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Standing on My Head
“A scene is often most clearly seen when it is seen upside down.” G.K.Chesterton
A UFO Explanation
The news is buzzing this week with reports of UFOs buzzing around New Jersey. UFOs are certainly among the most puzzling paranormal phenomena. BTW I like Jimmy Akin's distinction between "paranormal" and "supernatural". Paranormal [...]
What is a “valid” sacrament?
As a convert from Anglicanism I remember important conversations among my fellow Anglican clergymen about the "validity" of the sacraments. Pope Leo XII famously judged Anglican orders to be "null and utterly void", but [...]
The Arabian Origins of the Magi
Those who have read my 2017 book The Mystery of the Magi--The Quest to Identify the Three Wise Men will be familiar with my proposal that the Magi were, first of all historical figures--and not [...]
Enough Gnostic Nonsense
I seem to have been added to the email list of a women's ordination activist. From time to time I'll get an amateurish graphic or a passage of shallow theology speak from this guy. [...]
The Coming Catholic Wave
I don't profess to be a prophet, but you don't need supernatural revelation to read the signs of the times. Yesterday I read an article online about the large number of Generation Z young [...]
Dinner with Fr Pacwa
I am blogging from EWTN HQ in Alabama where I have come to record some TV programs. One of the pleasures of a visit to EWTN is dinner in the common dining room where [...]
