...]
You can go here to listen to my homily for the Fourth Sunday in Advent on two of the Four Last Things: Heaven and Hell
As part of our pilgrimage to Poland we will have the opportunity to pass through the Holy Door which is actually at the Shrine to the Divine Mercy itself! This really is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Come along with me to visit sites associated with Pope St John Paul II, see his birthplace, his [...]
Dave Armstrong picks on Michael Voris over here for suggesting that Pope Benedict XVI was shamming illness so he could play hookey from the papacy. Armstrong goes on to point out how dissident conservative Catholics often end up going off the deep end completely. No one is ever as faithful as they are. No one else is [...]
We have started posting my homilies on the Our Lady of the Rosary website To listen to my homily for the Third Sunday of Advent go here
I am totally one hundred percent in favor of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. I do worry, however, that in our society the idea of mercy is weakened by our lack of understanding about sin and repentance. When we hear "Mercy" we too often think, "Oh, that just means that nasty old Catholic Church has decided [...]
The Scapegoat - Wm. Holman Hunt Don't fall into the scapegoat trap. In the Old Testament the scapegoat was literally a goat onto whom the people projected their sins. The goat was then sent out into the wilderness to wander alone until it died of thirst or was devoured by the wild beasts. Here's [...]
My latest article at Aleteia continues my series Angels of Advent This week the angel is Gabriel, who appeared to the Virgin Mary at the Annunciation The unique truth of Christianity is that God reveals himself as Love. This love, St. Thomas Aquinas teaches, is the energy force that binds together the three persons of the Holy [...]
The man on the left looks just like my Dad! If you want to know the truth there's Amish in me. My ancestors came to Pennsylvania in the 1770s from Switzerland. They were Mennonite. They settled in Lancaster County along with the Amish. Go to Lancaster County and Berks County. You'll find lots of [...]