Category Archives: Commentary

Twelve Guns A Year

Posted on 16 January 2020 by

Arms dealers in Virginia are no doubt sad they can’t suck funding from white supremacists and other gun nuts to the tune of thirteen weapons-plus a year. News from the commonwealth: The (Virginia) Senate approved … a bill that limits … Continue reading →

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Overestimating

Posted on 15 January 2020 by

The celibacy kerfuffle continues to burn in the hearts and computers of some Catholics. I wonder if it’s not much less of a concern than some make it out to be. John Allen muses on it here, and I wonder … Continue reading →

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Renunciation

Posted on 13 January 2020 by

The Cardinal Sarah/Benedict XVI book is getting a lot of attention for its defense of mandatory clerical celibacy. One of the most-quoted conclusions reads as follows: The priesthood of Jesus Christ causes us to enter into a life that consists … Continue reading →

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Prince and Duchess

Posted on 13 January 2020 by

Celebrity news rarely interests me. I just don’t get it. Don’t get me wrong: it can be entertaining, especially when they make it into a good movie. That a certain royal person, six living bodies from becoming king, wants to … Continue reading →

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The 2020 For 20 Meme

Posted on 4 January 2020 by

It might be the most popular non-political meme in the social media new year. Don’t date your document 1/n/20 because somebody could come along and add “19” or some lower number and maybe cause you economic or legal harm. Speaking … Continue reading →

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Follow The Money

Posted on 27 December 2019 by

If you thought Fulton Sheen’s sainthood delay was a sorrow, I think I can suggest a cleric who will never be cited in a future Roman martyrology: Joseph Ratzinger, the recipient of the biggest chunk of largesse from the retired, … Continue reading →

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Something Other Than Merry

Posted on 21 December 2019 by

If we must greet people with the word “Christmas,” why are some Christians stuck on the word “merry” as a preface? Let’s try another salvo in the war on the war on Christmas … The usage of the term “merry … Continue reading →

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